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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5967 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide certain port authorities, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 29, 2010 

Mr. NADLER of New York (for himself, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, Ms. CHU, 

Ms. LEE of California, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. 

CONNOLLY of Virginia, Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Mr. ACKERMAN, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. FILNER, Mr. GRIJALVA, 

Mr. STARK, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. HARE, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. 

FARR, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. 

SIRES, Mr. HOLT, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. SHERMAN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. 

KILROY, Mr. HONDA, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. CAPUANO, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. 

GARAMENDI, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. ANDREWS, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. 

WEINER, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. 

BERMAN, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. BISHOP of New 

York, Mr. BACA, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. ELLISON, 

Ms. MATSUI, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. HALL of New York, 

Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. LIPINSKI, 

Mr. ISRAEL, and Ms. SPEIER) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide certain 

port authorities, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Clean Ports Act of 

3 2010’’. 

4 SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY TO PORT FACILITIES. 

5 Section 14501(c) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘cargo,’’; and 

8 (B) by inserting before the semicolon the 

9 following: ‘‘, or the authority of a State, polit10 ical subdivision of a State, or political authority 

11 of 2 or more States to adopt requirements for 

12 motor carriers and commercial motor vehicles 

13 providing services at port facilities that are rea14 sonably related to the reduction of environ15 mental pollution, traffic congestion, the im16 provement of highway safety, or the efficient 

17 utilization of port facilities, if such require18 ments are in accordance with any other applica19 ble Federal law or regulation’’; and 

20 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(6) CLARIFICATION FOR PARAGRAPH (2).— 

22 ‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF PORT FACILITIES.— 

23 For purposes of paragraph (2)(A), the term 

24 ‘port facilities’ means all port facilities for 

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1 cluding, wharves, piers, sheds, warehouses, ter2 minals, yards, docks, control towers, container 

3 equipment, maintenance buildings, container 

4 freight stations and port equipment, including 

5 harbor craft, cranes, and straddle carriers. 

6 ‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY OF CLEAN AIR ACT.— 

7 Nothing in paragraph (2)(A) shall limit the au8 thority reserved to any State or a political sub9 division thereof under the Clean Air Act (42 

10 U.S.C. 7401 et. seq).’’. 

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