To prohibit the transportation of certain volatile crude oil by rail.

Bill: 114-hr-2379
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]
Introduced: 2015-05-15
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Transportation

Oil and gas

Railroads

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits any transportation by rail of crude oil with a Reid vapor pressure level greater than 8.5 psi until the Department of Transportation (DOT) establishes an appropriate national standard for the maximum volatility of crude oil to be permitted to be shipped by rail.</p> <p>DOT shall establish such a national standard, after which the 8.5 psi standard required by this Act shall expire.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2379 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2015 Mrs. Lowey (for herself and Mr. Garamendi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To prohibit the transportation of certain volatile crude oil by rail.

1. Transportation of crude oil by rail (a) Amendment Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 20168. Transportation of crude oil. (a) Initial rule Effective on the date of enactment of this section, no crude oil with a Reid vapor pressure level greater than 8.5 psi may be transported by rail in interstate commerce. (b) Maximum volatility standard The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall establish an appropriate national standard for the maximum volatility of crude oil to be permitted to be shipped by rail. (c) Subsequent rule After a standard is established under subsection (b), no crude oil with a volatility level greater than that standard may be transported by rail in interstate commerce, and the rule under subsection (a) shall expire. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of sections of such subchapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 20167 the following: 20168. Transportation of crude oil. .