Safe Air Transport of Hazardous Materials Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4643
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2017-12-14
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Aviation and airports

Department of Transportation

Energy storage, supplies, demand

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

International organizations and cooperation

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2017-12-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-12-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Safe Air Transport of Hazardous Materials Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends federal transportation law to include among the duties and powers of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) related to aviation safety those related to transportation, packaging, marking, or description of hazardous material.</p> <p>The FAA shall serve as the primary official representative of the United States on the Dangerous Goods Panel of the International Civil Aviation Organization.</p> <p>The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 is amended to repeal provisions prohibiting the Department of Transportation from issuing or enforcing any regulation or other requirement regarding the transportation by aircraft of lithium metal or lithium ion cells or batteries.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4643 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 14, 2017 Mr. DeFazio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to the duties of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Air Transport of Hazardous Materials Act of 2017 . 2. Duties and powers of Administrator Section 106(g)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking aviation safety (except those related to transportation, packaging, marking, or description of hazardous material) and inserting aviation safety (including those related to transportation, packaging, marking, or description of hazardous material) . 3. Participation in international forums Section 5120(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (or the designee of the Administrator) shall serve as the primary official representative of the United States on the Dangerous Goods Panel of the International Civil Aviation Organization. . 4. Air transportation of lithium cells and batteries Section 828 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 ( 49 U.S.C. 44701 note), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.