Clean Ports Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4147
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]
Introduced: 2017-10-26
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Air quality

Federal preemption

Intergovernmental relations

Marine and inland water transportation

Motor carriers

Navigation, waterways, harbors

Roads and highways

State and local government operations

Transportation costs

Transportation safety and security

Water quality
Latest action: action_date: 2017-10-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-10-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Clean Ports Act of 2017</strong> </p> <p>This bill declares that federal preemption of laws relating to a price, route, or service of any motor carrier of property shall not apply to the authority of a state or local government or an interstate authority to adopt requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities that are reasonably related to the reduction of pollution or traffic congestion, the improvement of highway safety, or the efficient utilization of the facilities, provided adoption or enforcement of such requirements does not conflict with federal law.</p> <p>Nothing in this bill shall limit the rights reserved to any state or political subdivision of a state under the Clean Air Act.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4147 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 26, 2017 Mr. Nadler (for himself, Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. DeFazio , Mr. Lowenthal , Ms. Barragán , Ms. Norton , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Takano , and Mr. Johnson of Georgia ) 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Ports Act of 2017 . 2. Applicability to port facilities Section 14501(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(A)— (A) by striking or after cargo, ; and (B) by inserting before the semicolon the following: , or the authority of a State, political subdivision of a State, or political authority of two or more States to adopt requirements for motor carriers and commercial motor vehicles providing services at port facilities that are reasonably related to the reduction of environmental pollution, traffic congestion, the improvement of highway safety, or the efficient utilization of port facilities, if adoption or enforcement of such requirements does not conflict with any other applicable Federal law or regulation ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (6) Clarification for paragraph (2) (A) Definition of port facilities For purposes of paragraph (2)(A), the term port facilities means all port facilities for coastwise, intercoastal, inland waterways, and Great Lakes shipping and overseas shipping, including, wharves, piers, sheds, warehouses, terminals, yards, docks, control towers, container equipment, maintenance buildings, container freight stations and port equipment, including harbor craft, cranes, and straddle carriers. (B) Applicability of clean air act Nothing in paragraph (1) shall limit the rights reserved to any State or a political subdivision thereof under the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.). .