A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from prohibiting the transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-1012
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2021-03-25
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Transportation

Fires

Oil and gas

Railroads

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-25
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Transportation (DOT) from issuing any regulation or order that (1) prohibits the transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail, or (2) restricts the transportation of LNG by rail in DOT-113 tank cars.</p> <p>The bill does not limit the authority of DOT to issue short-term emergency orders related to the transportation of LNG by rail.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1012 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 25, 2021 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Kennedy , and Mr. Cramer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from prohibiting the transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail, and for other purposes.

1. Liquefied natural gas by rail (a) In general The Secretary of Transportation may not issue any regulation or long-term order that— (1) prohibits the transportation of methane, refrigerated liquid (commonly known as liquefied natural gas or LNG ) by rail; or (2) restricts or contracts the scope of allowance provided by the final rule of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, titled Hazardous Materials: Liquefied Natural Gas by Rail , which was published in the Federal Register on July 24, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 44994). (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to issue short-term emergency orders related to the transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail.