HR 572 IHCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

1st SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

H. R. 572CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide certain port authorities, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

February 9, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mr. NADLER (for himself, Ms. MOORE, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. STARK, Mr. FILNER, Mr. WU, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Ms. SPEIER, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. WEINER, Mr. BERMAN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. HOLT, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. MORAN, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. SIRES, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. KUCINICH, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. HONDA, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. CAPUANO, Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California, Ms. VELAZQUEZ, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. CRITZ, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mr. PAYNE, and Mr. INSLEE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide certain port authorities, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘Clean Ports Act of 2011’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY TO PORT FACILITIES.

Section 14501(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in paragraph (2)(A)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking ‘or’ after ‘cargo,’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by inserting before the semicolon the following: ‘, or the authority of a State, political subdivision of a State, or political authority of 2 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’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(6) CLARIFICATION FOR PARAGRAPH (2)-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.).’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink