Alex Padilla
- Democratic
Author
This measure would urge the United States Department of Transportation and other relevant federal entities to (1) safeguard communities and environmentally sensitive areas from rail accidents involving transportation of crude oil by expediting rail safety reforms, (2) prioritize safety considerations over cost-effectiveness in deliberations about improving the transport of crude oil by rail, (3) mandate, at a minimum, the best practices explained in a 2014 safety initiative, as specified and (4) partner with the Canadian Transportation Agency to improve safety of the North American railroad tank car fleet by swiftly adopting a stricter design standard, and by retrofitting or phasing out tank cars that do not meet that standard.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 114, Statutes of 2014.
Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 2:30 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4398.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read. Amended. Adopted. (Ayes 72. Noes 1. Page 5813.) Ordered to the Senate.
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 26).
In Assembly. Held at Desk.
Read. Adopted. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 3927.) Ordered to the Assembly.
From committee: Ordered to third reading.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SJR27 | HTML |
| 05/28/14 - Introduced | |
| 07/03/14 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/12/14 - Enrolled | |
| 08/13/14 - Chaptered |
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