49 U.S.C. § 10908
Regulation of solid waste rail transfer facilities
United States · Title 49 — TRANSPORTATION · Status: effective
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- 49 U.S.C. § 10908, Regulation of solid waste rail transfer facilities, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/490141
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Any solid waste rail transfer facility operating as of the date of enactment of the Clean Railroads Act of 2008 that does not possess a permit required pursuant to subsection (a), other than a siting permit for the facility, as of the date of enactment of the Clean Railroads Act of 2008 shall not be required to possess any such permits in order to operate the facility—
In this section:
The term “municipal solid waste” means—
With the exception of waste generated by a rail carrier during track, track structure, or right-of-way construction, maintenance, or repair (including railroad ties and line-side poles) or waste generated as a result of a railroad accident, incident, or derailment, the term “solid waste” means—
The term “solid waste rail transfer facility”—
does not include—
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the terms “household waste”, “commercial and retail waste”, and “institutional waste” do not include—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2008House: 377–38Senate: no recorded tally