Hazardous train cargo in Oregon? What ever happened with that? Well, the legislature did make an attempt and TU got behind it - admittedly per Tom Wolf, this was not a great bill but it was a start....
HB 3225 [Relating to the safe transport of hazardous materials] - requires State Fire Marshal to adopt plan by rule
for coordinated response to oil or hazardous material spills or releases
that occur during rail transport.
Requires office of State Fire Marshal to annually coordinate with
certain persons to prepare report on coordinated response plan.
Establishes Oil and Hazardous Material Transportation by Rail Action
Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Department of State
Police for use by office of State Fire Marshal for development and
implementation of coordinated response plan.
Basically it made someone come up with a plan, a report, some oversight and a method for funding the effort.
Unfortunately, the bill did not pass out of the Senate. This should however, remain as an active effort for the State of Oregon. Consider contacting your representatives.
Basically it made someone come up with a plan, a report, some oversight and a method for funding the effort.
Unfortunately, the bill did not pass out of the Senate. This should however, remain as an active effort for the State of Oregon. Consider contacting your representatives.
