,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cahg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ac1     
#bjaf ,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,wyden7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to increase the authorization of the 
,national ,transportation ,safety ,board
 through fiscal year #bjbj1 to require  
the ,,ntsb to investigate major oil and 
other hazardous materials derailments1  
to expand the ,secretary of             
,transportation's emergency order       
authority1 and to require the ,secretary
 of ,transportation to establish a      
volatility standard for crude oil       
transported by rail4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,mandate 
,oil ,spill ,investigations and         
,emergency ,rules 7,,mosier7 ,act of    
#bjaf4  #b4 ,reauthorization of the     
,national ,transportation ,safety ,board
 ,section #aaah7;a7 of title #di1       

,united ,states ,code1 is amended to    
read as follows3  7a7 ,in general  7#a7 
,amounts ,there are authorized to be    
appropriated #ajh1jjj1jjj for each of   
the fiscal years #bjah through #bjbj to 
carry out this chapter4  7#b7           
,availability of funds ,amounts         
appropriated pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 
shall remain available until expended4  
7#c7 ,limitation on use of funds ,of the
 amounts appropriated pursuant to       
paragraph 7#a71 #b1jjj1jjj shall be     
dedicated to the costs associated with  
carrying out railroad accident          
investigations and investigations of    
significant railroad incidents4  4  #c4 
,mandatory ,,ntsb investigations for    
major oil and other hazardous materials 
derailments ,section #aaca7;a77#a77;,c7 
of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by striking 1 or that involves a
 passenger train and inserting or       
involves a passenger train or a         
significant release of hazardous        
materials into the environment within a 

close proximity to communities1 personal
 property1 or critical landscapes24  #d4
 ,expanded emergency order authority    
,section #bjajd7;a7 of title #di1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended to    
read as follows3  7a7 ,ordering         
restrictions and prohibitions ,if the   
,secretary of ,transportation1 through  
incident1 testing1 inspection1          
investigation1 or research carried out  
under this part1 determines that an     
unsafe condition1 practice1 or          
occurrence1 or a combination of unsafe  
conditions1 occurrences1 and practices1 
causes 7or has the potential to cause7  
an emergency or reoccurring situation   
involving a hazard of death1 personal   
injury1 or significant harm to the      
environment1 the ,secretary may         
immediately order such restrictions1    
prohibitions1 or moratoriums without    
regard to section #bjajc7;e7 that may be
 necessary to abate the situation or    
prevent accidents of a similar nature or
 result4  4  #e4 ,volatility standard   

for crude oil transported by rail  7a7  
,in general ,subchapter ,,ii of chapter 
#bja of title #di1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by inserting after    
section #bjaec the following3  #bjaed4  
,maximum crude oil volatility standard  
,not later than #i months after the date
 of the enactment of the ,mandate ,oil  
,spill ,investigations and ,emergency   
,rules 7,,mosier7 ,act of #bjaf1 the    
,secretary of ,transportation1 in       
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,energy1 shall establish and enforce a  
national standard for the maximum       
volatility of crude oil to be permitted 
to be shipped by rail based on the      
safest practicable standard4  4  7b7    
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections for chapter #bja of title #di1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after the item relating to    
section #bjaec the following3  #bjaed4  
,maximum crude oil volatility standard4 
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