,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ihh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #i1 #bjag,mr4
 ,ellison introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on              
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to provide = a /udy by !       
,transportation ,rese>* ,bo>d ( !       
,national ,academies on ! impact (      
div]t+ c]ta9 freight rail traffic to    
avoid urban areas1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,/udy on impact ( div]t+ c]ta9      
freight rail to avoid urban areas  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #c mon?s aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
( ,transportation %all make appropriate 
arrangem5ts ) ! ,transportation ,rese>* 
,bo>d ( ! ,national ,academies "u :i* ! 
,bo>d %all conduct a /udy on ! co/ &    
impact ( r]\t+ freight rail traffic     
conta9+ haz>d\s mat]ial to avoid        
transportation ( su* haz>d\s mat]ial    
?r\gh urban areas4  7b7 ,cont5ts ( /udy 
,! /udy describ$ "u subsection 7a7 %all 
include--  7#a7 ! b5efits ( r]\t+       

freight rail traffic conta9+ haz>d\s    
mat]ial to alt]nate railroad r\tes t    
avoid urban areas1 includ+ b5efits to ! 
heal? & safety ( ! individuals liv+ 9   
su* urban areas2  7#b7 ! b5efits (      
con/ruction ( alt]native railroad r\tes 
t avoid urban areas = transportation (  
freight rail conta9+ haz>d\s mat]ial2   
7#c7 ! logi/ical feasibility ( ! actions
 describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b72 &    
7#d7 ! co/s ( tak+ ! actions describ$ 9 
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b74  7c7 ,report ,9  
ent]+ into an arrangem5t "u subsection  
7a71 ! ,secret>y %all reque/ t ! ,bo>d  
transmit to ,congress a report on !     
results ( ! /udy n lat] ?an #ba mon?s   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7d7 
,def9itions  7#a7 ,haz>d\s mat]ial ,!   
t]m haz>d\s mat]ial has ! mean+ giv5 su*
 t]m 9 section #eajb ( title #di1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,urban area ,! t]m 
urban area means an urban area1 z       
designat$ by ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus1 ) a  
population ( great] ?an #cj1jjj4  7e7   
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 

au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #hej1jjj to  
c>ry out ?is ,act4