,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #be1    
#bjba,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,kennedy1 and ,mr4 ,cramer7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the ,secretary
 of ,transportation from prohibiting the
 transportation of liquefied natural gas
 by rail1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,liquefied natural gas by rail  7a7 ,in 
general ,the ,secretary of              
,transportation may not issue any       
regulation or long-term order that--    
7#a7 prohibits the transportation of    
methane1 refrigerated liquid 7commonly  
known as liquefied natural gas or ,,lng7
 by rail2 or  7#b7 restricts or         
contracts the scope of allowance        
provided by the final rule of the       
,pipeline and ,hazardous ,materials     
,safety ,administration1 titled         
,hazardous ,materials3 ,liquefied       

,natural ,gas by ,rail1 which was       
published in the ,federal ,register on  
,july #bd1 #bjbj 7#he ,fed4 ,reg4       
#ddiid74  7b7 ,rule of construction     
,nothing in this section may be         
construed to limit the authority of the 
,secretary of ,transportation to issue  
short-term emergency orders related to  
the transportation of liquefied natural 
gas by rail4