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2000 SESSION

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SJ 55 Study; shifting truck-borne freight to trains.

Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Study; shifting truck-borne freight to trains. Requests the Secretary of Transportation to expand the scope of her study on the desirability and feasibility of establishing additional intermodal transfer facilities, pursuant to House Joint Resolution 704 (1999), to include the potential for shifting Virginia's highway traffic to railroads.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Study; shifting truck-borne freight to trains. Requests the Secretary of Transportation to expand the scope of her study on the desirability and feasibility of establishing additional intermodal transfer facilities (House Joint Resolution 704 (1999)) to include the potential for shifting Virginia's highway traffic to railroads.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Study; shifting truck-borne freight to trains. Establishes a 10-member joint subcommittee to explore shifting freight from trucks on our highways to trains on our railroads, in the interest of highway safety.