119-s1779

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1779 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1779

To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit State standards relating to the 
 control of emissions from existing locomotives and engines used in 
 locomotives, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 May 15, 2025

 Ms. Ernst (for herself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Lummis, Mr. 
Barrasso, Mr. Ricketts, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Risch, Mr. Scott of Florida, 
 Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
 Committee on Environment and Public Works

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 A BILL

To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit State standards relating to the 
 control of emissions from existing locomotives and engines used in 
 locomotives, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Lifting Overburdensome Commerce 
Obstructions and Motives Act'' or the ``LOCOMOTIVES Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON STATE STANDARDS RELATING TO THE CONTROL OF 
 EMISSIONS FROM EXISTING LOCOMOTIVES AND ENGINES USED IN 
 LOCOMOTIVES.

 

Section 209

    (e)

    (1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543

    (e)

    (1) ) is 
amended--

    (1) by striking ``either of the following new nonroad 
 engines or nonroad vehicles subject to regulation under this 
 Act--'' and inserting ``any of the following nonroad engines or 
 nonroad vehicles:'';

    (2) in subparagraph
        (A) , by striking ``which are used in 
 construction equipment or vehicles or used in farm equipment or 
 vehicles and which are smaller than 175 horsepower.'' and 
 inserting ``, which are--
 ``
            (i) used in construction equipment or 
 vehicles or used in farm equipment or vehicles;
 ``
            (ii) smaller than 175 horsepower; and
 ``
            (iii) subject to regulation under this 
 Act.'';

    (3) in subparagraph
        (B) , by inserting ``, which are subject 
 to regulation under this Act'' after ``in locomotives''; and

    (4) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (C) Locomotives or engines used in locomotives--
 ``
            (i) other than the locomotives and 
 engines described in subparagraph
        (B) ; and
 ``
            (ii) which are engaged in commerce, which 
 shall encompass all locomotives engaged in 
 providing common carrier railroad 
 transportation for compensation pursuant to 
 

section 10102 of title 49, United States 
 Code.''.
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