Hazardous Materials Legislation - Tennessee

Companion Bill SB2144. Railroads - Enacts the "Tennessee Land Injury Liability Act." - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 34 and Title 65. Fiscal Summary for *HB2046 / SB2144 MINIMAL Bill Summary for *HB2046 / SB2144 This bill creates a procedure for occurrences where trains derail onto property that does not belong to the railroad. Immediately following any train derailment, or train cargo, onto any lands that do not belong to the railroad, this bill requires that the landowner have complete, continuous, and unimpeded access to the derailment site despite the derailment and any attendant hazards. This bill specifically authorizes any landowner who accesses a derailment site to photograph, video, or otherwise document or record the manner and extent of the train derailment, and the derailment of the train cargo, onto the landowner's land. [...]

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Companion Bill HB2046. Railroads - Enacts the "Tennessee Land Injury Liability Act." - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 34 and Title 65. Fiscal Summary for SB2144 / *HB2046 MINIMAL Bill Summary for SB2144 / *HB2046 This bill creates a procedure for occurrences where trains derail onto property that does not belong to the railroad. Immediately following any train derailment, or train cargo, onto any lands that do not belong to the railroad, this bill requires that the landowner have complete, continuous, and unimpeded access to the derailment site despite the derailment and any attendant hazards. This bill specifically authorizes any landowner who accesses a derailment site to photograph, video, or otherwise document or record the manner and extent of the train derailment, and the derailment of the train cargo, onto the landowner's land. [...]

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Companion Bill SB1381. Safety - Enacts the "Tennessee Terrorism Prevention in Hazardous Materials Transportation Act of 2007." - Amends TCA Title 54 and Title 65. Fiscal Summary for *HB0614 / SB1381Increase State Revenues - $10,000 / Highway Fund Increase State Expenditures - $150,000 One-Time / Highway Fund $50,000 Recurring / Highway Fund Bill Summary for *HB0614 / SB1381 This bill designates all points within 2.2 miles of the Tennessee capitol building as the "capitol exclusion zone" and prohibits persons from engaging in the following activities in the capitol exclusion zone, unless the person is permitted to do so, except in cases of emergency: (1) Transporting any of the following: (A) Explosives designated by federal law as Class 1, Division 1.1 or Class 1, Division 1.2, in a quantity greater than 500 [...]

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Companion Bill HB0614. Safety - Enacts the "Tennessee Terrorism Prevention in Hazardous Materials Transportation Act of 2007." - Amends TCA Title 54 and Title 65. Fiscal Summary for SB1381 / *HB0614Increase State Revenues - $10,000 / Highway Fund Increase State Expenditures - $150,000 One-Time / Highway Fund $50,000 Recurring / Highway Fund Bill Summary for SB1381 / *HB0614 This bill designates all points within 2.2 miles of the Tennessee capitol building as the "capitol exclusion zone" and prohibits persons from engaging in the following activities in the capitol exclusion zone, unless the person is permitted to do so, except in cases of emergency: (1) Transporting any of the following: (A) Explosives designated by federal law as Class 1, Division 1.1 or Class 1, Division 1.2, in a quantity greater than 500 [...]

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Companion Bill HB2808. Hazardous Materials - Enacts the "Haley Ham Law"; requires all antifreeze containing at least 10 percent ethylene glycol to contain a bittering agent; penalty is a Class C misdemeanor punishable only by a $50.00 fine. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 131, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *SB2399 / HB2808Increase State Expenditures - $4,500 Increase Local Govt. Revenue - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB2399 / HB2808 Under this bill, all antifreeze with at least 10 percent ethylene glycol must contain between 30 and 50 parts per million of a bittering agent. Noncompliance would be a Class C misdemeanor, punishable only by a fine of $50.00 per occurrence. This bill requires that any such antifreeze sold on or after January 1, 2009, be clearly and conspicuously labeled with [...]

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Companion Bill SB2399. Hazardous Materials - Enacts the "Haley Ham Law"; requires all antifreeze containing at least 10 percent ethylene glycol to contain a bittering agent; penalty is a Class C misdemeanor punishable only by a $50.00 fine. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 131, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for HB2808 / *SB2399Increase State Expenditures - $4,500 Increase Local Govt. Revenue - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB2808 / *SB2399 Under this bill, all antifreeze with at least 10 percent ethylene glycol must contain between 30 and 50 parts per million of a bittering agent. Noncompliance would be a Class C misdemeanor, punishable only by a fine of $50.00 per occurrence. This bill requires that any such antifreeze sold on or after January 1, 2009, be clearly and conspicuously labeled with [...]

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Companion Bill SB4138. Waste - Requires the solid waste disposal control board to reevaluate criteria for determining if a substance is hazardous waste and the disposal of certain substances; prohibits the disposal of radioactive waste; and requires carriers of waste to be weighed at facilities. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 202; Title 68, Chapter 211 and Title 68, Chapter 212. Fiscal Summary for *HB4182 / SB4138 Decrease State Revenue - Net Impact - $988,900 Increase State Expenditures - $ 631,600/One-Time $1,971,600/Recurring Increase Local Expenditures* - $8,910,000/One-Time Exceeds $1,000,000/Recurring Bill Summary for *HB4182 / SB4138 This bill requires the solid waste control board to compare the criteria for determining if a substance is hazardous waste in other states to the criteria established [...]

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Companion Bill HB4182. Waste - Requires the solid waste disposal control board to reevaluate criteria for determining if a substance is hazardous waste and the disposal of certain substances; prohibits the disposal of radioactive waste; and requires carriers of waste to be weighed at facilities. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 202; Title 68, Chapter 211 and Title 68, Chapter 212. Fiscal Summary for SB4138 / *HB4182 Decrease State Revenue - Net Impact - $988,900 Increase State Expenditures - $ 631,600/One-Time $1,971,600/Recurring Increase Local Expenditures* - $8,910,000/One-Time Exceeds $1,000,000/Recurring Bill Summary for SB4138 / *HB4182 This bill requires the solid waste control board to compare the criteria for determining if a substance is hazardous waste in other states to the criteria established [...]

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Companion Bill SB4138. Waste - Requires the solid waste disposal control board to reevaluate criteria for determining if a substance is hazardous waste and the disposal of certain substances; prohibits the disposal of radioactive waste; and requires carriers of waste to be weighed at facilities. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 202; Title 68, Chapter 211 and Title 68, Chapter 212. Fiscal Summary for *HB4182 / SB4138 Decrease State Revenue - Net Impact - $988,900 Increase State Expenditures - $ 631,600/One-Time $1,971,600/Recurring Increase Local Expenditures* - $8,910,000/One-Time Exceeds $1,000,000/Recurring Bill Summary for *HB4182 / SB4138 This bill requires the solid waste control board to compare the criteria for determining if a substance is hazardous waste in other states to the criteria established [...]

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Companion Bill HB4182. Waste - Requires the solid waste disposal control board to reevaluate criteria for determining if a substance is hazardous waste and the disposal of certain substances; prohibits the disposal of radioactive waste; and requires carriers of waste to be weighed at facilities. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 202; Title 68, Chapter 211 and Title 68, Chapter 212. Fiscal Summary for SB4138 / *HB4182 Decrease State Revenue - Net Impact - $988,900 Increase State Expenditures - $ 631,600/One-Time $1,971,600/Recurring Increase Local Expenditures* - $8,910,000/One-Time Exceeds $1,000,000/Recurring Bill Summary for SB4138 / *HB4182 This bill requires the solid waste control board to compare the criteria for determining if a substance is hazardous waste in other states to the criteria established [...]

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Companion Bill SB2399. Hazardous Materials - Enacts the "Haley Ham Law"; requires all antifreeze containing at least 10 percent ethylene glycol to contain a bittering agent; penalty is a Class C misdemeanor punishable only by a $50.00 fine. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 131, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for HB2808 / *SB2399Increase State Expenditures - $4,500 Increase Local Govt. Revenue - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB2808 / *SB2399 Under this bill, all antifreeze with at least 10 percent ethylene glycol must contain between 30 and 50 parts per million of a bittering agent. Noncompliance would be a Class C misdemeanor, punishable only by a fine of $50.00 per occurrence. This bill requires that any such antifreeze sold on or after January 1, 2009, be clearly and conspicuously labeled with [...]

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Companion Bill HB2808. Hazardous Materials - Enacts the "Haley Ham Law"; requires all antifreeze containing at least 10 percent ethylene glycol to contain a bittering agent; penalty is a Class C misdemeanor punishable only by a $50.00 fine. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 131, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *SB2399 / HB2808Increase State Expenditures - $4,500 Increase Local Govt. Revenue - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB2399 / HB2808 Under this bill, all antifreeze with at least 10 percent ethylene glycol must contain between 30 and 50 parts per million of a bittering agent. Noncompliance would be a Class C misdemeanor, punishable only by a fine of $50.00 per occurrence. This bill requires that any such antifreeze sold on or after January 1, 2009, be clearly and conspicuously labeled with [...]

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Companion Bill SB2144. Railroads - Enacts the "Tennessee Land Injury Liability Act." - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 34 and Title 65. Fiscal Summary for *HB2046 / SB2144 MINIMAL Bill Summary for *HB2046 / SB2144 This bill creates a procedure for occurrences where trains derail onto property that does not belong to the railroad. Immediately following any train derailment, or train cargo, onto any lands that do not belong to the railroad, this bill requires that the landowner have complete, continuous, and unimpeded access to the derailment site despite the derailment and any attendant hazards. This bill specifically authorizes any landowner who accesses a derailment site to photograph, video, or otherwise document or record the manner and extent of the train derailment, and the derailment of the train cargo, onto the landowner's land. [...]

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Companion Bill HB2046. Railroads - Enacts the "Tennessee Land Injury Liability Act." - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 34 and Title 65. Fiscal Summary for SB2144 / *HB2046 MINIMAL Bill Summary for SB2144 / *HB2046 This bill creates a procedure for occurrences where trains derail onto property that does not belong to the railroad. Immediately following any train derailment, or train cargo, onto any lands that do not belong to the railroad, this bill requires that the landowner have complete, continuous, and unimpeded access to the derailment site despite the derailment and any attendant hazards. This bill specifically authorizes any landowner who accesses a derailment site to photograph, video, or otherwise document or record the manner and extent of the train derailment, and the derailment of the train cargo, onto the landowner's land. [...]

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Companion Bill HB0614. Safety - Enacts the "Tennessee Terrorism Prevention in Hazardous Materials Transportation Act of 2007." - Amends TCA Title 54 and Title 65. Fiscal Summary for SB1381 / *HB0614Increase State Revenues - $10,000 / Highway Fund Increase State Expenditures - $150,000 One-Time / Highway Fund $50,000 Recurring / Highway Fund Bill Summary for SB1381 / *HB0614 This bill designates all points within 2.2 miles of the Tennessee capitol building as the "capitol exclusion zone" and prohibits persons from engaging in the following activities in the capitol exclusion zone, unless the person is permitted to do so, except in cases of emergency: (1) Transporting any of the following: (A) Explosives designated by federal law as Class 1, Division 1.1 or Class 1, Division 1.2, in a quantity greater than 500 [...]

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Companion Bill SB1381. Safety - Enacts the "Tennessee Terrorism Prevention in Hazardous Materials Transportation Act of 2007." - Amends TCA Title 54 and Title 65. Fiscal Summary for *HB0614 / SB1381Increase State Revenues - $10,000 / Highway Fund Increase State Expenditures - $150,000 One-Time / Highway Fund $50,000 Recurring / Highway Fund Bill Summary for *HB0614 / SB1381 This bill designates all points within 2.2 miles of the Tennessee capitol building as the "capitol exclusion zone" and prohibits persons from engaging in the following activities in the capitol exclusion zone, unless the person is permitted to do so, except in cases of emergency: (1) Transporting any of the following: (A) Explosives designated by federal law as Class 1, Division 1.1 or Class 1, Division 1.2, in a quantity greater than 500 [...]

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