Sec. 8. Safer tank cars
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Notwithstanding section 7304 of the FAST Act ( 49 U.S.C. 20155 note), beginning on May 1, 2025, a rail carrier may not use DOT–111 specification railroad tank cars that do not comply with DOT–117, DOT–117P, or DOT–117R specification requirements, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, to transport Class 3 flammable liquids regardless of the composition of the train consist. The Secretary— shall immediately remove or revise the date-specific deadlines in any applicable regulations or orders to the extent necessary to conform with the requirement under subsection (a); and may not enforce any date-specific deadlines or requirements that are inconsistent with the requirement under subsection (a).
Except as required under paragraph (1), nothing in this section may be construed to require the Secretary to issue regulations to implement this section.
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