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 PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

119 STAT. 1891

‘‘(b) EFFECT OF SECTIONS.—Nothing in this section or section 6005 affects any requirement of any law (including a regulation) in effect on the date of enactment of this section.’’. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in section 1001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 6901) (as amended by section 6017(b)) is amended by adding after the item relating to section 6005 the following: ‘‘Sec. 6006. Use of granular mine tailings.’’.

TITLE VII—HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION

Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety and Security Reauthorization Act of 2005. 49 USC 5101 note.

SEC. 7001. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety and Security Reauthorization Act of 2005’’. SEC. 7002. AMENDMENT OF TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.

Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 49, United States Code.

Subtitle A—General Authorities on Transportation of Hazardous Materials SEC. 7101. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds with respect to hazardous materials transportation that— (1) approximately 4,000,000,000 tons of regulated hazardous materials are transported each year and approximately 1,200,000 movements of hazardous materials occur each day, according to Department of Transportation estimates; (2) the movement of hazardous materials in commerce is necessary to maintain economic vitality and meet consumer demands and must be conducted in a safe, secure, and efficient manner; (3) accidents involving, or unauthorized access to, hazardous materials in transportation may result in a release of such materials and pose a serious threat to public health and safety; (4) because of the potential risks to life, property, and the environment posed by unintentional releases of hazardous materials, consistency in laws and regulations governing the transportation of hazardous materials is necessary and desirable; and (5) in order to provide reasonable, adequate, and costeffective protection from the risks posed by the transportation of hazardous materials, a network of well-trained State and local emergency response personnel and hazmat employees is essential. (b) PURPOSE.—Section 5101 is amended by striking ‘‘The purpose’’ and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘The purpose of this chapter is to protect

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