LOCOMOTIVES Act

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

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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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