This bill prohibits the Department of Transportation (DOT) from issuing any regulation or order that (1) prohibits the transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail, or (2) restricts the transportation of LNG by rail in DOT-113 tank cars.
The bill does not limit the authority of DOT to issue short-term emergency orders related to the transportation of LNG by rail.
To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from prohibiting the 
    transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail, 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. LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS BY RAIL.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation may not issue any 
regulation or long-term order that--
            (1) prohibits the transportation of methane, refrigerated 
        liquid (commonly known as ``liquefied natural gas'' or ``LNG'') 
        by rail; or
            (2) restricts or contracts the scope of allowance provided 
        by the final rule of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
        Safety Administration, titled ``Hazardous Materials: Liquefied 
        Natural Gas by Rail'', which was published in the Federal 
        Register on July 24, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 44994).
    (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
to limit the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to issue 
short-term emergency orders related to the transportation of liquefied 
natural gas by rail.
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A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from prohibiting the transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail, and for other purposes.
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from prohibiting the transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail, and for other purposes.
Official Titles - Senate
Official Title as Introduced
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from prohibiting the transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail, and for other purposes.
Sen. Cruz, Ted