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[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced
by: President Young
At the request of: Chesapeake Climate Action Network
Address: c/o Jon Kenney, 6030 Carroll Ave., Suite 720, Tacoma Park, Md. 20912
Telephone: 240-396-1985
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
title
Transport of
Crude Oil by RailFOR the purpose of requiring the City to conduct a health impacts assessment and a risk assessment of the transport of
crude oil by rail; requiring the City to update, periodically study, and report on the City's incident response plans as they relate to the transport of
crude oil by rail; requiring the City to create a mechanism to ensure proper clean up and effective response to de
railments or other adverse impacts; requiring the City to develop certain public outreach programs; and providing for a special effective date.
body
BY adding
Article 20 -
Railroads
Section(s) 8-1 through 8-10, to be under the new subtitle,
?Subtitle 8.
Rail Transport of
Crude Oil?
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED
BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:
Baltimore City Code
Article 20.
Railroads
SUBTITLE 8.
RAIL TRANSPORT OF
CRUDE OIL? 8-1. DEFINITIONS.
(A) IN GENERAL.
IN THIS SUBTITLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED.
(B) HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
?HEALTH DEPARTMENT? MEANS THE BALTIMORE CITY DEPARTMENT...
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