This bill would change part of the Clean Air Act (section 209(e)(1)). It updates wording about certain small nonroad engines and adds a new provision that covers locomotives and engines used in locomotives. The new text says locomotives or locomotive engines that are "engaged in commerce" — including those providing common carrier railroad transportation for compensation under 49 U.S.C. 10102 — are covered by the provision. As written, the amendment would prevent states from setting standards relating to the control of emissions from those existing locomotives and engines.
If enacted, states would be barred from adopting their own standards that control emissions from existing locomotives and engines used in locomotives when those locomotives are engaged in commerce as described in the bill. The bill text does not include details about enforcement, timelines, or how this would affect specific local operations. No publicly available information on local impacts or implementation details is included in the bill text.
No publicly available information on costs, budgetary effects, or funding mechanisms is included in the bill text or accompanying metadata.
No publicly available information in the bill text states the sponsors' detailed reasons or arguments for the change. The bill's short title is the "Lifting Overburdensome Commerce Obstructions and Motives Act" (LOCOMOTIVES Act), and a list of Senate sponsors is included in the metadata.
No publicly available information in the bill text or metadata describes opponents' views or formal objections.