A bipartisan group of Oregon lawmakers wants to create a trust fund to help communities along rail lines prepare for and respond to derailments of trains carrying oil.
The Community Protection and Preparedness Act would establish a $1,500 fee per railroad tanker car that doesn’t meet federal specifications that would be paid by companies transporting oil by rail. It would mostly go on older rail tanker cars transporting oil and ethanol.
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