RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SB 419 (SIMITIAN), HAZARDOUS MATERIALS: RAILROAD TANK CARS

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, a number of Union Pacific rail cars, including those with hazardous materials, travel along the Caltrain right-of-way; and

WHEREAS, SB 419 would create a registration and certification program for railroad tank cars that are used to transport hazardous materials; and

WHEREAS, this would authorize the state Office of Emergency Services (OES) to charge rail tank car owners/lessees a fee to maintain a hazardous rail tank car database and a process to certify that rail tank cars, regardless of date of construction, meet certain standards including industry and federal construction and safety standards adopted in 2006; and

WHEREAS, the intent of SB 419 is to assure that hazardous materials shipped in rail tank cars meet minimum safety standards;

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Board of Supervisors by adoption of this resolution does hereby support SB 419 (Simitian) regarding hazardous materials and railroad tank cars.

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