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Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) In-Use Locomotive Regulation

Washington, D.C., July 3, 2024 | Justin Harclerode (202) 225-9446
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Washington, D.C. – Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Chairman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX) announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing to discuss the California Air Resource Board’s (CARB) proposal to establish new emissions standards, procedures, financial assessments, and reporting requirements on railroad operations through its proposed In-Use Locomotive Regulation, and the proposal’s negative impacts on freight transportation and interstate commerce.  The Committee will also examine how California’s proposed regulation conflicts with other existing federal statutes preempting state regulation of rail transportation. The hearing will be held at 2:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building.

Witness List:

  • Mr. Dillon Olvera, President and Chief Executive Officer, Modesto and Empire Traction Company; on behalf of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association
  • Mr. Roger Nober, Director of GW Regulatory Studies Center and Professor of Practice at the Trachtenberg School, George Washington University
  • Mr. Ural Yal, Senior Vice President – Corporate Preconstruction Group, Flatiron Construction; on behalf of the Associated General Contractors of California
  • Ms. Heather Arias, Chief, Transportation and Toxics Division, California Air Resources Board
More information about the hearing entitled, “An Examination of the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) In Use Locomotive Regulation,” including witness testimony and a link to the live webcast, will be posted here as it becomes available.
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