(Source: The Hill, May 10, 2016)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate approved Monday a bill to increase training efforts for first responders to rail car accidents. The legislation, from Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), would create a committee within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) designed to research new training methods and expand resources for emergency officials who respond to “railroad hazmat incidents,” including oil car derailments.
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