I was trying to provide information about legislation that had reached a stage where 'speak now or forever hold' was in order. Sorry if it was taken otherwise.

My main concern about the bill is still the requirement for notice prior to movement of trains carrying Bakken or Canadian oil - just those specific sources. Is there a similar requirement for trains carrying hazardous chemicals? I doubt it - see those in trains every day, and wrecks involving evacuations (though rarely, for some reason, casualties) due to chemical releases seem to occur somewhere in the U.S. several times a year. Incidentally, as noted in the article (or one of them that I saw, anyway), state law apparently already requires considerable information from the receivers of oil trains (which I think is legitimate) that could easily be used by OES staff to estimate traffic patterns and volumes (though not the location and schedule of individual trains).

Jerry will probably sign it. Looks good politically. Then we'll just have to see how it's enforced and what the various lawyers and judges have to say if the railroads object.

Returning now to life as usual with its various panics not related to this.