66th Congress > Senate > Vote 155
Sponsor: SMITH, Ellison DuRant (D-SC)
Description: TO AMEND S. 3288, BY ELIMINATING THE PROVISION REQUIRING RAILROADS TO PROCURE A CERTIFICATE FROM THE BOARD OF TRANSPORTATION SHOULD THEY WANT TO BUILD AN EXTENSION, AND TO REMOVE THE BOARD'S AUTHORITY TO HOLD HEARINGS ON ANY PROPOSAL CHANGES OF RAILROADS, AND POWER TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES, AND TO ABOLISH THE PENALTY (10,000 FINE) FOR VIOLATIONS OF BOARD'S RULINGS, OR ACTS' PROVISIONS.
Original source documents: Congressional Record vol. 59-1, p. 866; Senate Journal vol. 66-2, p. 39A;
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