solid waste rail transfer facility
Defined in 2 places of the United States Code.
Definitions.—In this section the terms “solid waste”, “solid waste rail transfer facility”, and “State requirements” have the meaning given such terms in section 10908(e).
Source
- 2008–202649 U.S.C. § 10909Transportation · Solid waste rail transfer facility land-use exemption · in this section
In this section the terms “solid waste”, “solid waste rail transfer facility”, and “State requirements” have the meaning given such terms in section 10908(e).
Source
- 2026–present49 U.S.C. § 10909Transportation · Solid waste rail transfer facility land-use exemption · in this section
Solid waste rail transfer facility.—The term “solid waste rail transfer facility”—
(i) means the portion of a facility owned or operated by or on behalf of a rail carrier (as defined in section 10102 of this title) where solid waste, as a commodity to be transported for a charge, is collected, stored, separated, processed, treated, managed, disposed of, or transferred, when the activity takes place outside of original shipping containers; but
(ii) does not include—
(I) the portion of a facility to the extent that activities taking place at such portion are comprised solely of the railroad transportation of solid waste after the solid waste is loaded for shipment on or in a rail car, including railroad transportation for the purpose of interchanging railroad cars containing solid waste shipments; or
(II) a facility where solid waste is solely transferred or transloaded from a tank truck directly to a rail tank car.
Source
- 2008–202649 U.S.C. § 10908Transportation · Regulation of solid waste rail transfer facilities · in this section
The term “solid waste rail transfer facility”—
(i) means the portion of a facility owned or operated by or on behalf of a rail carrier (as defined in section 10102 of this title) where solid waste, as a commodity to be transported for a charge, is collected, stored, separated, processed, treated, managed, disposed of, or transferred, when the activity takes place outside of original shipping containers; but
(ii) does not include—
(I) the portion of a facility to the extent that activities taking place at such portion are comprised solely of the railroad transportation of solid waste after the solid waste is loaded for shipment on or in a rail car, including railroad transportation for the purpose of interchanging railroad cars containing solid waste shipments; or
(II) a facility where solid waste is solely transferred or transloaded from a tank truck directly to a rail tank car.
Source
- 2026–present49 U.S.C. § 10908Transportation · Regulation of solid waste rail transfer facilities · in this section