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State Legislative Update

Kansas

A bill, S.B. 182, that would give urban counties in which intermodal facilities are located the right to adopt, by resolution, actions to control and reduce diesel emissions of heavy-duty vehicles has been heard in the Kansas Senate Committee on Natural Resources.

Also in Kansas, a bill, H.2178, that seeks to abolish the Kansas Turnpike Authority and turn the 236-mile roadway over to the Kansas Department of Transportation, has been referred to the House Transportation Committee.

source: IANA Intermodal Insights, March 2009 p. 17