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2023 SESSION
HB 1520 Railroad safety; adds various requirements for railroad companies.
Introduced by: Shelly A. Simonds | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Railroad safety. Adds various requirements for railroad companies, including (i) prohibiting placing stationary cars or trains on its track within 1,500 feet on both sides of any crossing of a railroad with a highway; (ii) prohibiting trains that exceed 8,500 feet in length on any mainline or branch line; (iii) requiring a crew of at least two qualified individuals on all trains, locomotives, or light engines used in connection with moving freight; (iv) requiring warning signs or devices for certain track obstructions that could endanger a railroad company employee; and (v) requiring walkways adjacent to yard tracks where employees regularly perform switching service. The bill requires that fines for a violation of the train-length requirement be deposited in the Shortline Railway Preservation and Development Fund for railway safety projects.
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HISTORY
- 01/04/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101482D
- 01/04/23 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
- 01/24/23 House: Assigned sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/26/23 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 3-N)
- 02/07/23 House: Left in Commerce and Energy