Kentucky House Bill 31 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-05 - to Transportation (H)
Pending: House Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 177 to require the department of highways to inspect all public railroad grade crossings with an average daily traffic count of 700 vehicles or more at least 2 times per year; require results of inspection to be kept on file for 5 years; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations to establish standards for railroad grade crossings; specify that within 30 days of being notified that a crossing is substandard that the railroad company submit plans for improvement; permit the department to issue an order to the railroad company to make improvement to a railroad grade crossing pursuant to the procedures set forth in KRS 177.150 through 177.210.

AN ACT relating to public safety.

Rep. Rick Nelson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-05		to Transportation (H)
2010-01-05		introduced in House
2010-09-02		To: Interim Joint Committee on Transportation

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB31.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB31/bill.doc