Bill Text: NY S06921 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires every railroad corporation which operates any freight train within the state to submit quarterly reports to the department of transportation detailing such railroad corporation's inspections of any train yard and freight train operated in the state by such corporation; directs the department of transportation to conduct follow up inspections.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-03-13 - referred to transportation [S06921 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S06921-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6921

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      May 15, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  CHU  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

        AN ACT to amend the railroad law, in relation to requiring certain rail-
          road corporations  to  submit  quarterly  inspection  reports  to  the
          department of transportation

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The railroad law is amended by adding a new section 109  to
     2  read as follows:
     3    §  109.  Freight  rail yard inspections. 1. Every railroad corporation
     4  which operates any freight train within the state shall submit quarterly
     5  reports to the department  of  transportation  detailing  such  railroad
     6  corporation's  inspections  of any train yard and freight train operated
     7  in the state by such corporation. The department of transportation shall
     8  conduct follow up inspections based upon the content of such reports.
     9    2. The commissioner shall promulgate any rules and regulations  neces-
    10  sary for the implementation of this section.
    11    §  2.   This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    12  have become a law; provided that this act shall be  deemed  repealed  if
    13  any  federal agency determines in writing that this act would render New
    14  York state ineligible for the receipt of federal funds or any  court  of
    15  competent jurisdiction finally determines that this act would render New
    16  York  state  out  of  compliance  with  federal  law  or regulation; and
    17  provided that the commissioner of transportation shall notify the legis-
    18  lative bill drafting commission upon any  such  determination  in  order
    19  that  the  commission may maintain an accurate and timely effective data
    20  base of the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furth-
    21  erance of effectuating the provisions of section 44 of  the  legislative
    22  law  and section 70-b of the public officers law. Effective immediately,
    23  the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation  neces-
    24  sary  for  the  implementation  of  this  act  on its effective date are
    25  authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10655-03-3