ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 126	By:	Barrington of the Senate

			and

		Osborn and Pittman of the House

An Act relating to railroad crossings; amending 47 O.S. 2001, Section 11-702, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 302, O.S.L. 2008 (47 O.S. Supp. 2010, Section 11-702), which relates to commercial motor vehicles and buses; modifying bus compliance for railroad crossing; and providing an effective date.

SUBJECT:  Railroad crossings

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     47 O.S. 2001, Section 11-702, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 302, O.S.L. 2008 (47 O.S. Supp. 2010, Section 11-702), is amended to read as follows:

Section 11-702.  A.  The driver of a bus as defined in Section 1-105 of this title, or any whether the bus is occupied or unoccupied by passengers, shall not cross a railroad track or tracks at grade unless the driver stops the bus within fifty (50) feet of, and not closer than fifteen (15) feet to, the tracks, listens and looks in each direction along the tracks for an approaching train, and ascertains that no train is approaching.  When it is safe to do so, the driver may drive the bus across the tracks in a gear that permits the bus to complete the crossing without a change of gears.  The driver shall not shift gears while crossing the tracks.

B.  Any commercial motor vehicle as defined in 49 C.F.R., Section 390.5, shall comply with the railroad crossing provisions as prescribed in 49 C.F.R., Section 392.10.

SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2011.

Passed the Senate the 8th day of March, 2011.

	
Presiding Officer 	of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the 20th day of April, 2011.

	
Presiding Officer of the House
	of Representatives