History of Actions | Amendments | Background | Title |
Description: Railroad grade crossings; require developer to pay the cost of installing appropriate warning devices.
| 1 | 01/18/99 | (S) | Referred To Highways and Transportation | |
| 2 | 01/27/99 | (S) | Title Suff Do Pass | |
| 3 | 02/04/99 | (S) | Passed | |
| 4 | 02/05/99 | (S) | Transmitted To House | |
| 5 | 02/05/99 | (H) | Referred To Transportation | |
| 6 | 03/01/99 | (H) | Title Suff Do Pass As Amended | |
| 7 | 03/04/99 | (H) | Recommitted to Committee | |
| 8 | 03/04/99 | (H) | Died In Committee |
| Pending | [H] | Amendment No 1 |
| Effective date | July 1, 1999 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
Senate Committee:
House Committee:
Principal Author: Little*
Title: AN ACT TO REQUIRE A DEVELOPER, CORPORATION, INDIVIDUAL OR OTHER ENTITY REQUESTING OR APPLYING FOR A NEW PUBLIC RAILROAD GRADE CROSSING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS RELATED TO THE INSTALLATION OF APPROPRIATE WARNING DEVICES AND FOR OBTAINING EASEMENTS TO MAINTAIN SIGHT DISTANCES AS DEEMED NECESSARY BY A DIAGNOSTIC SURVEY TEAM; TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN AN EXISTING PRIVATE RAILROAD GRADE CROSSING IS PROPOSED TO BECOME A PUBLICLY MAINTAINED RAILROAD GRADE CROSSING, OR WHEN AN EXISTING PRIVATE RAILROAD GRADE CROSSING MAINTAINED FOR OR BY A PRIVATE PARTY IS PERMITTED BY THAT PARTY TO BE USED AS A PUBLIC RAILROAD CROSSING, THE PRIVATE PARTY SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE COSTS RELATED TO THE INSTALLATION OF APPROPRIATE WARNING DEVICES AND FOR OBTAINING EASEMENTS TO MAINTAIN SIGHT DISTANCES AS DEEMED NECESSARY BY A DIAGNOSTIC SURVEY TEAM BEFORE OPENING SUCH CROSSING; TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION OF THE DIAGNOSTIC SURVEY TEAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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