History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Railroad abandonment; revise notice requirements; require reports from various agencies.
| 1 | 01/07/99 | (H) | Referred To Transportation | |
| 2 | 02/02/99 | (H) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Stevens
Code Sections: A 077-0009-0521, A 077-0009-0523, A 077-0009-0525
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 77-9-521, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE RAIL CARRIERS TO GIVE NOTICE TO CERTAIN PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND CERTAIN STATE AGENCIES NOT LATER THAN 180 DAYS BEFORE APPLICATION IS FILED WITH THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD TO ABANDON OR DISCONTINUE RAILROAD LINES OR RAIL SERVICE; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY AND THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TO PERFORM STUDIES AND PREPARE A JOINT REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE DETAILING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT THAT A PROPOSED ABANDONMENT OR DISCONTINUATION OF RAILROAD LINES OR RAIL SERVICE IS LIKELY TO HAVE LOCALLY; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO PERFORM STUDIES AND PREPARE A JOINT REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE DETAILING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT A PROPOSED ABANDONMENT OR DISCONTINUATION OF RAILROAD LINES OR RAIL SERVICE IS LIKELY TO HAVE LOCALLY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 77-9-523 AND 77-9-525, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMEN OF THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND THE SENATE HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE TO CALL A JOINT HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATING AND CONSIDERING A PROPOSED ABANDONMENT OR DISCONTINUATION OF RAILROAD LINES OR RAIL SERVICE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT COPIES OF ANY RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEES SHALL BE TRANSMITTED TO THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD, THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY, THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND MEMBERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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