Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Railroad grade crossings; revise certain powers and duties of Transportation Department.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/16 (H) Referred To Transportation | |
| 2 | 01/31 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2006 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Davis
Code Section: A 065-0001-0175
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 65-1-175, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ABOLISH ANY PUBLIC ROADWAY/RAILROAD CROSSING WHEN THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT THE PUBLIC NECESSITY SERVED BY THE CROSSING DOES NOT JUSTIFY FURTHER RETENTION; TO PROVIDE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING BY THE DEPARTMENT TO ABOLISH A CROSSING SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED WHEN THE PUBLIC ROADWAY AUTHORITY IN INTEREST ABANDONS THE ROADWAY; TO RESTRICT THE AMOUNT OF COSTS THAT MAY BE ASSESSED AGAINST A RAILROAD OR ROADWAY AUTHORITY FOR CLOSING A GRADE CROSSING AND PERFORMING CERTAIN OTHER ROAD AND GRADE CROSSING IMPROVEMENTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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