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Assembly Bill A5125

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that any train operating without a conductor is prohibited from passing under any body of water

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2009-A5125 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Railroad Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง109, Rail L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1137
2013-2014: A1581
2015-2016: A1304
2017-2018: A2070
2019-2020: A1777

2009-A5125 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that any train operating without a conductor is prohibited from passing under any body of water.

2009-A5125 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5125

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 10, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN  ACT to amend the railroad law, in relation to the prohibition of the
  use of trains without conductors in certain circumstances

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The railroad law is amended by adding a new section 109 to
read as follows:
  S 109. USE OF TRAINS WITHOUT CONDUCTORS PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN  CIRCUM-
STANCES. ANY TRAIN OPERATING WITHOUT THE USE OF A CONDUCTOR IS PROHIBIT-
ED FROM PASSING UNDER ANY BODY OF WATER.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05917-01-9

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