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Assembly Bill A5022

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a task force relating to voluntary re-routing of hazardous cargoes by railroad carriers

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2009-A5022 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง14-f, Transp L

2009-A5022 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a task force relating to voluntary re-routing of hazardous cargoes by railroad carriers.

2009-A5022 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5022

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 10, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  transportation  law,  in  relation to voluntary
  re-routing of hazardous cargoes by railroad carriers

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

  Section 1. Section 14-f of the transportation law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL APPOINT A TASK FORCE ON RAILROAD ROUTING
OF  SECURITY  SENSITIVE  CARGOES.  THE  TASK FORCE SHALL CONSIST OF FIVE
MEMBERS, APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AND CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE, ONE EACH
TO BE RECOMMENDED BY THE GOVERNOR, SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY,  THE  TEMPO-
RARY  PRESIDENT  OF THE SENATE, AND THE MINORITY LEADERS OF THE ASSEMBLY
AND SENATE WHO SHALL BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RAIL INDUSTRY,  THE  STATE
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, STATE HOMELAND SECURITY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
THE  TASK  FORCE SHALL BE CHARGED WITH DEVELOPING OPTIMAL DESIGNATION OF
SAFE AND SECURE ROUTING AND STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS,  AS  DEFINED
IN  SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, BY RAIL CARRIERS IN THIS STATE. THE
TASK FORCE SHALL STUDY PAST, CURRENT AND  POSSIBLE  FUTURE  PATTERNS  OF
RAIL  TRANSPORTATION  OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS THROUGH THE STATE INCLUDING
INTERCHANGES BETWEEN CARRIERS.
  (B) THE TASK FORCE SHALL, AS SOON  AS  POSSIBLE,  NEGOTIATE  VOLUNTARY
AGREEMENTS  WITH  CARRIERS  FOR  DAILY,  AS WELL AS FOR SPECIAL SECURITY
EVENTS, ALTERNATIVE ROUTING, WHEREVER POSSIBLE, TO ELIMINATE  OR  REDUCE
THE  SAFETY AND SECURITY RISKS OF TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.
THE TASK FORCE SHALL PREPARE AND TRANSMIT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGIS-
LATURE A REPORT ON THE PROGRESS AND STATUS OF  THE  DEVELOPMENT  OF  THE
OPTIMAL  DESIGNATION OF SAFE AND SECURE ROUTING AND STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS.
  (C) THE TASK FORCE SHALL HIRE AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT TO  ASSIST  IN
DEVELOPING  AN  ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR WEIGHTING THE COMPARATIVE SAFETY AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08144-01-9
              

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