Assembly Bill A408

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits the idling of certain railroads in the state

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A408 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14-n, Transp L; add §19-0308, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9851
2011-2012: A2069
2013-2014: A288
2015-2016: A974
2019-2020: A806

2017-A408 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the idling of certain railroad engines in the state; defines railroad; prohibits a railroad engine to idle for longer than ten minutes while parking, standing or stopping within five hundred feet of a residential property; authorizes the department of transportation to impose a fine for a violation and post signs

2017-A408 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    408
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. M. G. MILLER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to  authorizing  the
   department  of transportation to prohibit idling railroads in the city
   of New York; and to  amend  the  environmental  conservation  law,  in
   relation to railroad emissions regulations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The transportation law is amended by adding a  new  section
 14-n to read as follows:
   §  14-N.  ADDITIONAL  PURPOSES  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT;  IDLING  RAILROAD
 ENGINES. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "RAILROAD"  SHALL
 MEAN  A  PRIVATE  OR  PUBLIC  RAILROAD  OPERATING IN THIS STATE CARRYING
 EITHER FREIGHT, PASSENGERS OR FREIGHT  AND  PASSENGERS,  BUT  SHALL  NOT
 INCLUDE ANY RAILROAD OPERATED BY THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHOR-
 ITY OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES.
   2.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROHIBIT A RAILROAD ENGINE TO IDLE FOR LONGER
 THAN TEN MINUTES WHILE PARKING, STANDING, OR STOPPING WHEN  WITHIN  FIVE
 HUNDRED FEET OF ANY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.
   3.  THE  PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY
 WHEN THE RAILROAD ENGINE IS PARKING, STOPPING OR STANDING IN A MUNICIPAL
 PARKING LOT.
   4. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL POST SIGNS RELATING TO PROHIBITED IDLING WHERE
 PRACTICABLE AND INCLUDE THE MAXIMUM PENALTY THAT MAY BE  IMPOSED  FOR  A
 VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION. SUCH SIGNS SHALL BE POSTED
 AT  OTHER  APPROPRIATE  LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, AS DETERMINED BY
 THE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED  TO,  LOCATIONS  FOR  WHICH  A
 MUNICIPALITY RECEIVES A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OF IDLING RAIL-
 ROAD ENGINES.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02784-01-7

              

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