Assembly Bill A8227

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the department of transportation to establish a central registry of reports, audits, plans and public inspections for freight rail operators, rail cars and freight lines

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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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2023-A8227 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6922
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14, Transp L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S2048

2023-A8227 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of transportation to establish a central registry of reports, audits, plans and public inspections regarding freight rail operators, rail cars and freight lines or routes and rights of way.

2023-A8227 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8227
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LEVENBERG,  SHIMSKY,  BURDICK, L. ROSENTHAL,
   TAYLOR, DICKENS -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Trans-
   portation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the transportation law, in relation to requiring the
   department of  transportation  to  establish  a  central  registry  of
   reports,  audits, plans  and public inspections for freight trains and
   freight rail lines
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 14 of the transportation law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 37 to read as follows:
   37.    TO  ESTABLISH  A  PUBLICLY  AVAILABLE  CENTRAL  REGISTRY OF ALL
 REPORTS, AUDITS, PLANS AND PUBLIC  INSPECTIONS  REGARDING  FREIGHT  RAIL
 OPERATORS,  FREIGHT  RAIL  CARS AND TRAIN SETS, FREIGHT LINES OR ROUTES,
 AND FREIGHT RAILROAD CORPORATION  RIGHTS  OF  WAY.  SUCH  REPORTS  SHALL
 INCLUDE,  WITHOUT  LIMITATION,  DAILY  INSPECTION REPORTS, SAFETY PLANS,
 TRACK INSPECTION REPORTS, BRIDGE AND TUNNEL INSPECTION  REPORTS,  SAFETY
 INCIDENT  REPORTS,  AND  ANNUAL BRIDGE AND TUNNEL CERTIFICATIONS BY SUCH
 RAILROAD CORPORATIONS. THE COMMISSIONER OR HER  OR  HIS  DESIGNEE  SHALL
 MAINTAIN AND REGULARLY UPDATE SUCH REGISTRY. PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT THE
 COMMISSIONER  OR  HER OR HIS DESIGNEE MAY REDACT ANY RECORDS OR PORTIONS
 THEREOF THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY  EXEMPTED  FROM  DISCLOSURE  BY  STATE  OR
 FEDERAL STATUTE OR REGULATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10337-02-3

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