Senate Bill S6924

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires railroad corporations to inform the division of homeland security and emergency services, department of environmental conservation, and department of transportation about certain freight rail trains

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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-S6924 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10675
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Railroad Law
Laws Affected:
Add §109, Rail L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S5713, A1002

2023-S6924 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires railroad corporations to inform the division of homeland security and emergency services, department of environmental conservation and department of transportation about freight rail trains transporting hazardous materials prior to traveling on tracks within the state.

2023-S6924 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6924 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6924
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the railroad law,  in  relation  to  requiring  railroad
   corporations to inform the division of homeland security and emergency
   services,  department of environmental conservation, and department of
   transportation about freight rail trains transporting hazardous  mate-
   rials prior to traveling on tracks within the state
 
   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:
   § 109. TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. 1. EVERY RAILROAD CORPO-
 RATION  WHICH  OPERATES  ANY FREIGHT TRAIN WITHIN THE STATE SHALL INFORM
 THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT  OF
 ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION,  AND  DEPARTMENT  OF  TRANSPORTATION  ABOUT
 FREIGHT RAIL TRAINS TRANSPORTING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PRIOR TO  TRAVELING
 ON  TRACKS  WITHIN  THE  STATE,  AND SHALL PROMPTLY UPDATE THE HAZARDOUS
 WASTE MANIFEST. SUCH INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
 SHALL INCLUDE THE SAME INFORMATION REQUIRED  TO  BE  PROVIDED  TO  LOCAL
 MUNICIPALITIES  PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 114-94, THE FEDERAL FIXING AMERI-
 CA'S SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ACT.
   2. INFORMATION PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION
 SHALL BE CONFIDENTIAL AND SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE UNDER ARTI-
 CLE SIX OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW.
   3. THE COMMISSIONERS SHALL PROMULGATE ALL RULES AND REGULATIONS NECES-
 SARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law; provided, however, that  this  act  shall  be  deemed
 repealed if any federal agency determines in writing that this act would
 render New York state ineligible for the receipt of federal funds or any
 court  of  competent jurisdiction finally determines that this act would
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10668-02-3

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