Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 23, 2023 | referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 22, 2023 | ordered to third reading cal.1123 reported and committed to rules |
May 15, 2023 | referred to transportation |
senate Bill S6924
Sponsored By
James Skoufis
(D) 42nd Senate District
Current Bill Status - Passed Senate
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr
(D) 15th Senate District
Timothy M. Kennedy
(D, WF) 63rd Senate District
Rachel May
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
Rob Rolison
(R) 39th Senate District
S6924 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Transportation
- Law Section:
- Railroad Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §109, Rail L
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.
S6924 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6924 SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: 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 materi- als prior to traveling on tracks within the state PURPOSE: Requires railroad corporations to inform the department of environmental conservation and the department of transportation about freight rail trains transporting hazardous materials prior to traveling on tracks within the state SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Amends the railroad law by adding a new section 109 to require every railroad corporation which operates any freight train
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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