Senate Bill S6926

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the department of transportation to conduct certain follow up inspections of freight rail trains or freight rail tracks within the state

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S6926 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14, Transp L

2023-S6926 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of transportation to conduct a follow up inspection of any freight rail train or freight rail track audit within the state conducted by the federal railroad administration that identifies safety-related deficiencies or violations.

2023-S6926 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6926 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6926
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in  relation  to  requiring  the
   department  of transportation to conduct certain follow up inspections
   of freight rail trains or freight rail tracks within the state

   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  CONDUCT  A  FOLLOW UP INSPECTION OF ANY FREIGHT RAIL TRAIN OR
 FREIGHT RAIL TRACK INSPECTION WITHIN THE STATE CONDUCTED BY THE  FEDERAL
 RAILROAD  ADMINISTRATION  THAT IDENTIFIES SAFETY-RELATED DEFICIENCIES OR
 VIOLATIONS OR FOR CORRESPONDING FREIGHT RAIL TRAINS WHERE SAFETY-RELATED
 DEFICIENCIES OR VIOLATIONS WERE REPORTED BY  REGULATORS  IN  NEIGHBORING
 STATES ON ROUTES THAT WILL SUBSEQUENTLY TRAVEL THROUGH NEW YORK.
   §  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 repealed if any federal agency determines in writing that this act would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
 render New York state out of compliance with federal law or  regulation;
 and  provided  that  the commissioner of transportation shall notify the
 legislative bill drafting commission  upon  any  such  determination  in
 order  that the commission may maintain an accurate and timely effective
 data base of the official text of the laws of the state of New  York  in
 furtherance of effectuating the provisions of section 44 of the legisla-
 tive  law  and  section 70-b of the public officers law. Effective imme-
 diately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation
 necessary for the implementation 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.
                                                            LBD10340-03-3

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