Assembly Actions -
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Senate Bill S5713
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 42nd Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
(R) 39th Senate District
(D, WF) 52nd Senate District
2025-S5713 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1002
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Railroad Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §109, Rail L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
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S6924, A10675
2025-S5713 (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.
2025-S5713 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5713 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
2025-S5713 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5713 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, ADDABBO, MAY, ROLISON, WEBB -- 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 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01315-01-5
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