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S1368.....................................................by TRANSPORTATION RAILROAD CROSSINGS - Amends existing law to provide required signaling by locomotives for certain times and distances before crossings. 02/10 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing 02/13 Rpt prt - to Transp
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1368 BY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO OPERATION OF RAILROADS; AMENDING SECTION 62-412, IDAHO CODE, TO 3 PROVIDE REQUIRED SIGNALING BY LOCOMOTIVES FOR PRESCRIBED TIMES AND DIS- 4 TANCES BEFORE CROSSINGS. 5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 6 SECTION 1. That Section 62-412, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 7 amended to read as follows: 8 62-412. BELL OR WHISTLE TO BE SOUNDED. A bell of at least twenty (20) 9 pounds weight must be placed on each locomotive engine, and be rungat a dis-10tance ofat least fifteen (15) seconds but not more than twenty (20) seconds 11 before the crossing. If the movement of the locomotive engine exceeds forty- 12 five (45) miles per hour, then the bell must be rung eighty (80) rods, approx- 13 imately one-quarter (1/4) mile, from the place where the railroad crosses any 14 public street, road or highway, and be kept ringing until it has crossed such 15 public street, road or highway;orand an adequate steam, air, electric or 16 other similar whistle must be attached, and be sounded, except in cities, at17the like distance, and be kept sounding at intervals until it has crossed the18same,at least fifteen (15) seconds but not more than twenty (20) seconds 19 before the crossing. If movement of the locomotive engine exceeds forty-five 20 (45) miles per hour, then the whistle will be sounded eighty (80) rods, 21 approximately one-quarter (1/4) mile, from the place where the railroad cros- 22 ses any public street, road or highway, and be kept ringing until it has cros- 23 sed such public street, road or highway, under a penalty of one hundred dol- 24 lars ($100) for every neglect, to be paid by the corporation operating the 25 railroad, which may be recovered in an action prosecuted by the prosecuting 26 attorney of the proper county, for the use of the state. The corporation is 27 also liable for all damages sustained by any person, and caused by its locomo- 28 tives, trains or cars, when the provisions of this section are not complied 29 with.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 15802 Relating to the operation of railroads amending Section 62-412 to provide required signaling by locomotives for prescribed time and distances before and at crossing. This brings Idaho Code in line with federal regulations as well as neighboring states. FISCAL NOTE None. Contact Name: Senator Bert Marley Phone: (208) 332-1407 or (208) 406-1817 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1368