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S1139.....................................................by TRANSPORTATION
RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS - Amends existing law to provide that the Railroad
Grade Crossing Protection Fund may be used to pay for the costs of
constructing railroad grade crossing or separation structures and may be
used to support public education and safety programs which promote
awareness of public safety at railroad grade crossings; to provide that the
Idaho Transportation Department shall apportion the entire cost of the
construction of any railroad grade crossing or grade separation structures
between the railroad company or companies and the Idaho Transportation
Department or local authority; and to provide the maximum dollar amount
that may be provided from the Railroad Grade Crossing Protection Fund to
support public education and safety programs.
02/12 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/13 Rpt prt - to Transp
02/28 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/01 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/08 3rd rdg - PASSED - 32-0-3
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch(Bartlett), Bunderson,
Burtenshaw, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure,
Geddes, Goedde, Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, King-Barrutia, Lee, Lodge,
Noh, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sims, Sorensen, Stegner,
Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams,
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Brandt, Cameron, Keough
Floor Sponsor -- Frasure
Title apvd - to House
03/09 House intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
03/28 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
Rls susp - FAILED - 33-37-0
AYES -- Barraclough, Bedke, Bieter, Black, Boe, Bradford, Chase,
Collins, Cuddy, Deal, Ellsworth, Field(13), Gould, Hadley, Hansen,
Harwood, Henbest(Farley), Hornbeck, Kellogg, Kunz, Mader, Marley,
Montgomery, Pischner, Pomeroy, Robison, Sellman, Shepherd, Smylie,
Stevenson, Trail, Young(Young), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Barrett, Bell, Bolz, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Clark,
Crow, Denney, Ellis, Eskridge, Field(20), Gagner, Hammond, Higgins,
Jaquet, Jones, Kendell, Lake, Langford, Loertscher, McKague, Meyer,
Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce, Raybould, Ridinger, Roberts, Sali,
Schaefer, Smith, Stone, Tilman, Wheeler, Wood
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor -- Kunz
Filed w/ Office of the Secretary of the Senate
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1139
BY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS; AMENDING SECTION 62-304A, IDAHO CODE, TO
3 PROVIDE THAT THE RAILROAD GRADE CROSSING PROTECTION FUND MAY BE USED TO
4 PAY FOR THE COSTS OF CONSTRUCTING RAILROAD GRADE CROSSING OR SEPARATION
5 STRUCTURES, TO PROVIDE THAT THE FUND MAY BE USED TO SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCA-
6 TION AND SAFETY PROGRAMS WHICH PROMOTE AWARENESS OF PUBLIC SAFETY AT RAIL-
7 ROAD GRADE CROSSINGS OF PUBLIC STREETS, ROADS OR HIGHWAYS AND TO PROVIDE
8 CORRECT TERMINOLOGY; AND AMENDING SECTION 62-304C, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE
9 THAT THE IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT SHALL APPORTION THE ENTIRE COST
10 OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY RAILROAD GRADE CROSSING OR GRADE SEPARATION
11 STRUCTURES BETWEEN THE RAILROAD COMPANY OR COMPANIES AND THE IDAHO TRANS-
12 PORTATION DEPARTMENT OR THE LOCAL AUTHORITY IN PROPORTION TO THE RESPEC-
13 TIVE BENEFITS TO BE DERIVED, TO PROVIDE FOR A MAXIMUM DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT
14 MAY BE PROVIDED FROM THE RAILROAD GRADE CROSSING PROTECTION FUND TO SUP-
15 PORT PUBLIC EDUCATION AND SAFETY PROGRAMS WHICH PROMOTE AWARENESS OF PUB-
16 LIC SAFETY AT RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS AND TO PROVIDE CORRECT TERMINOLOGY
17 AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION.
18 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
19 SECTION 1. That Section 62-304A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
20 amended to read as follows:
21 62-304A. CREATION OF RAILROAD GRADE CROSSING PROTECTION ACCOUNT FUND. In
22 order to promote the public safety at railroad grade crossings and public
23 streets, roads or highways and to provide for the payment of all or part of
24 the costs of installing, constructing, reconstructing, maintaining or improv-
25 ing railroad grade crossing or separation structures, or automatic or other
26 safety appliances, signals or devices at railroad grade crossings of public
27 streets, roads or highways over the tracks of any railroad company or compa-
28 nies, or to support public education and safety programs which promote aware-
29 ness of public safety at railroad grade crossings of public streets, roads or
30 highways, there is hereby created in the dedicated fund in the state treasury
31 an account fund to be known as the railroad grade crossing protection account
32 fund.
33 SECTION 2. That Section 62-304C, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
34 amended to read as follows:
35 62-304C. APPORTIONMENT OF COSTS. The Idaho transportation department
36 shall follow federal guidelines on such grade crossing improvement projects as
37 are to be funded in whole or in part under any federal act, and where the
38 project is not funded entirely by federal funds, the Idaho transportation
39 department may use moneys in the railroad grade crossing protection account
40 fund to pay all or a portion of the matching funds required.
41 On projects where federal-aid funds are not being utilized in whole or in
2
1 part, the Idaho transportation department shall apportion the entire cost of
2 the engineering, installation, construction, reconstruction or improvement of
3 any railroad grade crossing or grade separation structures, or signal or
4 device as described in section 62-304A, Idaho Code, between the railroad com-
5 pany or companies and the Idaho transportation department or the local author-
6 ity, in proportion to the respective benefits to be derived. The Idaho trans-
7 portation department may use moneys in the railroad grade crossing protection
8 account fund to pay all or a portion of the cost apportioned to the Idaho
9 transportation department or local authority involved.
10 The railroad company or companies owning the track or tracks upon which
11 the improvement shall be made shall perform all construction and maintenance
12 of the signals or devices and shall be reimbursed for such part of said costs
13 not to be borne by it, but in allocating said costs and dividing the same
14 among the parties involved, the Idaho transportation department shall limit
15 the amount to be charged against the railroad company or companies to a maxi-
16 mum of ten per cent percent (10%) of the total cost of such construction,
17 unless the crossing is a new one proposed by the railroad company or compa-
18 nies, in which case the entire cost of construction shall be apportioned to
19 said railroad company or companies.
20 A maximum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) may be provided from
21 the railroad grade crossing protection fund by the Idaho transportation
22 department to support public education and safety programs which promote
23 awareness of public safety at railroad grade crossings of public streets,
24 roads or highways over the tracks of any railroad company or companies.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 11092
The intent of this legislation is to expand the use of
the Railroad Grade Crossing Protection Account (in Section
62-304A , Idaho Code) to allow for construction of grade
crossing or separation structures. In addition, a new
paragraph was added to Section 62-304C, Idaho Code, to
support public education and safety programs. The intent of
limiting the latter to $25,000
would be to encourage railroad companies to continue
funding the program.
Currently, those companies are annually supporting the
Idaho Operation Lifesaver program at $50,000. This bill
provides that a portion of those program costs may be
allocated from the Railroad Grade Crossing Protection
Account for public education and safety programs which
promote awareness of public safety at railroad grade
crossings of public streets, roads or highways over the
tracks of any railroad company or companies.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Railroad Grade Crossing Account is allocated $250,000
(Section 63-2412, Idaho Code) annually off the top of the
Highway Distribution Account. This bill provides that up to
$25,000 of those funds may be dedicated by the Idaho
Transportation Board specifically to support railroad
public education and safety programs.
Legislative contact:
Sen. Evan Frasure
332-1315
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1139
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