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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1516 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3720 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Kathleen R. LaNatra |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to 2-person train crew size. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kathleen R. LaNatra12th Plymouth1/15/2025Michael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk2/6/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1516 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3720 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative LaNatra of Kingston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3720) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Kathleen R. LaNatra and Michael D. Brady for legislation to require a minimum of 2 persons for |
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| 20 | 20 | | the movement of certain freight trains. Transportation. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to 2-person train crew size. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 161C of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2following section:- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 Section 8. (a) No train or light engine used in connection with the movement of freight |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4may be operated unless it has a crew consisting of at least 2 persons. For the purposes of this |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5section, “train or light engine used in connection with the movement of freight” shall not include |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6hostler service or utility employees. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7 (b) A company who willfully violates this section may be subject to a fine of: (i) not less |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8than $250 nor more than $1,000, for a first offense; (ii) not less than $1,000 nor more than |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9$5,000, for a second offense committed within 3 years; and (iii) not less than $5,000 nor more |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10than $10,000, for a third offense and subsequent offenses committed within 3 years. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. |
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