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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (202 3)
HOUSE BILL 1075 By: Luttrell
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to railroads; stating legislative
intent; requiring certain railroad operators have two
crewmembers; making certain ex ceptions; providing for
noncodification; providing for codification; and
providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
The Legislature finds that adequate personnel are critical to
ensuring railroad operational safety, secu rity, and, in the event of
a hazardous material incident, support of first re sponder
activities, as well as in the interest of the safety of the g eneral
public. Therefore, the Legislature declares that this act
regulating minimum railroad employee staffing to reduce risk to
localities constitutes power to protect and pr omote the health,
safety, security and welfare of the residents of this state by
reducing the risk exposure to local communities and prote cting
environmentally sensitive or pristine land and waterways .
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SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 104 of Title 66, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Railroads, excluding short lines, operating within this
state shall maintain a minimum of two (2) crew members in the control
compartment of the lead loc omotive unit of a train.
B. Compliance with subsection A of th is section shall not be
required during switching operations, brake testing, safety
inspections or while performing setouts in conjunction with road
service.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
59-1-5107 JBH 01/05/23