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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 971 By: Weaver
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to railroads; defining terms;
66	66	requiring certain railroad trains to have two
67	67	certified crew members aboard; providing exce ptions;
68	68	providing penalty and penalty amount; providing for
69	69	codification; providing an effective date; and
70	70	declaring an emergency.
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75	75	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
76	76	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
77	77	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 104 of Title 66, unles s there is
78	78	created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
79	79	A. As used in this section:
80	80	1. “Certified crew member” means an employee involved in the
81	81	operation of a railroa d train, including a certified engineer or a
82	82	certified conductor, and not including a hostler service employee,
83	83	utility employee, or contractor;
84	84	2. “Helper service” means the use of a locomotive or group of
85	85	locomotives to assist another railroad train tha t is experiencing
86	86	mechanical failure or lacks the power to traverse difficult terrain,
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138	138	including the travel to or from the location where the assistance is
139	139	provided; and
140	140	3. “Hostler service” means the movement of locomotives that are
141	141	not attached to rail cars within a rail yard.
142	142	B. Any person, firm, or corporation operating a railroad train
143	143	in connection with carrying freight in this state shall have at
144	144	least two certified crew members aboard the railroad train while the
145	145	railroad train is in motion.
146	146	C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
147	147	1. Trains that are used pri marily for the purpose of
148	148	transporting people from one location to another or are used for
149	149	tourism purposes such as scenic, historic, or excursion rides;
150	150	2. A locomotive or grou p or locomotives that are traveling no
151	151	faster than thirty (30) miles per hour outside of a rail yard and
152	152	are attached only to a caboose;
153	153	3. Helper service;
154	154	4. Hostler service; and
155	155	5. The movement of a train for the purpose of loading or
156	156	unloading freight, provided that the train is moving no faster than
157	157	ten (10) miles per hour.
158	158	D. The Department of Public Safety shall have the authority to
159	159	issue a citation to any person, firm, or corporation that violates
160	160	the provisions of this section. Such person, fi rm, or corporation
161	161	shall be subject to a fine:
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213	213	1. Not less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) nor more
214	214	than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for a first offense;
215	215	2. More than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) but not to exceed
216	216	Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for a second offense committed
217	217	within three (3) years; or
218	218	3. More than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) but not to
219	219	exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for a third or subsequent
220	220	offense committed within three (3) years.
221	221	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
222	222	SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
223	223	of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
224	224	declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take e ffect and
225	225	be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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