| 1 | 1 | | 88R4216 BEE-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Harris of Williamson H.B. No. 5278 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to a study of stopped trains of excessive length that |
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| 8 | 8 | | occupy railroad grade crossings for extended periods. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. (a) The Texas Department of Transportation shall |
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| 11 | 11 | | study the disruption to vehicular travel and access to residences |
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| 12 | 12 | | caused by stopped trains of excessive length that occupy one or more |
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| 13 | 13 | | railroad grade crossings for extended periods. The study must |
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| 14 | 14 | | address the potential impact of legislation regulating: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (1) the maximum length of trains in this state, |
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| 16 | 16 | | including the minimum number of conductors that should be required |
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| 17 | 17 | | for trains based on length; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | (2) the period of time for which a stopped train may |
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| 19 | 19 | | occupy a railroad grade crossing. |
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| 20 | 20 | | (b) Not later than March 1, 2024, the Texas Department of |
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| 21 | 21 | | Transportation shall submit to the standing committees of the |
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| 22 | 22 | | legislature having jurisdiction over railroads a report on the |
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| 23 | 23 | | findings of the study. |
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| 24 | 24 | | (c) This section expires March 2, 2024. |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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