SB766 HFAT Fast 3-8 #3

McMinn 3919

 

Delegate Fast moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

"A Bill to amend and reenact §17-4-8 and §31-2A-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to use of state road for rail crossing; requiring cooperation between the rail company and the Division of Highways when construction or maintenance activities are conducted by the company; removing language making it unlawful for any railroad company, except in emergency, to order, allow, or permit the operation of its system so that a train blocks the passage of vehicular traffic for a period longer than 10 minutes; and promoting railroad safety and community safety during railroad crossings of parades by prohibiting a railroad company from utilizing a crossing during a parade or sanctioned celebration."

 

 

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