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IN SR0014
Resolution
Status
1/16/2019
Primary Sponsor
Lonnie Randolph
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AI Summary
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Urges the Indiana Legislative Council to establish a study committee to examine issues related to railroad crossing regulation
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Indiana has 5,693 public railroad-highway grade crossings, the highest concentration in the country, with more than 4,000 miles of track
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Responds to a September 24, 2018 Indiana Supreme Court ruling that federal law (Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995) preempts Indiana's blocked-crossing statute (Ind. Code § 8-6-7-5.1)
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Seeks to address state sovereignty concerns raised by federal preemption of state laws regulating how long trains may block crossings
Legislative Description
A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the legislative council to establish a study committee to study issues related to the regulation of railroad crossings.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation
1/16/2019