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OH HB439
Bill
Status
2/2/2012
Primary Sponsor
Mike Foley
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AI Summary
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Requires railroad companies to provide train crews with a written list of all hazardous materials being transported if a train will carry 80,000 pounds or more of hazardous materials
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Written document must be provided to each crew member at least 10 hours before the train's scheduled departure time
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Railroad companies failing to comply are subject to a civil penalty of $1,000 per occurrence, with each crew member who fails to receive the list in time constituting a separate occurrence
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Attorney General may bring civil action to collect penalties at the request of the Public Utilities Commission
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All collected penalties are deposited into the Public Utilities Fund
Legislative Description
To provide that if a train will be carrying 80,000 pounds or more of hazardous materials, the railroad company must provide the train crew with a list of those hazardous materials at least ten hours prior to the train's scheduled departure time.
Train-carrying hazardous materials-inform crew before departure
Last Action
To Transportation, Public Safety & Homeland Security
2/2/2012