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A00701
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1028
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY MATZIE, MARSHALL, NEILSON, PISCIOTTANO, MALAGARI,
MARKOSEK, CIRESI, SALISBURY, DEASY, VENKAT, BENHAM,
OBERLANDER, HARKINS, McNEILL, MADDEN, SANCHEZ, SCHLOSSBERG,
KHAN, OTTEN, HILL-EVANS, KINSEY, SAMUELSON, KRAJEWSKI AND
WARREN, APRIL 25, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND
UTILITIES, APRIL 25, 2023
AN ACT
Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in railroads, providing for
prohibition on blocking of crossings, for limitation on
length of freight or work trains, for authorization to
monitor safety practices and operations by collective
bargaining representatives, for safe staffing levels for
trains or light engines, for wayside detector systems, for
study of transportation of hazardous materials or waste and
for reporting system for transportation of hazardous
materials or waste; and imposing penalties.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 66 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding sections to read:
§ 2710. Prohibition on blocking of crossings.
A railroad owner or operator may not allow for the blocking
of a railroad/highway grade crossing that results in the delay
of an emergency vehicle from assisting a person or property in
distress for more than five minutes. The commission shall assess
a civil penalty of $10,000 for each violation of this section.
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