New York A 1145: Relates to the use of locomotive horns at private highway-rail grade crossings; repealer

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A01145 Summary:

BILL NOA01145 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSantabarbara

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Rpld & add §53-b, Rail L

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Relates to the use of locomotive horns at private highway-rail grade crossings; establishes use of locomotive horn in the locomotive engineer's sole judgment, is appropriate in order to prevent imminent injury, death, or property damage.

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01/09/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1145

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the railroad law, in relation to the use of locomotive
 horns at private highway-rail grade crossings; and to repeal section
 53-b of such law relating to ringing bells and blowing whistles at
 crossings

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 53-b of the railroad law is REPEALED and a new
 2 section 53-b is added to read as follows:
 3 § 53-b. Use of locomotive horns at crossings. Unless otherwise
 4 required by federal law or regulation, at a private highway-rail grade
 5 crossing, a locomotive engineer may sound the locomotive horn to provide
 6 a warning to animals, vehicle operators, pedestrians, trespassers or
 7 crews on other trains in an emergency situation if, in the locomotive
 8 engineer's sole judgment, such action is appropriate in order to prevent
 9 imminent injury, death, or property damage.
 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03458-01-5

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