HB11 Alabama 2010 1st Special Session

Sponsors

Session

First Special Session 2010

Title

Ethics Law, lobbying, definition to include activity with any branch of state government, maintenance of electronic database, mandatory ethics training for public officers or employees and lobbyists, certain representation by legislators prohibited, Sec. 36-25-1.5 added

Description

<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the train crew, yard crew, or engine crew of a railroad is not personally responsible or held guilty of violating any law regulating the occupying or blocking of any street, road, or highway crossing-at-grade by trains or passenger or freight cars, if done pursuant to orders or instructions of the employer, officers, or supervisory officials</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would make it unlawful for a standing train to obstruct any public street, road, or other highway crossing-at-grade for more than 10 minutes and would provide civil penalties</p><p class="bill_description"> The bill would also require the train crew, yard crew, or engine crew of a train blocking a crossing to move the train in specified circumstances</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 37-8-115 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to trains obstructing streets; to require trains to be moved in certain circumstances; to place a time limit on standing trains obstructing streets; and to provide civil penalties. </p>

Subjects

Ethics Commission