SB239 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Greg J. Reed

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Railroads, qualified employees required to operate railroad train in this state, criminal penalties

Description

This bill would provide that no railroad train may be operated in this state unless the train has a crew of at least two qualified employees and would provide criminal penalties.

The bill would exempt certain railroads operating on an excepted track from the bill.

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose.

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment.

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Subjects

Railroads