HB484 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Napoleon Bracy Representative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Transportation, rail carriers, Safe Freight Act, minimum crew requirements, provided

Description

This bill would establish the Safe Freight Act to prohibit the operation of a train unless the train has a crew consisting of at least two individuals.

This bill would provide criminal penalties for a violation.

This bill would provide exceptions for the prohibition under certain circumstances.

This bill would authorize the President of the Public Service Commission to provide an exemption to certain trains under certain circumstances.

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

Transportation