Rep. Jay Hoffman

Filed: 3/28/2017

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 535

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 535, AS AMENDED,
3with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No.
41, on page 8, line 4, by deleting "or cross"; and
 
5on page 8, line 11, by replacing "maintain, cross," with
6"maintain,"; and
 
7on page 8, by replacing lines 14 through 19 with the following:
8"control of a railroad, the right to enter upon includes the
9installation, construction, operation, repair, maintenance, or
10removal of wire, cable, fiber, conduit, or related facilities
11that are at, above, or below grade and that cross the real
12estate or rights-of-way in a manner that runs generally
13perpendicular to the railroad tracks or railroad right-of-way.
14For the purposes of this subsection (f), and only in the case
15of real estate or rights-of-way in possession of or in the
16control of a railroad, the right to enter upon does not apply

 

 

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1to wire, cable, fiber, conduit, or related facilities that run
2along, within, and generally parallel to, but do not cross, the
3railroad tracks or railroad right-of-way. No entry shall be
4made until at least"; and
 
5on page 8, line 25, by replacing "repair, crossing," with
6"repair,"; and
 
7on page 9, by replacing lines 4 through 6 with the following:
8    "published and publicly available American Railway
9    Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association standards
10    and the published and publicly available standards for the
11    appropriate railroad for, such installation, maintenance,
12    repair, or removal;"; and
 
13on page 9, line 16, by deleting "crossing,"; and
 
14on page 9, line 24, by replacing "repair, crossing," with
15"repair,"; and
 
16on page 10, line 6, by deleting "crossing,"; and
 
17on page 10, line 8, after "public", by inserting "or employee";
18and
 
19on page 10, line 21, by deleting "crossing,"; and
 

 

 

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1on page 11, line 7, by replacing "repair, crossing," with
2"repair,"; and
 
3on page 12, line 24, by deleting "crossing,"; and
 
4on page 21, line 25, by deleting "or cross"; and
 
5on page 22, line 7, by replacing "maintain, cross," with
6"maintain,"; and
 
7on page 22, by replacing lines 9 through 14 with the following:
8"possession of or in control of a railroad, the right to enter
9upon includes the installation, construction, operation,
10repair, maintenance, or removal of wire, cable, fiber, conduit,
11or related facilities that are at, above, or below grade and
12that cross the real estate or rights-of-way in a manner that
13runs generally perpendicular to the railroad tracks or railroad
14right-of-way. For the purposes of this subsection (f), and only
15in the case of real estate or rights-of-way in possession of or
16in the control of a railroad, the right to enter upon does not
17apply to wire, cable, fiber, conduit, or related facilities
18that run along, within, and generally parallel to, but do not
19cross, the railroad tracks or railroad right-of-way. No entry
20shall be made"; and
 

 

 

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1on page 22, line 21, by replacing "repair, crossing," with
2"repair,"; and
 
3by replacing line 26 on page 22 through line 2 on page 23 with
4the following:
5    "published and publicly available American Railway
6    Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association standards
7    and the published and publicly available standards for the
8    appropriate railroad for, such installation, maintenance,
9    repair, or removal;"; and
 
10on page 23, line 12, by deleting "crossing,"; and
 
11on page 23, line 20, by replacing "repair, crossing," with
12"repair,"; and
 
13on page 24, line 2, by deleting "crossing,"; and
 
14on page 24, line 4, after "public", by inserting "or employee";
15and
 
16on page 24, line 13, by replacing "15 business" with "30 15
17business"; and
 
18on page 25, line 3, by replacing "repair, crossing," with
19"repair,"; and
 

 

 

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1on page 43, line 6, by deleting "or cross"; and
 
2on page 43, line 14, by deleting "crossings or"; and
 
3on page 43, line 20, by deleting "crossing or"; and
 
4on page 43, line 24, by deleting "crossing,"; and
 
5on page 44, line 6, by deleting "any crossing or to"; and
 
6on page 44, immediately below line 15, by inserting the
7following:
8        "(f) Beginning on the effective date this amendatory
9    Act of the 100th General Assembly, the Transportation
10    Division of the Illinois Commerce Commission shall include
11    in its annual Crossing Safety Improvement Program report a
12    brief description of the number of cases decided by the
13    Illinois Commerce Commission and the number of cases that
14    remain pending before the Illinois Commerce Commission
15    under this subsection (9) for the period covered by the
16    report.".