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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY HURLEY, HAMMITT, and GARMAN
1 3 A Concurrent Resolution urging the required use of
1 4 reflectorized strips on railroad cars.
1 5 WHEREAS, safe travel of rail freight and
1 6 passengers, as well as the motoring public, is a
1 7 paramount concern of this state; and
1 8 WHEREAS, Iowa has over 4,000 miles of railroad
1 9 track in this state as well as a significant number of
1 10 railroad crossings; and
1 11 WHEREAS, Iowa motorists have been involved in about
1 12 115 accidents involving trains and motor vehicles each
1 13 year, with an average of 12 fatalities each year and
1 14 18 fatalities during 1994; and
1 15 WHEREAS, measures to try to improve railroad safety
1 16 through upgraded railroad crossing devices have always
1 17 been supported; and
1 18 WHEREAS, the use of reflectorized strips on
1 19 railroad cars has been proposed as a measure to try to
1 20 reduce the number of accidents and fatalities
1 21 involving trains and motor vehicles by improving the
1 22 visibility of trains; and
1 23 WHEREAS, several railroad companies, including the
1 24 Chicago and Northwestern, Soo Line, and Burlington
1 25 Northern, have begun to experiment with the use of
1 26 reflectorized strips on railroad cars; and
1 27 WHEREAS, the use of reflectorized strips, however,
1 28 is not currently required by law or regulation; and
1 29 WHEREAS, regulation of rail transportation is a
1 30 federal concern with limited ability of states to
2 1 propose requirements that affect railroads that
2 2 operate in interstate commerce; NOW THEREFORE,
2 3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
2 4 SENATE CONCURRING, That the Iowa General Assembly
2 5 encourage railroads to use reflectorized strips on
2 6 railroad cars in order to improve the safety of
2 7 railroads and motorists.
2 8 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Iowa congressional
2 9 delegation be urged to support efforts to require the
2 10 use of reflectorized strips on railroad cars through
2 11 law or regulation.
2 12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this
2 13 resolution be sent to the Governor, the President of
2 14 the United States, the President of the United States
2 15 Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of
2 16 Representatives, members of Iowa's congressional
2 17 delegation, and the Secretary of the United States
2 18 Department of Transportation.
2 19 LSB 2273HH 76
2 20 ec/cf/24.1
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