Senate
File
200
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
200
BY
BEALL
and
McCOY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
the
installation
of
switch
targets
at
certain
1
locations
along
railroad
tracks
and
providing
a
penalty.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
327F.15
Switch
targets.
1
1.
On
or
before
June
30,
2013,
the
owner
or
operator
of
2
a
railroad
track
located
in
this
state
shall
install
switch
3
targets
along
main
line
tracks
at
locations
lacking
a
signal
4
system.
5
a.
The
targets
shall
measure
twenty-four
inches
by
6
twenty-four
inches,
shall
be
reflectorized,
and
shall
be
7
maintained
so
as
to
be
visible
for
a
distance
of
two
thousand
8
feet
when
illuminated
by
bright
headlights.
9
b.
The
targets
shall
be
designed
to
display
green
for
10
movement
along
the
main
line
and
red
for
movement
off
the
main
11
line.
12
2.
The
department
of
transportation
shall
enforce
the
13
provisions
of
this
section.
14
3.
Failure
to
install
targets
or
failure
to
properly
15
maintain
targets
is
a
schedule
three
violation.
Each
day
that
16
a
violation
continues
constitutes
a
separate
violation.
17
EXPLANATION
18
This
bill
requires
the
owner
or
operator
of
a
railroad
track
19
to
install
switch
targets
along
main
line
tracks
at
locations
20
that
do
not
have
a
signal
system
(known
as
“dark
territory”).
21
The
bill
specifies
that
the
targets
must
be
24
inches
by
24
22
inches
square,
with
a
reflective
surface
visible
for
a
distance
23
of
2,000
feet
under
bright
headlights.
The
targets
must
signal
24
green
when
the
switch
is
set
to
the
main
line,
and
red
for
25
movement
off
the
main
line.
26
The
bill
establishes
a
deadline
of
June
30,
2013,
for
27
installation
of
the
switch
targets.
The
department
of
28
transportation
is
required
to
enforce
the
new
provisions.
29
Failure
to
install
or
properly
maintain
the
targets
is
a
30
schedule
three
violation,
which
may
result
in
a
penalty
of
31
not
less
than
$500
and
not
more
than
$1,000
for
each
day
the
32
violation
continues.
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