SF 242 (LSB 1911XS (1) 90)

SENATE FILE 242

BY  SHIPLEY

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the number of days a railway crossing may be closed for repairs or upgrades, and making penalties applicable.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 327G.25, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   327G.25  Closing of crossing for repair or upgrade.
   A railway corporation shall not close a railway crossing to the traveling public for more than thirty twenty days for the purpose of repairing or upgrading the crossing. A railway corporation violating this section shall, upon conviction, be subject to a schedule “one” penalty under section 327C.5.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill reduces the number of days a railway corporation is authorized to close a railway crossing for repair or upgrade from 30 days to 20 days. By operation of law, a violation of the bill is a schedule “one” penalty, a fine of $100 per violation.