Bill Text: CT HB05102 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Requiring The Commissioner Of Transportation To Attend Certain Public Hearings Concerning Railroad Crossings At Grade.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-14 - Public Hearing 02/18 [HB05102 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05102-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 5102 |
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January Session, 2011 |
LCO No. 60 | ||||
Referred to Committee on Transportation |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. CHAPIN, 67th Dist. SEN. RORABACK, 30th Dist. |
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AN ACT REQUIRING THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION TO ATTEND CERTAIN PUBLIC HEARINGS CONCERNING RAILROAD CROSSINGS AT GRADE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 245a of the general statutes, concerning railroad construction and location, be amended to require the Commissioner of Transportation, or a designee of the commissioner, to attend a public hearing concerning the safety and condition of a railroad crossing at grade, upon receipt by the commissioner of a petition that requests the commissioner to attend such hearing and is signed by twenty-five or more electors of the municipality in which such crossing is located.
Statement of Purpose:
To require the Commissioner of Transportation or said commissioner's designee to attend certain public hearings concerning railroad crossings at grade.