Mississippi House Bill 683 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 77-9-521, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Rail Carriers Making Application To The Surface Transportation Board For The Sale Of Part Or All Of A Class 1 Rail Line To Provide To The Governor A Copy Of The Application; To Require The Governor To Forward Such Notice To The Legislature; To Amend Section 77-9-523, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Legislature May Hold A Joint Meeting To Consider Such Proposed Sale; To Amend Section 77-9-525, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Legislature May Conduct A Public Hearing Regarding Such Proposed Sale; To Provide That The Joint Committee May Adopt A Resolution To Memorialize The Surface Transportation Board To Permit Or Refuse To Permit Such Sale; To Amend Section 77-9-527, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi Transportation Commission Shall Have The Power To Acquire The Class I Rail Line That Is Proposed To Be Sold; And For Related Purposes.

Railroads; require notice to state when selling part or all of Class 1 rail line.

Rep. Robert Johnson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-05	House	Died In Committee
2013-01-21	House	Referred To Sel Cmte on Railway Development

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/history/HB/HB0683.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0683IN.htm