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HB5340 Engrossed |
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LRB093 17460 DRH 43126 b |
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| AN ACT in relation to transportation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding |
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| Section 18c-7401.1 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/18c-7401.1 new) |
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| Sec. 18c-7401.1. Rules for safe railroad worker walkways. |
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| Within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act |
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| of the 93rd General Assembly, the Commission shall adopt rules |
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| regarding safe walkways for railroad workers in areas where |
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| work is regularly performed on the ground. The rules must |
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| include, at a minimum, a requirement that any walkway (i) have |
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| a reasonably uniform surface, (ii) be maintained in a safe |
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| condition, and (iii) be reasonably free of obstacles, debris, |
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| and other hazards.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law. |