75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
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LC 1903
 
                         House Bill 2417
 
Sponsored by Representative GELSER, Senator MORSE
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Requires Department of Transportation to notify road authority
60 days prior to closing railroad-highway grade crossing.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to railroad-highway grade crossings.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this 2009 Act is added to and made
a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of
this section, when the Department of Transportation proposes to
close a railroad-highway grade crossing, the department shall
notify the road authority 60 days prior to issuing a proposed
final order or closure notice.
  (2) Upon receipt of notice of the proposed closure, the road
authority may hold a public hearing. The road authority shall
notify the department of any public hearing the road authority
holds.
  (3) The requirement to notify a road authority of a proposed
railroad-highway grade crossing closure does not apply:
  (a) In the event of a natural disaster or other emergency that
compromises the health and safety of the residents of this state
as determined by the department.
  (b) When the department is the road authority. + }
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