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69th Legislature 2025
LC
0247
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1 _____________ BILL NO. _____________
(Primary Sponsor)
2 INTRODUCED BY _________________________________________________
3 BY REQUEST OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
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5 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT REVISING RAILROAD REGULATIONS; ALLOWING THE
6 DEPARTMENT TO SET REPORTING THRESHOLDS; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AMENDING
7 SECTION 69-14-252, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.”
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9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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11 Section 1. Section 69-14-252, MCA, is amended to read:
12 "69-14-252. Accident reports. (1) A railroad company operating any line of railroad within this state
13 shall promptly upon on the occurrence of any accident an accident report the accident to the commission. The
14 report must include the time and place of the accident, the names of any persons killed or injured, and the value
15 of any property destroyed."
16 (2) The department may adopt rules to set reporting thresholds and implement this section."
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18 NEW SECTION. Section 2. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.
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Statutes affected:
LC Text: 69-14-252