BILL ANALYSIS
SCR 10
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Date of Hearing: May 21, 2009
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Ted W. Lieu, Chair
SCR 10 (Liu) - As Introduced: January 21, 2009
SENATE VOTE : 37-0
SUBJECT : Railroad Safety Month.
SUMMARY : Designates September of each year as "Railroad Safety
Month" in California; and commends local, state, and federal
government, industry, and citizen efforts to improve railroad
crossing safety and support increased funding for rail safety;
and strongly urges all Californians to be cautious and safe
around all railroad tracks. Specifically, this resolution makes
the following legislative findings:
1)In 2007, the State of California had the highest number of
highway-rail grade crossing accidents in the United States and
the highest number of pedestrian trespass fatalities.
2)State and federal safety programs, including the Grade
Separation Program, the Automatic Grade Crossing Protection
Maintenance Fund, and the Federal Railway-Highway Crossing
Improvement Program all raise rail safety awareness and have
contributed to the decline in train accidents this year as
compared to the same period last year.
3)With the growth in passenger and freight rail traffic expected
to double in 15 years and more than 10 million new residents
arriving in the state over the same period, current funding
levels are insufficient to keep pace with necessary rail
safety improvements, including grade separations, overpasses,
warning devices, gates, and signals.
4)Railroad operators, motor vehicle operators and pedestrians
must work together to reduce the likelihood of
railroad-vehicle and railroad-pedestrian accidents.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
SCR 10
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None on file.
Opposition
None on file.
Analysis Prepared by : Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800