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BY
SHIPLEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
closure
of
railway
crossings
for
repairs
1
or
upgrades,
and
providing
penalties.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
327G.25,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
1
as
follows:
2
327G.25
Closing
of
crossing
for
repair
or
upgrade.
3
1.
A
railway
railroad
corporation
shall
not
close
a
railway
4
crossing
to
the
traveling
public
for
more
than
thirty
twenty
5
consecutive
days
for
the
purpose
of
repairing
or
upgrading
the
6
crossing.
7
2.
Before
closing
a
railway
crossing,
a
railroad
8
corporation
shall
provide
notice
to
the
county
board
of
9
supervisors
or
city
council
that
has
jurisdiction
over
the
10
crossing
detailing
the
work
to
be
completed,
the
expected
date
11
the
work
will
be
completed,
and
the
procedures
the
corporation
12
will
use
to
close
and
reopen
the
crossing.
13
3.
Notwithstanding
subsection
1,
the
county
board
of
14
supervisors
or
city
council
that
has
jurisdiction
over
a
15
closed
crossing
may
agree
that
a
crossing
may
be
closed
for
an
16
additional
twenty
consecutive
days.
A
railroad
corporation
17
seeking
to
extend
the
closure
of
a
crossing
shall
provide
18
notice
to
the
applicable
board
or
council
detailing
the
19
remaining
work
to
be
completed,
the
expected
date
the
remaining
20
work
will
be
completed,
and
the
procedures
the
corporation
will
21
use
to
reopen
the
crossing.
Such
notice
shall
be
provided
by
22
the
railroad
corporation
no
later
than
the
seventeenth
day
23
after
the
crossing
was
closed.
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4.
A
railway
railroad
corporation
violating
this
section
25
shall,
upon
conviction,
be
subject
to
a
schedule
“one”
“four”
26
penalty
under
section
327C.5
for
each
day
a
crossing
is
closed
27
after
the
number
of
days
allowed
in
subsection
1
or
3,
as
28
applicable
.
29
EXPLANATION
30
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
31
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
32
Current
law
prohibits
a
railroad
corporation
from
closing
33
a
railway
crossing
for
more
than
30
days
for
the
purpose
of
34
repairing
or
upgrading
the
crossing,
and
a
corporation
that
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violates
Code
section
327G.25
is
subject
to
a
$100
penalty.
1
This
bill
prohibits
a
railroad
corporation
from
closing
2
a
railway
crossing
for
more
than
20
consecutive
days
for
3
the
purpose
of
repairing
or
upgrading
the
crossing,
and
a
4
corporation
is
subject
to
a
penalty
of
not
less
than
$500
nor
5
more
than
$5,000
for
each
day
a
crossing
is
closed
after
the
6
number
of
days
allowed
in
the
bill.
7
The
bill
requires
a
railroad
corporation
to
provide
notice
8
about
an
upcoming
crossing
closure
to
the
county
board
of
9
supervisors
or
city
council
that
has
jurisdiction
over
the
10
crossing,
prior
to
closing
the
crossing.
A
county
board
of
11
supervisors
or
city
council
is
authorized
to
extend
the
closure
12
of
a
crossing
for
an
additional
20
consecutive
days
if
a
13
railroad
corporation
provides
notice.
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