H.B. No. 0108

Railroad quiet zones.

 

Sponsored by:

 

AN ACT relating to railroads and public highway crossings; providing for the transportation commission to administer a program for the establishment of railroad quiet zones or the installation of wayside horns in the vicinity of grade crossings in populated areas as specified; creating a subaccount within the highway fund; providing for a matching grant program; requiring a report; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

 

2/11/2008   Bill Number Assigned

2/12/2008   H Received for Introduction

2/14/2008   H Introduced and Referred to H08

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Miller

Ayes 59    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/20/2008   H08 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Blake, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Hallinan, Hammons, Madden, Slater, White and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/20/2008   H Rereferred to H02

2/21/2008   H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Berger, Harshman, Jones, Petersen and Philp

Nays:  Representative(s) Jorgensen and Warren

Ayes 5    Nays 2    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/21/2008   H Placed on General File

 

HB0108HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 3           After "or" insert "the installation of".

Page 2-line 2           After "C.F.R." insert "Part".

Page 2-line 19          After "consideration" delete balance of the line.

Page 2-line 20          Delete "the commission"; after "safety" delete balance of the line.

Page 2-lines 21 through 24    Delete entirely.

Page 3-line 1           Delete line through "improvements".  EDWARDS, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0108HS002/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 6           Delete "reports" insert "a report".

Page 1-line 7           After "appropriation;" delete balance of line.

Page 1-line 8           Delete the line through ";".

Page 3-line 19          Delete "There is appropriated" insert "Of the general fund appropriation to the transportation commission, contained in 2008 Senate File 0001, Section 2, Section 045.,".

Page 3-line 20          Delete "from the general fund to" insert "shall be deposited in".

Page 3-line 21          Delete "This appropriation" insert "The funds under this section".

Page 3-line 23          Delete "This appropriation" insert "The funds under this section".

Page 4-line 2           Delete "this".

Page 4-line 3           Delete "appropriation" insert "the funds".

Page 4-line 5           Delete "this appropriation" insert "the funds under this section". 

Page 4-lines 8 through 14     Delete entirely. 

Page 4-line 16          Delete "(c)" insert "(b)".  PHILP, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0108HW001/ADOPTED  (CORRECTED COPY)

Page 1-line 6           After "fund;" insert "providing for a matching grant program;".

Page 3-After line 2           Insert:

"(d)  The commission shall establish through rule and regulation a matching grant program for the distribution of funds in the subaccount created by this section which shall be subject to the following distribution limitations:

(i)  The commission shall arrange the assessed valuation of each county in descending order by county;

(ii)  The commission shall require the following matching percentages from counties:

(A)  For the bottom seven (7) counties in the list created in paragraph (i) of this subsection the commission shall require a twenty-five percent (25%) match;

(B)  For the middle eight (8) counties in the list created in paragraph (i) of this subsection the commission shall require a fifty percent (50%) match;

(C)  For the top eight (8) counties in the list created in paragraph (i) of this subsection the commission shall require a seventy-five percent (75%) match.".

Page 3-line 4           Delete "(d)" insert "(e)".

Page 3-line 8           Delete "(e)" insert "(f)".  BUCHANAN

 

2/22/2008   H Passed CoW

2/25/2008   H Passed 2nd Reading

2/26/2008   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, Mercer, Meyer, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Gilmore, Jorgensen, McOmie, Miller, Philp and Warren

Ayes 53    Nays 7    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/27/2008   S Received for Introduction

2/27/2008   S Introduced and Referred to S06; No Report Prior                       to CoW Cutoff

3/4/2008    S Died In Committee