First Regular Session
              Sixty-sixth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 07-0058.01 Duane Gall           SENATE BILL 07-021
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Johnson,  and Bacon
 
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Kefalas, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Senate Committees
 House Committees
 
 
 Transportation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning limitations on the conduct of rail operations at
            grade crossings.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not necessarily reflect any amendments that may be subsequently
       adopted.)
       
            Prohibits a rail carrier from blocking motor vehicle traffic at a
       grade crossing for more than 10 minutes unless the train cannot be moved
       for reasons beyond the control of the rail carrier.  Requires train
       movements to be separated in time by at least 5 minutes or until
       previously blocked traffic has been cleared, whichever comes first. 
       Punishes violations by a fine of $500 to $1,100.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  Article 28 of title 40, Colorado Revised Statutes, is
       RECREATED AND REENACTED, WITH AMENDMENTS, to read:
                            ARTICLE 28
                             Crossings
            40-28-101.  Grade crossings - time limits on blockage of motor
       vehicle traffic.  (1)  A railroad corporation shall not permit any
       train, railroad car, or engine to obstruct public travel at a
       railroad-highway grade crossing for a period in excess of ten
       minutes unless such train, railroad car, or engine cannot be
       moved by reason of circumstances over which the railroad
       corporation has no control.
            (2)  A railroad corporation shall not permit successive
       train movements to obstruct vehicular traffic at a
       railroad-highway grade crossing until either:
            (a)  All vehicular traffic previously delayed by such train
       movements has been cleared; or
            (b)  If all such traffic has not been cleared, a period of at
       least five minutes has elapsed between train movements.
            40-28-102.  Violation - penalty.  An engineer, conductor, or
       other person having charge of and running any train, railroad
       car, or engine upon a railroad who violates section 40-28-101
       commits a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not
       less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand one
       hundred dollars.
            SECTION 2.  Safety clause.  The general assembly hereby finds,
       determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
       preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.