South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 4607


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    4607
Primary Sponsor:                Rudnick
Committee Number:               21
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Railroad crossings, dangerous
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Education and Public Works
Computer Document Number:       DKA/3182AL.94
Introduced Date:                19940126
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              19940126
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Rudnick
                                G. Brown
                                Inabinett
                                Waites
                                Shissias
Type of Legislation:            General Bill



History


Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
____  ______  ____________  ______________________________  ___  ____________

4607  House   19940126      Introduced, read first time,    21
                            referred to Committee

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-2715, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO STOP SIGNS AND REQUIRED STOPS AT DANGEROUS RAILROAD CROSSINGS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, WITH RESPECT TO STATE HIGHWAYS AND COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES, WITH RESPECT TO HIGHWAYS WITHIN THEIR JURISDICTION, SHALL PLACE WHITE LINES ACROSS THE LANES APPROACHING THESE DANGEROUS CROSSINGS AND TO PROVIDE THAT AT HIGHWAY AND RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS LOCATED WITHIN ONE-HALF MILE OF A CHURCH OR SCHOOL, THE RAILROAD COMPANY OPERATING THE RAILROAD SHALL PLACE AND MAINTAIN AN ILLUMINATED FLASHING RED SIGNAL ON THE HIGHWAY ON EACH SIDE OF THE CROSSING.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 56-5-2715 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Section 1417, Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:

"Section 56-5-2715. The Department of Transportation, and local authorities with the approval of the Department of Transportation, may designate particularly dangerous highway grade crossings of railroads and erect stop signs thereat at the crossings. When such these signs are erected, the driver of any a vehicle shall stop within fifty feet, but not less than fifteen feet, from the nearest rail of the railroad and shall proceed only upon exercising due care. The department, with respect to state highways and counties and municipalities, with respect to streets and highways within their jurisdiction, also shall place white lines across the lane or lanes approaching the crossing at the approximate location of the stop sign in the manner they consider appropriate.

In addition to the above requirements, at highway and railroad grade crossings located within one-half mile of a church or school, the railroad company operating the railroad shall place and maintain an illuminated flashing red signal on the street or highway on each side of the crossing in the manner the department or local authority having jurisdiction of the highway considers appropriate."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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