SF 23: Relating to the payment of costs by railroad track owners and railroad corporations for certain railroad construction, maintenance, and other related projects

What it does

F.15 —— signals and gate arms at railway and highway crossings at grade).81). A railroad corporation is eligible to agree with the department of transportation (DOT) and the local government entity with jurisdiction over the relevant area about certain costs, and the DOT must assist with the project by paying a portion of the cost for the work, if moneys are available, from the highway railroad grade crossing surface repair fund. This bill requires the owner of a railroad track or a railroad corporation, as applicable, to bear the cost of the responsibilities detailed in the bill without assistance from the DOT or another governmental entity.

Senate subcommittee · named January 15, 2025

• Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Cindy Winckler (D) · cindy.winckler@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 6 against

For: VALOR Iowa

Against: BNSF Railway Co.; Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad; Burlington Junction Railway; Davenport Industrial Railroad; Iowa Interstate Railroad; Union Pacific Railroad

In plain words

1. January 14, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Transportation committee
2. January 15, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Shipley, Webster and Winckler
3. January 27, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes