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Committee approves amendment protecting state rail‑safety inspection records in NTSB investigations
Summary
The State and Local Government Committee voted to pass House Bill 1110 as amended, adding language to protect inspection records gathered under the Federal Railroad Administration state safety participation program during National Transportation Safety Board investigations.
The State and Local Government Committee voted to give House Bill 1110 a do‑pass recommendation as amended, adding an explicit exemption to protect certain rail‑safety inspection records when participating in National Transportation Safety Board investigations.
Conrad Crockford, compliance division director for the Public Service Commission, told the committee the commission’s rail safety inspectors document defects and vulnerabilities — including precise location data and hazardous‑material shipping manifests — and sometimes are the first inspectors at derailment sites. “This exemption would only protect records and information related to our rail safety program and does not exempt any records related to the PSC’s additional regulatory oversight…
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