Citations Affected: IC 8-3-22.
Synopsis: Conference committee report for ESB 315. Midwest interstate passenger rail compact.
Establishes the Midwest interstate passenger rail compact. Creates the Midwest interstate
passenger rail compact commission. Provides for the membership and administration of the
commission. (This conference committee report does the following: Eliminates the provision that
funds in the railroad grade crossing fund may be used for certain passive railroad crossing safety
improvement projects by a local unit of government or for certain passive railroad crossing safety
improvement projects submitted by a railroad company. Eliminates the provision that the cost
of an easement for a passive railroad crossing safety project and the cost of the maintenance and
completion of the passive railroad crossing safety project is the responsibility of the local unit
of government.)
Effective: July 1, 2000.
MR. PRESIDENT:
Your Conference Committee appointed to confer with a like committee from the House
upon Engrossed House Amendments to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 315 respectfully reports
that said two committees have conferred and agreed as follows to wit:
that the Senate recede from its dissent from all House amendments and that
the Senate now concur in all House amendments to the bill and that the bill
be further amended as follows:
Delete page 6.
(Reference is to ESB 315 as reprinted February 22, 2000.)
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Senator LandskeRepresentative Stevenson
Chairperson
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Senator MrvanRepresentative McClain
Senate Conferees House Conferees