HB 1495-1_ Filed 02/10/2005, 10:03

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COMMITTEE REPORT

            
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10

                                                        NO:
0

MR. SPEAKER:

    Your Committee on       Roads and Transportation     , to which was referred       House Bill 1495     , has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:

SOURCE: Page 2, line 27; (05)CR149501.2. -->     Page 2, line 27, delete "at its own cost,".
    Page 2, line 30, after "maintenance." insert " The cost of the maintenance may be wholly or partially borne by the department, county, city, or town upon agreement with the railroad.".
    Page 2, delete lines 31 through 35.
    Page 2, line 36, delete "(g)" and insert " (f)".
    Page 2, line 39, delete "(h)" and insert " (g)".
    Page 2, line 41, delete "(i):" and insert " (h):".
    Page 3, line 4, delete "(i)" and insert " (h)".
    Page 3, after line 11, begin a new paragraph and insert:
SOURCE: IC 9-13-2-117.7; (05)CR149501.2. -->     "SECTION 2. IC 9-13-2-117.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2005]: Sec. 117.7. "Operating crew member", for purposes of IC 9-19-6, has the meaning set forth in IC 9-19-6-1.5.
SOURCE: IC 9-19-6-1.5; (05)CR149501.3. -->     SECTION 3. IC 9-19-6-1.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2005]: Sec. 1.5. "Operating crew member" has the meaning set forth in IC 8-9-12-2.
SOURCE: IC 9-19-6-19; (05)CR149501.4. -->     SECTION 4. IC 9-19-6-19 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2005]: Sec. 19. (a) A vehicle may be equipped with lamps that may be used for the purpose of warning the operators of other vehicles of the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring the exercise of unusual care in approaching, overtaking, or passing. The vehicles, when so equipped, may display the warning in addition to any other warning signals required by this article.
    (b) A lamp used to display a warning to the front must be mounted at the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, and must display simultaneously flashing white or amber lights or any shade of color between white and amber.
    (c) A lamp used to display a warning to the rear must be mounted at the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, and must show simultaneously flashing amber or red lights or any shade of color between red and amber.
    (d) A warning light must be visible from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet under normal atmospheric conditions at night.
     (e) A motor vehicle used to transport operating crew members may display a lamp placed on the top of the motor vehicle with simultaneously flashing yellow or amber lights that must be visible as set forth in subsection (d).".
    Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
    (Reference is to HB 1495 as introduced.)

and when so amended that said bill do pass.

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Representative Duncan


CR149501/DI 96    2005