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- Referred to consumer protection
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Relates to regulating the purchase and sale of railroad materials as scrap metal
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Donna Lupardo
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BILL NUMBER:S6839
Title of bill
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to regulating the purchase and sale of railroad materials as scrap metal
Purpose
To prohibit the illegal sale or purchase of metallic railroad materials as scrap.
Summery of specific provisions
Section 1 prohibits the illegal sale or purchase of railroad materials as scrap by scrap processing facilities.
Section 2 allows for penalties for violations of this article.
Section 3 is the effective date.
Justification
Discouraging the theft of railroad materials is essential to keeping our state's rail system safe for passenger and freight movement. In 2011, New York State enacted a law that updated and strengthened the state's trespassing laws as they relate to railroad property. This was done in part to discourage trespassers from coming onto railroad property for the purpose of stealing track materials to sell as scrap, including metal rails and spikes that hold the tracks together. Such thefts can cause very dangerous situations and can potentially result in train derailments.
This bill would further dissuade trespassers from coming onto railroad property for the purpose of stealing track materials by eliminating potential outlets where such items may be sold. This bill would be limited in scope to prohibit only the illegal, unauthorized sale and purchase of railroad materials. Legitimate commercial enterprises may still legally sell railroad scrap metal to scrap processing facilities and customers may continue to purchase scrap from these facilities.
Prior legislative history
New bill
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This bill shall take effect sixty days after which it shall have become a law.
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