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HOUSE BILL 2431
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1992 Regular Session
By Representative Cantwell
Read first time 01/16/92. Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
AN ACT Relating to train crew hours of service; and amending RCW 81.40.040.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 81.40.040 and 1977 c 70 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
It
shall be unlawful for any common carrier by railroad or any of its officers or
agents((,)) to ((require or permit)) prevent any employee
engaged in or connected with the movement of any train ((to remain on duty
more than)) from reaching his or her destination terminal within
twelve consecutive hours, except ((when by casualty occurring after such
employee has started on his trip; or, except by accident)) due to
derailment or other unavoidable delay ((of trains scheduled to make
connection with the train on which such employee is serving, he is prevented
from reaching his terminal; or, to require or permit any such employee who has
been on duty twelve consecutive hours to go on duty without having had at least
ten hours off duty; or, to require or permit any such employee who has been on
duty twelve hours in the aggregate in any twenty-four hour period to continue
on duty without having had at least eight hours off duty within the twenty-four
hour period)).