HB1126

This bill increases the one-time fee that utilities must pay railroads to cross railroad property from $750 to $1,400 per crossing. The fee covers all standard costs associated with the crossing, though utilities still have to pay additional flagging expenses if needed based on railroad traffic. The bill also clarifies that no crossing fee is required if the crossing is within a public right-of-way, unless the railroad existed there before the public right-of-way was established.