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New York Railroad Law Section 76-b - Equipment Required On Motor Vehicles Transporting Railroad Employees; Penalty.

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    § 76-b.  Equipment  required  on motor vehicles transporting railroad
  employees; penalty. 1. Every motor vehicle  provided  by  the  owner  or
  operator railroad and used to transport employees shall be equipped with
  adequate  seating  facilities,  heating  facilities  and  facilities for
  communication between occupants of the front seat of the vehicle and the
  occupants in the rear compartment of the vehicle. This requirement shall
  not apply to motor vehicles used to transport employees at distances  of
  less  than  five miles from their regular assembly point nor in cases of
  extreme emergency.
    2. If any dispute arises as to the adequacy of the facilities provided
  for in this section, it  shall  be  submitted  to  the  commissioner  of
  transportation for a fair hearing. Notice of the hearing may be given by
  mailing  the  notice  of  hearing  to  the  owner  or operator railroad.
  Attendance  of  witnesses  may  be  compelled  by  subpoena.    If   the
  commissioner finds that a violation of this section has occurred, he may
  forward  his  findings  and recommendations to the commissioner of motor
  vehicles.

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