Sec. 13b-354a. Maintenance of margins alongside tracks and rights-of-way. Filing complaint by railroad labor representative. Regulations.

(b) If after fifteen days all normal collective bargaining procedures or those specified in state or federal regulations have failed to resolve a debris condition as specified in this section, upon the filing by a recognized railroad labor representative, as defined by the Railway Labor Act, 45 USC 151 to 159a, inclusive, as from time to time amended, of a written, verified complaint with the railroad superintendent of the division involved and with the Department of Transportation, designating the nature of the debris and the particular area or location where any of the above-described debris has existed for a period of at least seventy-two hours, the superintendent of the division shall advise the complainant as well as the Department of Transportation within ten days as to the specific remedies or actions said superintendent intends to take to resolve the complaint. If the superintendent takes issue or disagrees with the verified complaint filed by the designated railroad labor representative, he shall within ten days so notify said representative and the Department of Transportation. The Department of Transportation shall be allowed a period of fifteen days to determine the veracity of said complaint. If the complaint proves to be correct as verified by the Department of Transportation inspector, the Department of Transportation shall then issue appropriate orders to the railroad specifying that the conditions be rectified within ten days. At the end of the tenth day, if the conditions still persist, the Department of Transportation shall be empowered to fine the railroad the sum of fifty dollars per day until such time as the complaint has been rectified. (c) The Department of Transportation shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of this section.