J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                               731

CHAPTER 517
(House Bill 451)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 39 and
44 of Article 78 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),
title "Public Service Commission Law", sub-title "Public Service
Companies", sub-heading "Railroad Companies", relating to the
duty of the Public Service Commission to prescribe certain facilities
on railroad cabooses, and requiring the Commission to prescribe
certain additional facilities.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 39 and 44 of Article 78 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1957 Edition), title "Public Service Commission Law", sub-
title "Railroad Companies", be, and the same hereby are, repealed
and re-enacted, with Amendments, to read as follows:

39. (a) For the purpose of protecting the health and safety of em-
ployees of railroads, the Public Service Commission, hereinafter
called the Commission, shall prescribe standards of health and sani-
tation requiring:

(1)  The installation and maintenance by railroads of either water
or chemical toilet facilities at the railroad's election on all cabooses
used in road service for runs beyond a fifteen mile radius from point
of dispatchment within this State for the relief and convenience of
the employees engaged in such service. Installation on existing
cabooses shall be made when the caboose is shopped for general re-
pairs, not later however than four (4) years from June 1, 1957.
Cabooses temporarily substituted for regular cabooses shall not be
covered hereby.

(2)  All toilet fixtures shall be enclosed in a separate compartment
of sufficient dimensions within each caboose used and compartment
provided with proper ventilation.

(b) For the purpose of protecting the health and safety of em-
ployees of the railroads, the Commission shall require the installation
and maintenance by railroads of (i) electric marker lights on the rear
of all cabooses in service and (ii) one electric light for clerical work
within all cabooses in service, the railroad to determine the type of
electric light appliance and of the source of electricity. The pro-
visions of this sub-section shall not apply, however, to any caboose
operated on tracks of less than standard gauge, to any caboose
normally used solely during daylight hours, nor to any caboose
operated only within a twenty mile radius from point of dispatchment.
Installation of the facilities required by this sub-section shall be made
not later than June 1,1965. Cabooses temporarily substituted for
regular cabooses shall not be covered hereby.

44. Any common carrier railroad which is unable on or before the
time prescribed herein to equip its cabooses as prescribed herein may
apply to the Public Service Commission for extension of time. The
Commission may grant additional time, not to exceed one year, for
the installation of toilets, and not less than one (1) year for the in-
stallation of lights.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1961.

Approved April 24, 1961.