AB588, s. 66 23Section 66. 195.05 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,27,624 195.05 (1) Orders for rates and service. Whenever the office shall find that
25any existing water carrier rate, fare, charge, or classification, or any joint rate, or any

1regulation or practice affecting the transportation of persons or property, or any
2service in connection therewith is unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory or that
3any service is inadequate, it shall determine and by order fix a reasonable rate, fare,
4charge, classification, joint rate, regulation, practice or service to be imposed,
5observed and followed in the future, in lieu of that found to be unreasonable or
6unjustly discriminatory or inadequate.
AB588, s. 67 7Section 67. 195.05 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,27,128 195.05 (3) Rates not changed by railroad water carrier. All railroads water
9carriers
to which the order applies shall make such changes in their schedule on file
10as may be necessary to make the same conform to said order, and no change shall
11thereafter be made by any railroad water carrier in any such rates, fares or charges,
12or in any joint rates except as provided in s. 195.08.
AB588, s. 68 13Section 68. 195.05 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,27,1714 195.05 (4) Modification of orders. The office may by order at any time, upon
15notice to the railroad water carrier and after opportunity to be heard, rescind, alter
16or amend any order fixing any rate or rates, fares, charges or classification, or any
17other order made by the office.
AB588, s. 69 18Section 69. 195.05 (5) and (6) of the statutes are repealed.
AB588, s. 70 19Section 70. 195.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,27,2320 195.07 (1) Powers. The office shall inquire into the neglect or violation of the
21laws of this state by water carriers and railroads, or by the officers, agents or
22employees thereof, or by persons operating water carriers and railroads, and shall
23report violations to the attorney general.
AB588, s. 71 24Section 71. 195.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,28,5
1195.07 (2) Attorney general and district attorney to prosecute. Upon
2request of the office, the attorney general or the district attorney of the proper county
3shall aid in any investigation, hearing or trial had under, and shall institute and
4prosecute all necessary actions or proceedings for the enforcement of, laws relating
5to water carriers and railroads.
AB588, s. 72 6Section 72. 195.08 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,28,7 7195.08 (title) Railroad Water carrier rates, schedules, service.
AB588, s. 73 8Section 73. 195.08 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,28,149 195.08 (1r) Service rates to be adequate and just. Every railroad water
10carrier
shall furnish reasonably adequate service and facilities, and the charges
11made for the transportation of passengers or property or for any service in connection
12therewith, or for the receiving, switching, delivering, storing or handling of property
13shall be reasonable and just, and every unjust and unreasonable charge for such
14service is prohibited and declared to be unlawful.
AB588, s. 74 15Section 74. 195.08 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,28,2416 195.08 (2) Schedules; publication. Every railroad water carrier shall print in
17plain type and file with the office schedules which shall be open to public inspection
18showing all rates, fares and charges for the transportation of passengers and
19property and any service in connection therewith which it has established and which
20are in force at the time between all points in this state upon its line or any line
21controlled or operated by it. The schedules shall plainly state the places upon its line
22or any line controlled or operated by it in this state between which passengers and
23property will be carried, and there shall be filed therewith the classification of freight
24in force.
AB588, s. 75 25Section 75. 195.08 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,29,7
1195.08 (3) Schedules, rules and regulations. Every railroad water carrier
2shall publish with and as a part of such schedules all rules and regulations that in
3any manner affect the rates charged or to be charged for the transportation of
4passengers or property, and its charges for delay in loading or unloading cars, for
5track and car service or rental and for demurrage, switching, terminal or transfer
6service,
property or for rendering any other service in connection with the
7transportation of persons or property.
AB588, s. 76 8Section 76. 195.08 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,29,129 195.08 (4) Schedules, copies in depots terminals. Two copies of said schedules
10for the use of the public shall be kept in every depot, station terminal and office of
11such railroad water carrier in such form and place as to be easily accessible to the
12public.
AB588, s. 77 13Section 77. 195.08 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB588, s. 78 14Section 78. 195.08 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,29,2215 195.08 (7) Changes in schedule. No change shall be made in any schedule, or
16in any classification, unless the change shall be plainly indicated upon existing
17schedules, or by filing new schedules in lieu thereof, 30 days prior to the time the
18same are to take effect. Copies of all new schedules shall be filed as hereinbefore
19provided
required in this section in every depot, station terminal and office of such
20railroad water carrier at places to or from which the rates in such schedules apply,
2130 days prior to the time the same are to take effect, unless the office of the
22commissioner of railroads
shall prescribe a less time.
AB588, s. 79 23Section 79. 195.08 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,30,1624 195.08 (9) Complaint against change in schedules. Whenever a complaint is
25filed with the office before any change in any water carrier schedule, or in any

1classification, rule, regulation or practice becomes effective to the effect that the
2change is unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory, the office shall give notice to the
3railroad water carrier that a complaint has been made, may direct the department
4to investigate the complaint and shall set the complaint for hearing. Any report of
5the department shall be presented to the office only at the hearing on the complaint.
6The office may, in its discretion, by order, stay the change pending the determination
7of the matters investigated at any time before the change shall take effect. If the
8change complained of is found unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory, the change
9shall not take effect and, if the change has become effective, the office shall order the
10discontinuance thereof. The office may fix and order substituted for any such change
11such rates, joint rates, fares, charges, classification, rule, regulation, practice or
12service as it shall have determined to be just and reasonable and which shall be
13charged, imposed or followed in the future, and shall make such order respecting
14such rule, regulation, practice or service as it shall determine to be reasonable and
15which shall be observed and followed in the future. Procedure and notice shall be as
16provided in s. 195.04 (2) to (4).
AB588, s. 80 17Section 80. 195.08 (10) of the statutes is repealed.
AB588, s. 81 18Section 81. 195.08 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,30,2019 195.08 (11) Freight classification. There shall be but one classification of
20freight which shall be uniform on all railroads water carriers.
AB588, s. 82 21Section 82. 195.10 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,31,6 22195.10 Emergency rates. The office shall have power, when deemed by it
23necessary to prevent injury to the business or interests of the people or railroads
24water carriers of this state in consequence of interstate rate wars, or in case of any
25other emergency to be judged of by the office, to temporarily alter, amend, or, with

1the consent of the railroad water carrier company concerned, suspend any existing
2passenger rates, freight rates, schedules and orders on any railroad or part of
3railroad
water carrier in this state. Such rates so made by the office shall apply on
4one or more of the railroads water carriers in this state or any portion thereof as may
5be directed by the office, and shall take effect at such time and remain in force for
6such length of time as may be prescribed by the office.
AB588, s. 83 7Section 83. 195.11 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,31,15 8195.11 Discriminations prohibited. (1) If any railroad water carrier, or any
9agent or officer thereof, shall directly or indirectly, or by any device whatsoever,
10charge, demand, collect or receive a greater, less or different compensation for the
11transportation of persons or property or of any service in connection therewith than
12that prescribed in the tariffs then in force, or than it charges, demands, collects or
13receives from any other person, firm or corporation for a like and contemporaneous
14service, such railroad water carrier shall be deemed guilty of unjust discrimination,
15which is hereby prohibited.
AB588,31,24 16(2) It shall be unlawful for any railroad water carrier to demand, charge, collect
17or receive from any shipper a less compensation for the transportation of property
18or for any service rendered or to be rendered by said railroad water carrier, in
19consideration of said shipper furnishing any part of the facilities incident thereto;
20but any railroad water carrier may rent any facilities incident to transportation and
21pay a reasonable rental therefor, but no payment shall be made by any carrier to an
22industry for performing any part of the service incident to the origination or
23determination of carload line haul shipments which the carriers have assumed to
24perform under the provisions of the bill of lading.
AB588, s. 84 25Section 84. 195.12 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,32,6
1195.12 Preference by water carriers prohibited. If any railroad water
2carrier
shall make or give any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to any
3person, firm or corporation, or shall subject any person, firm or corporation to any
4undue or unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage in any respect whatsoever, such
5railroad water carrier shall be deemed guilty of unjust discrimination, which is
6hereby prohibited.
AB588, s. 85 7Section 85. 195.13 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,32,16 8195.13 Rebates and concessions, unlawful to accept. It shall be unlawful
9for any person, firm or corporation knowingly to accept or receive any rebate,
10concession or discrimination in respect to water carrier transportation of property
11wholly within this state, or for any service in connection therewith, whereby any
12such property shall, by any device whatsoever, be transported at a less rate than that
13named in the tariffs in force, or whereby any service or advantage is received other
14than is therein specified. Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of
15this section shall be fined forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $1,000 for each
16offense.
AB588, s. 86 17Section 86. 195.14 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,33,2 18195.14 Free transportation; reduced rates, passes, limitations. (1) This
19chapter does not prohibit the carriage, storage or handling by water carriers of
20freight free or at reduced rates for the United States, the state, or any municipality
21thereof, or for charitable purposes, or to and from fairs and expositions for exhibition
22thereat, or household goods the property of railway water carrier employees, or
23commodities shipped by employees for their exclusive use or consumption; or the
24issuance of mileage, commutation, party or excursion passengers' tickets; or the sale
25of such tickets as were usually and customarily sold at reduced rates prior to June

115, 1905; provided the same are issued and sold without discrimination to all persons
2applying therefor under like circumstances and conditions.
AB588,33,11 3(2) (a) Railroads Water carriers may give transportation free or at reduced
4rates to any minister of the gospel, officers or agent of incorporated colleges, inmates
5of soldiers' homes, regular agents of charitable societies when traveling upon the
6business of the society only, destitute and homeless persons, railroad water carrier
7officers, attorneys, physicians, directors, employees or members of their families, or
8to former railroad water carrier employees or members of their families where the
9employees have become disabled in the railway water carrier service, or are unable
10from physical disqualification to continue in the service, or to members of families
11of deceased railroad water carrier employees.
AB588,33,2112 (b) Railroads Water carriers may exchange passes with officers, attorneys,
13physicians or employees of other railroads water carriers and members of their
14families. No person holding any public office or position under the laws of this state
15shall be given transportation free or at reduced rates that are not open to the public,
16except that notaries public and regular employees of a railroad water carrier or other
17public utility who are candidates for or hold public office for which the annual
18compensation is not more than $300 to whom no passes or privileges are extended
19beyond those that are extended to other regular employees of such corporations may
20be granted free transportation or reduced rates for the transmission of any message
21or communication.
AB588,34,2 22(3) Upon any shipment of livestock or other property of such nature as to
23require the care of an attendant, the railroad water carrier may furnish to the
24shipper or persons designated by the shipper, free transportation for such attendant,

1including return passage to the point at which the shipment originated; provided,
2there shall be no discrimination in reference thereto.
AB588,34,4 3(4) Except as provided in this section, no free transportation for intrastate
4traffic shall be given by any railroad water carrier.
AB588, s. 87 5Section 87. 195.15 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,34,10 6195.15 Transportation contracts, filed. Every railroad water carrier shall,
7when required and within the time fixed by the office, deliver to the office for its use
8copies of all contracts which relate to the transportation of persons or property, or any
9service in connection therewith, made or entered into by it with any other railroad
10water carrier or any shipper or other person doing business with it.
AB588, s. 88 11Section 88. 195.16 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,34,17 12195.16 Pass lists. Every railroad water carrier shall keep and for 2 years
13preserve a record of every railroad ticket, pass or mileage book issued to a resident
14of this state free or for a money consideration less than that charged the general
15public. Such record shall consist of the name of the recipient, the amount received,
16and the reason for issuance, and shall be open to inspection by the office upon
17reasonable notice during such period of 2 years.
AB588, s. 89 18Section 89. 195.17 of the statutes is repealed.
AB588, s. 90 19Section 90. 195.19 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,34,20 20195.19 (title) Depots; relocation Relocation of facilities.
AB588, s. 91 21Section 91. 195.19 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB588, s. 92 22Section 92. 195.19 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,35,223 195.19 (2) Freight Water carrier freight. All railroads water carriers shall
24keep and maintain adequate and suitable freight depots, buildings, switches and

1sidetracks
and facilities for the receiving, handling and delivering of freight
2transported or to be transported by such railroads water carriers.
AB588, s. 93 3Section 93. 195.19 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB588, s. 94 4Section 94. 195.21 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,35,20 5195.21 Warehouses. Any person proposing to erect or maintain a public
6elevator or public warehouse for the purchase, sale, storage, receiving or shipping of
7grain, or other personal property, to be received from or transported upon any
8railroad water carrier, shall be furnished by such railroad water carrier at a
9reasonable rental, a site upon its right-of-way or depot grounds, within the yard
10limits of any station
property or terminal of such railroad; and any private elevator
11or warehouse situated upon such grounds may be converted into a public elevator or
12warehouse at the option of the owner, upon notice in writing to the railroad water
13carrier
and thereby be permitted to remain thereon under the same conditions as
14provided herein for a public elevator or warehouse; and the office shall, upon
15application by such owner, if the public interest so requires, by order, direct the
16railroad water carrier to furnish such site and the office shall make reasonable
17regulations therefor and in case of disagreement, the office shall determine the
18rental therefor. Elevators and warehouses erected or maintained under the
19foregoing provisions of this section shall be subject to such rules and regulations as
20to charges and the manner of conducting business as the office shall prescribe.
AB588, s. 95 21Section 95. 195.22 and 195.24 of the statutes are repealed.
AB588, s. 96 22Section 96. 195.26 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,36,6 23195.26 Safety devices; block system. Every railroad and water carrier shall
24adopt reasonably adequate safety measures and install, operate and maintain
25reasonably adequate safety devices for the protection of life and property to the

1extent consistent with federal law
. If after investigation the office shall determine
2that public safety requires it, the office may, if permitted under federal law, order the
3a railroad to install, operate and maintain a block system or order a railroad or water
4carrier to install, operate, and maintain any
other safety device or measure as may
5be necessary to render the operation of such the railroad or water carrier reasonably
6safe.
AB588, s. 97 7Section 97. 195.27 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,36,16 8195.27 Safe tracks and bridges. Every railroad shall construct and
9maintain its tracks, bridges and line structures in a reasonably adequate and safe
10manner. The office may direct the department to investigate complaints in the
11manner provided by s. 195.04. If, upon hearing, the office determines that the track
12or structures of any railroad are inadequate or unsafe for the operation of its railroad,
13the office shall order the railroad to reconstruct or repair the inadequate or unsafe
14track or structures
consistent with federal law. The office may participate in federal
15track inspection programs, including the certification of office staff for track
16inspection under federal law
.
AB588, s. 98 17Section 98. 195.28 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB588,36,2018 195.28 (5) Federal signal inspection programs. The office may participate in
19federal signal inspection programs, including the certification of office staff for signal
20inspection under federal law.
AB588, s. 99 21Section 99. 195.286 (6) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,36,2222 195.286 (6) (title) Penalties relating to fences interference with signs.
AB588, s. 100 23Section 100. 195.286 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,37,3
1195.286 (7) Penalties generally. Any person or corporation upon conviction
2for the violation of any of the provisions of this section, except sub. (6), shall be fined
3forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $50 for each violation.
AB588, s. 101 4Section 101. 195.305, 195.31 and 195.33 of the statutes are repealed.
AB588, s. 102 5Section 102. 195.34 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,37,16 6195.34 Reports of accidents, investigation. Every railroad water carrier
7shall report to the office all collisions, derailments or other accidents resulting in
8injury to persons, equipment or roadway arising from its operation. The office may
9issue rules concerning the reporting of accidents by water carriers and may also, if
10public interests require, cause an investigation of any accident. Every railroad shall
11submit to the office a copy of any monthly accident or injury report provided by the
12railroad to the applicable federal authority for all collisions, derailments or other
13accidents resulting in injury to persons, equipment, or roadway arising from its
14operation. The office may issue rules concerning the submission of copies of federal
15reports under this section and may also, to the extent permitted by federal law,
16participate in any accident investigation.
AB588, s. 103 17Section 103. 195.35 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,38,218 195.35 (1) If any director, officer, employee or agent of a railroad or water
19carrier
, in the course of the discharge of his or her duties, willfully, wantonly or
20recklessly causes to be done or permits to be done any matter, act or thing in this
21chapter prohibited or declared to be unlawful, or willfully, wantonly or recklessly
22fails to do any act, matter or thing required to be done by this chapter, the railroad
23or water carrier shall be liable to the person injured thereby in treble the amount of
24damages sustained in consequence of the violation. No recovery as in this section

1provided shall affect a recovery by the state of the penalty prescribed for such
2violation.
AB588, s. 104 3Section 104. 195.36 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,38,14 4195.36 General penalty upon railroads and water carriers. If any
5railroad or water carrier shall violate any provision of this chapter, or shall do any
6act herein prohibited, or shall fail or refuse to perform any duty enjoined upon it, for
7which a penalty has not been provided, or shall fail, neglect or refuse to obey any
8lawful requirement or order made by the office, or any judgment or decree made by
9any court upon its application, for every such violation, failure or refusal in respect
10to any matter prescribed by this chapter such railroad or water carrier shall forfeit
11not less than $100 nor more than $10,000. The act, omission or failure of any officer,
12agent or other person employed by any railroad or water carrier, acting within the
13scope of his or her employment, shall be deemed to be the act, omission or failure of
14such railroad or water carrier.
AB588, s. 105 15Section 105. 195.37 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,38,16 16195.37 (title) Freight Water carrier freight charges; collection, refund.
AB588, s. 106 17Section 106. 195.37 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,39,318 195.37 (1) Complaints, investigations, hearings, findings, refund. The office
19may investigate or direct the department to investigate the complaint of any person
20aggrieved that the charge exacted by a water carrier for the transportation of
21property between points in this state, or for any service in connection with
22transportation of property, or that the charge exacted by a water carrier for the
23storage of such property, or that any car service or demurrage charge exacted by a
24water carrier
is erroneous, illegal, unusual or exorbitant and shall set the complaint
25for hearing as provided in s. 195.04 (2) to (4). If the office finds that the rate or charge

1exacted by a water carrier is erroneous, illegal, unusual or exorbitant, it shall find
2what would have been a reasonable rate or charge for such service. If the rate or
3charge so found is less than the charge exacted, the carrier shall refund the excess.
AB588, s. 107 4Section 107. 195.38 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,39,16 5195.38 Freight Water carrier freight bills; examination; refunds.
6Within 3 years after the delivery of any shipment of property at destination by a
7water carrier
, any person, firm or corporation may submit to the office, by mail or in
8person, any railroad water carrier expense bill or receipt showing charges paid for
9transportation of such property by freight for the purpose of having the expense bill
10or receipt examined with respect to the correctness of weights, rates and charges
11indicated thereon. Upon receipt of any such expense bill or receipt, the office may
12request the department to make such examination as is necessary, and if it is found
13that any such weights, rates or charges are incorrect, the office shall order the
14railroad company water carrier in error to refund to the person, firm or corporation
15which submitted such expense bills or receipts, any over or excessive charges paid
16by such person, firm or corporation.
AB588, s. 108 17Section 108. 195.39 of the statutes is renumbered 196.012 and amended to
18read:
AB588,39,21 19196.012 Interstate commerce. Chapters 190 to 196 apply This chapter
20applies
to interstate commerce only so far as the constitution and laws of the United
21States permit.
AB588, s. 109 22Section 109. 195.50 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,40,9 23195.50 Information, papers and accounting. (1) Any officer, agent or
24employee of any railroad or water carrier who fails to fill out and return any forms
25required by this chapter, or fails to answer any question therein, or knowingly gives

1a false answer to any such question, or evades the answer to any such question where
2the fact inquired of is within his or her knowledge, or who, upon proper demand, fails
3to exhibit to the office or department or any person authorized to examine the same,
4any book, paper, account, record or memoranda of such railroad or water carrier
5which is in the possession or under control of the officer, agent or employee, or who
6fails to properly use and keep the system of accounting prescribed by the office, or
7who refuses to do any act or thing in connection with such system of accounting when
8so directed by the office or its authorized representatives, shall forfeit not less than
9$100 nor more than $1,000 for each offense.
AB588,40,13 10(2) A forfeiture of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 shall be recovered
11from the railroad or water carrier for each such offense when such officer, agent or
12employee acted in obedience to the direction, instruction or request of such railroad
13or water carrier or any general officer thereof.
AB588, s. 110 14Section 110. 195.60 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB588,40,16 15195.60 (title) Payment of office expenses by railroads and water
16carriers
.
AB588, s. 111 17Section 111. 195.60 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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