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5 V.S.A. § 3403a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 58 - State Acquisition of Railroads|§ 3403a. Emergency repairs to bridges on State-owned railroad property

§ 3403a. Emergency repairs to bridges on State-owned railroad property|Should emergency repairs be required to any bridge, pier, abutment, or culvert on State-owned railroad property, as defined in section 3402 of this title, the Secretary of Transportation, in his or her discretion, may reallocate funds from railroad projects previously authorized in the transportation capital program, accept any available federal aid, and enter into project agreements with railroad operators. (Added 1995, No. 60, § 11, eff. April 25, 1995.)
5 V.S.A. § 3404
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 58 - State Acquisition of Railroads|§ 3404. Right of first refusal

§ 3404. Right of first refusal|(a) All railroad operating properties within the State offered for sale by a railroad, other than to another railroad for continued operation, shall also be offered to the State of Vermont. The offer shall be made in writing and shall be sent by certified mail to the Agency. The offer shall include a map and a description of the property, the price, if available, a description of the present and past railroad use of the property, and any terms, reservations, or conditions the railroad proposes to include as part of the sale. Within 365 days, less any period of time that has elapsed because of the pendency of abandonment proceedings before the Surface Transportation Board or the imposition of public use conditions under 49 U.S.C. § 10905, the Agency shall accept or reject the offer. If the Agency either rejects or fails to accept the offer in a timely manner, the State's preferential right under this section shall terminate, but in no event shall the railroad offer to sell the property, or any portion of it, to any other person on terms more favorable than the final terms offered to the Agency.(b) For purposes of this section, "railroad operating properties" shall mean any land, structures, buildings, rails, ties, ballast, signals, and materials that have been or are being used for rail transportation purposes and that are located within the limits of the railroad's roadway; provided, however, that if a railroad offers to sell any property in connection with its abandonment of a line, "railroad operating properties" shall also include any real or personal property of whatever description abutting the railroad's roadway that has been or is being used for rail transportation purposes and that is reasonably necessary to continued railroad operation or other public use. (Added 1987, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 26, 1988; amended 2011, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 36.)
5 V.S.A. § 3405
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 58 - State Acquisition of Railroads|§ 3405. Lease for continued operation

§ 3405. Lease for continued operation|(a) The Secretary, as agent for the State, with the approval of the Governor and the General Assembly or, if the General Assembly is not in session, approval of a special committee consisting of the Joint Fiscal Committee and the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation, is authorized to lease or otherwise arrange for the continued operation of all or any State-owned railroad property to any responsible person, provided that approval for the operation, if necessary, is granted by the federal Surface Transportation Board. The transaction shall be subject to any further terms and conditions as in the opinion of the Secretary are necessary and appropriate to accomplish the purpose of this chapter.(b) To preserve continuity of service on State-owned railroads, the Secretary may enter into a short-term lease or operating agreement, for a term not to exceed six months, with a responsible railroad operator. Within 10 days of entering into any lease or agreement, the Secretary shall report the details of the transaction to the members of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation. (Added 1987, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 26, 1988; amended 1999, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. May 29, 2000; 2003, No. 56, § 18, eff. June 4, 2003.)
5 V.S.A. § 3406
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 58 - State Acquisition of Railroads|§ 3406. Sale or lease of State-owned railroad property for other purposes

§ 3406. Sale or lease of State-owned railroad property for other purposes|(a) In connection with State-owned railroad property, the Secretary shall have authority to enter into licenses, leases, easements, and sales of personal property, including tracks, structures, and buildings which are to be removed by the purchaser.(b) The Secretary shall have authority, with the approval of the Governor, to sell State-owned railroad property subject to the following conditions:  (1) the property is located more than 33 feet from the centerline of main line track (or former main line track), and the Secretary determines that the property no longer is needed for railroad operating purposes or for railbanking under section 3408 of this title; and (2)(A) if the appraised value of the property is $100,000.00 or above, with the prior approval of the General Assembly of the sale and its terms, or, in the event that the General Assembly is not in session, with the prior approval of the Joint Transportation Oversight Committee; or  (B) if the appraised value of the property is below $100,000.00, without further approval. (Added 1987, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 26, 1988; amended 1989, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2009, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 36.)
5 V.S.A. § 3407
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 58 - State Acquisition of Railroads|§ 3407. Deposits into the Transportation Fund

§ 3407. Deposits into the Transportation Fund|(a) Funds received by the State from past, present, and future service providers on State-owned railroad property, together with funds received by the State because of licenses, leases, easements, sales of real or personal property, or the like, pertaining to or arising from State-owned railroad property, shall be deposited in the Transportation Fund.(b) The Agency of Transportation shall not charge any fee to abutting landowners who enter into agreements for noncommercial pipe or wire crossings of State-owned railroad property. (Added 1987, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 26, 1988; amended 1995, No. 101 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
5 V.S.A. § 3408
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 58 - State Acquisition of Railroads|§ 3408. Railbanking; notification

§ 3408. Railbanking; notification|(a) If the Secretary finds that the continued operation of any State-owned railroad property is not economically feasible under present conditions, he or she may place the line in railbanked status after giving advance notice of such planned railbanking to the House and Senate Committees on Transportation when the General Assembly is in session, and when the General Assembly is not in session, to the Joint Transportation Oversight Committee. The Agency, on behalf of the State, shall continue to hold the right-of-way of a railbanked line for reactivation of railroad service or for other public purposes not inconsistent with future reactivation of railroad service. Such railbanking shall not be treated, for purposes of any law or rule of law, as an abandonment of the use of the rights-of-way for railroad purposes.(b) The Secretary may enter into agreements with units of federal, state, and local governments, as well as with responsible private persons, for interim use of the right-of-way of a railbanked line, provided that the interim use is not inconsistent with future reactivation of railroad service.(c) The Secretary may, after consulting with municipalities, adopt rules governing the interim trail use of State-owned railroad rights-of-way that have been placed in railbanked status. Signs indicating the rules shall be conspicuously posted in or near all areas affected. Any person who violates these rules shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $300.00. (Added 1987, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 26, 1988; amended 1993, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. June 17, 1994; 2009, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 37.)
5 V.S.A. § 3409
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 58 - State Acquisition of Railroads|§ 3409. Delegation

§ 3409. Delegation|The Secretary, from time to time, may delegate to officers or employees of the Agency his or her authority under this chapter or under any uncodified laws pertaining to State-owned railroads. (Added 1987, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 26, 1988.)
5 V.S.A. § 3421
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 60 - General Provisions|§ 3421. Definitions; application

§ 3421. Definitions; application|(a) Except where a particular statute provides otherwise or where the context of a statute unambiguously requires a contrary construction, for the purposes of the parts of this title relating to railroads:  (1) "Agency" means the Agency of Transportation. (2) "Board" means the Transportation Board. (3) "Railroad" or "railroad corporation" includes any railroad located in whole or in part within this State owned, leased, operated, or managed by any person without regard to whether the person is located within or outside this State. The rights conferred in this title upon railroads shall inure to, and the duties imposed in this title upon railroads shall be binding upon, their owners, lessees, operators, and managers, as the case may be.   (b) The provisions of the parts of this title which impose upon a railroad any duty or liability shall apply to any person having the possession, control, or management of a railroad, or engines and cars running on a railroad. (Amended 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 38.)
5 V.S.A. § 3422
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 60 - General Provisions|§ 3422. Scope of chapter

§ 3422. Scope of chapter|Railroad corporations organized or incorporated under the laws of the State shall be subject to the provisions of this part so far as consistent with their respective charters.
5 V.S.A. § 3423
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 60 - General Provisions|§ 3423. Construction of terms

§ 3423. Construction of terms|Unless such construction is inconsistent with the manifest intent of the General Assembly or repugnant to the context of the same statute, the words "charter" and "act of incorporation," or equivalent words as used in this title, shall include the articles of association under which a railroad corporation is formed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 64 of this title.
5 V.S.A. § 3424
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 60 - General Provisions|§ 3424. Application of provisions of title

§ 3424. Application of provisions of title|The provisions of this title which impose upon a railroad corporation any duty, obligation, or liability shall apply to persons having the possession, control, or management of a railroad, or of the engines and cars running thereon, as lessees, assignees, trustees or in any other capacity.
5 V.S.A. § 3425
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 60 - General Provisions|§ 3425. Adverse possession in roadway confers no right

§ 3425. Adverse possession in roadway confers no right|A person shall not by reason of adverse possession acquire title to lands belonging to a railroad corporation, where such lands lie within the limits of the roadway of such corporation as recorded in the town clerk's office.
5 V.S.A. § 3426
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 60 - General Provisions|§ 3426. Contracts between corporations; corporate property

§ 3426. Contracts between corporations; corporate property|Railroad corporations in this State may make contracts and arrangements with each other, and with railroad corporations incorporated under the laws of any other state, or under the authority of the Dominion of Canada, for leasing and running the roads of the respective corporations or a part thereof, by either of their respective corporations. Such railroad corporation in this State may contract for and hold in fee simple or otherwise, lands or buildings in this or other states for depot purposes and storing freight, and may purchase and hold such personal property as is necessary and convenient for carrying into effect the object of this section.
5 V.S.A. § 3427
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 60 - General Provisions|§ 3427. Alien railroad corporations; exceptions

§ 3427. Alien railroad corporations; exceptions|(a) An alien railway corporation shall not be directly or indirectly interested in any of the stock of a railroad corporation organized under the laws of this State without leave of the General Assembly. However, nothing in this section shall apply to the stock of any railroad corporation now or hereafter organized which shall own or operate all or any part of the railroad or other property owned or operated by a railroad corporation at any time prior to February 15, 1929, a majority of whose stock was owned, held, or controlled by an alien railway corporation, or by any of its subsidiary or affiliated companies or corporations, directly or indirectly, at any time prior to such date.(b) An alien railway corporation shall not, by itself or through others, own or acquire title to any railroad, or the use thereof, or have anything to do with the management or control of a railroad in this State without leave of the General Assembly. However, nothing in this section shall apply to a railroad which at any time prior to February 15, 1929, in whole or in part, was owned, managed, operated, or controlled, or title to which or the use of which was acquired by any alien railway corporation, or by any of its subsidiary or affiliated companies or corporations, whether by itself or with others and whether directly or indirectly by stock ownership, lease, operating agreement or otherwise.
5 V.S.A. § 3428
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 60 - General Provisions|§ 3428. Jurisdiction of Superior Court

§ 3428. Jurisdiction of Superior Court|On information of the State's Attorney of any county through which the road runs, the Superior Court may enforce the provisions of section 3427 of this title, by writ of sequestration, injunction, receivership, or any other appropriate remedy.
5 V.S.A. § 3429
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 60 - General Provisions|§ 3429. Rights and liabilities not affected

§ 3429. Rights and liabilities not affected|Nothing in this title shall affect rights or liabilities accrued prior to December 1, 1850.
5 V.S.A. § 3430
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 60 - General Provisions|§ 3430. Legislative control

§ 3430. Legislative control|The provisions of this title shall at all times be subject to alteration, amendment, or repeal by the General Assembly.
5 V.S.A. § 3431
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 60 - General Provisions|§ 3431. Railroad rights-of-way

§ 3431. Railroad rights-of-way|Notwithstanding the provisions of 1 V.S.A. § 213, when railroad operations cease on railroad rights-of-way owned by the State or municipality, the title or interest held by the State or municipality in such rights-of-way shall be retained by the State or municipality for future transportation purposes and such other purposes as are not inconsistent with future transportation purposes; except that such rights-of-way shall not be used by members of the general public without permission of the State or municipality. The State or municipality shall allow abutting farm operations to use the land over which the rights-of-way pass for agricultural purposes. Unless use and occupancy of railroad rights-of-way adversely affect railroad safety, broadband facilities and wireless and other telecommunications facilities that are installed along or within the railroad right-of-way in compliance with applicable operations and safety standards at the time of installation are consistent with existing and future transportation purposes. (Added 1981, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2007, No. 79, § 8, eff. June 9, 2007.)
5 V.S.A. § 3432
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 60 - General Provisions|§ 3432. Emergency action for railroad derailment accidents

§ 3432. Emergency action for railroad derailment accidents|If a derailment of a freight or passenger train threatens public health or safety, or the disruption of rail service affecting interstate commerce, State, county, and municipal authorities shall allow necessary emergency equipment to be moved expeditiously to the site of the derailment, unless doing so poses an immediate risk to public health and safety as determined by the Secretary of Transportation or designee. (Added 2001, No. 75 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. Feb. 19, 2002.)
5 V.S.A. § 3451
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 62 - Powers and Duties of Board Relating to Railroads|§ 3451. Supervision and inspection

§ 3451. Supervision and inspection|The Transportation Board shall have general supervision of all railroads within this State and of corporations, receivers, trustees, directors, lessees, and other persons owning or operating the same, so far as may be necessary to enable it to perform the duties and exercise the powers conferred upon it. In accordance with chapter 3 of this title, the Board and the Agency, in the performance of their respective duties, shall have power to require the production and examination of books, accounts, and papers; require the production of witnesses; and inspect lines, offices, stations, and other facilities. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 39.)
5 V.S.A. § 3452
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 62 - Powers and Duties of Board Relating to Railroads|§ 3452. Disclosure of information

§ 3452. Disclosure of information|(a) When requested to do so by the Board or the Agency, a railroad operating in this State shall furnish the Board or Agency any information specifically requested concerning the management of the railroad and the condition of its equipment and facilities, provided that the request shall extend only to information reasonably related to the railroad's operations in this State, and provided further that the Board and the Agency shall have no right to request information regarding salaries, pensions, options, or benefit programs or the expenses of officers or directors of railroads incorporated outside the United States.(b) Any information provided by a railroad to the Board or Agency on the following subjects, whether pursuant to this section or otherwise, shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed by the Board or the Agency except as provided in subsection (c) of this section:  (1) customer data; (2) compensation and benefits for a railroad's directors, officers, and employees; (3) contracts, financial obligations, and financial standing; and (4) proprietary data known only to certain individuals within a railroad's organization and which give the railroad the opportunity to obtain business advantage over competitors who do not know it.   (c) Confidential information may be made public by the Board or the Agency only if the Board first determines that the public good requires disclosure and that the disclosure will not violate State or federal law. The Board shall give the railroad written notice and shall afford the railroad an opportunity to be heard prior to making any determination that disclosure should be made and shall make written findings of fact upon which its determination is made.(d) Nothing contained in this title or in any provision of Title 19 shall be construed to require a railroad to produce an investigatory report or other information which was prepared by a railroad, its agents, or its employees at the request or direction of a railroad's attorney, nor shall anything contained in this title or any provision of Title 19 be construed to abrogate the attorney-client privilege as is otherwise provided by law. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 1961, No. 183, § 6; 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 40.)
5 V.S.A. § 3453
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 62 - Powers and Duties of Board Relating to Railroads|§ 3453. Report of accidents

§ 3453. Report of accidents|A railroad shall report accidents to the Agency under the same circumstances and in the same manner as provided by federal law for reporting accidents to the Federal Railroad Administration. If an accident results in loss of life, serious personal injury, property damage in excess of $10,000.00, or an interruption of service in excess of 12 hours, it shall be reported as soon as practicable and in no event later than the next working day to the Secretary of Transportation or the Secretary's designee. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 41.)
5 V.S.A. § 3454
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 5 - Aeronautics and Surface Transportation|Chapter 62 - Powers and Duties of Board Relating to Railroads|§ 3454. Investigation of accidents; hearing; determination; publicity

§ 3454. Investigation of accidents; hearing; determination; publicity|The Board shall inquire into the cause of every accident on a railroad resulting in loss of life and, in its judgment, into any accident, collision, or derailment of trains not so resulting. When, in its judgment, a public investigation is necessary in the interests of public safety, it shall fix a time and place of holding the same and shall summon the person or corporation operating such railroad, the parties known to have been injured in the accident, and, if known, a representative or friend of a person killed thereby, to appear and give evidence regarding the cause of such accident. The Board shall also notify the State's Attorney of the county in which the accident occurred, who shall investigate the cause of the accident, produce witnesses who can give evidence in regard to the same, and attend and represent the State at such hearing. All parties summoned, and other persons interested, may appear and be made parties thereto, may produce witnesses or other evidence, and may be represented by counsel. On notice from the Board, the person or corporation operating the railroad shall produce all railroad employees who can give pertinent evidence in regard to the cause of the accident, free of expense to the State. The Board shall make public its determination in regard to the cause of the accident so investigated and cause a permanent record thereof to be made. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 2017, No. 132 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)