reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
OR Rev Stat § 824.082 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 824 - Railroads|Section 824.082 - Notice of movement of hazardous materials; confidentiality of notice information.

(1) Before transporting hazardous materials into this state or from a railroad terminal located within this state, a railroad shall, as soon as reasonably possible after it has notice of such train movement, provide such notification thereof as the Department of Transportation determines pursuant to ORS 824.086. If the information necessary for the notification is not available before beginning the train movement, or if hazardous materials are added to the train while en route, notification shall be given as soon as the information is available. For the purposes of this subsection, "train movement" does not include a switching or transfer movement. (2) Except to the extent that the Department of Transportation determines is necessary to provide for the safe transportation of the hazardous materials, the department, an employee of the department and any person receiving information pursuant to this section shall not divulge or make known the information contained in the notification at any time before or during the transportation of the hazardous materials for which the notification is provided. [Formerly 761.380]
OR Rev Stat § 824.084 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 824 - Railroads|Section 824.084 - Visual external inspections required on cars standing in rail yards or stations more than two hours.

Each railcar containing hazardous materials for which an "Explosives A," "Flammable Gas" or "Poison Gas" placard is required by federal regulation, and which remains in a rail yard or station for more than two hours shall be visually inspected externally by the transporting railroad within two hours of the car’s arrival and within two hours prior to the car’s departure. [Formerly 761.395]
OR Rev Stat § 824.086 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 824 - Railroads|Section 824.086 - Designation of hazardous materials and notice requirements; rules.

After consultation with the State Fire Marshal the Department of Transportation shall determine: (1) What material and quantity thereof the transportation of which is hazardous to public health, safety or welfare and shall designate by rule such materials and quantities as hazardous materials. In defining hazardous materials the department shall adopt definitions in conformity with the federal rules and regulations. Rules adopted under this subsection shall be applicable to any person who transports, or causes to be transported, any hazardous material. (2) What notification required by ORS 824.082 (1) is necessary to provide for the safe transportation of hazardous materials, including but not limited to the time, content and manner of notification. [Formerly 761.400]
OR Rev Stat § 824.088 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 824 - Railroads|Section 824.088 - Notifying Oregon Department of Emergency Management of reportable incident, derailments and fires; radio gear.

(1) Each railroad that gives notice to the United States Department of Transportation of an incident that occurs during the course of transporting hazardous materials as defined by federal regulations shall also give notice of the incident to the Director of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management. (2) As soon as reasonably practicable, each railroad shall notify the director by telephone or similar means of communication of any derailment or fire involving or affecting hazardous material. (3) To facilitate expedited and accurate notice to the director under this section, each train transporting hazardous materials in this state shall be equipped with at least two radio transmitter-receivers in good working order. In addition, trains over 2,000 feet in length that are transporting hazardous materials shall be equipped with a radio handset in good working order capable of communicating with the radio transmitter-receivers. If the equipment required under this section does not function while the train is en route, the train may proceed to the next point of crew change where the equipment shall be replaced or repaired. [Formerly 761.405; 2007 c.740 §40; 2021 c.539 §77; 2021 c.630 §28] Note: The amendments to 824.088 by section 77, chapter 539, Oregon Laws 2021, become operative July 1, 2022. See section 155, chapter 539, Oregon Laws 2021. The text that is operative until July 1, 2022, including amendments by section 28, chapter 630, Oregon Laws 2021, is set forth for the user’s convenience. (1) Each railroad that gives notice to the United States Department of Transportation of an incident that occurs during the course of transporting hazardous materials as defined by federal regulations shall also give notice of the incident to the Director of the Office of Emergency Management. (2) As soon as reasonably practicable, each railroad shall notify the director by telephone or similar means of communication of any derailment or fire involving or affecting hazardous material. (3) To facilitate expedited and accurate notice to the director under this section, each train transporting hazardous materials in this state shall be equipped with at least two radio transmitter-receivers in good working order. In addition, trains over 2,000 feet in length that are transporting hazardous materials shall be equipped with a radio handset in good working order capable of communicating with the radio transmitter-receivers. If the equipment required under this section does not function while the train is en route, the train may proceed to the next point of crew change where the equipment shall be replaced or repaired.
OR Rev Stat § 824.090 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 824 - Railroads|Section 824.090 - Department of Transportation to set standards for safe transportation of hazardous wastes; rules; civil penalty.

(1) The Department of Transportation shall adopt rules setting standards for the safe transportation of hazardous wastes, as defined in ORS 466.005, by all transporters. (2) The authority granted under this section: (a) Is in addition to any other authority granted the department. (b) Does not supersede the authority of the Energy Facility Siting Council to regulate the transportation of radioactive materials under ORS 469.550, 469.563, 469.603 to 469.619 and 469.992. (3) In addition to any other penalty for violation of a rule adopted under this section, the department, in the manner provided in ORS 183.745, may impose a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for violation of a rule adopted under this section. Each day of noncompliance with a rule is a separate violation. (4) As used in this section, "transporter" has the meaning given that term in ORS 466.005. [Formerly 761.415; 1997 c.275 §14]
OR Rev Stat § 824.092 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 824 - Railroads|Section 824.092 - Disclosure of hazardous waste reports and information to Environmental Protection Agency.

Records, reports and information obtained or used by the Department of Transportation in administering the hazardous waste program under ORS 824.090 shall be available to the United States Environmental Protection Agency upon request. If the records, reports or information has been submitted to the department under a claim of confidentiality, the state shall make that claim of confidentiality to the Environmental Protection Agency for the requested records, reports or information. The federal agency shall treat the records, reports or information that is subject to the confidentiality claim as confidential in accordance with applicable federal law. [Formerly 761.421]
OR Rev Stat § 824.100 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 824 - Railroads|Section 824.100 - Definitions for ORS 824.102 to 824.110.

As used in ORS 824.102 to 824.110: (1) "Caboose" means any car or coach used on a train to carry a train crew. (2) "Marker" means any lamp providing illumination by electrical power which is designed to be displayed on a railroad car or coach for safety purposes. (3) "Terminal" means a system of tracks, the boundaries of which are set by a railroad for the purpose of coupling or uncoupling cars. [Formerly 761.600]
OR Rev Stat § 824.102 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 824 - Railroads|Section 824.102 - Application of requirements.

The provisions of ORS 824.102 to 824.110 shall apply to all cabooses except those used in terminal service or in road service for a distance not to exceed three miles, and shall not apply to logging railways. [Formerly 761.605; 1999 c.59 §246]
OR Rev Stat § 824.106 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 824 - Railroads|Section 824.106 - Use of noncomplying caboose prohibited; equipment failure; repair.

A caboose shall not be placed in service unless it is in compliance with all of the provisions of ORS 824.102 to 824.110 relating to required equipment and standards of maintenance. In the event a failure of required equipment or standards of maintenance occurs after a caboose has departed from a terminal and a member of the train crew has boarded the caboose, the railroad operating the caboose shall not be deemed to be in violation of ORS 824.102 to 824.110 if such failure of equipment or standard of maintenance is corrected at the first point at which maintenance supplies are available or, in the case of repairs, the first point at which repair facilities are available and repairs can reasonably be made or the defective equipment replaced. [Formerly 761.630; 1999 c.59 §247]
OR Rev Stat § 824.108 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 824 - Railroads|Section 824.108 - Register for reporting failures of equipment or maintenance standards; rules for use.

A register for the reporting of failures of required equipment or standards of maintenance shall be maintained on all cabooses. The register shall contain sufficient space to record the dates and particulars of each failure. The Department of Transportation shall provide rules for the use of this register, including a requirement that the record of reported failures be maintained not less than 80 days from the date of the most recent failure. [Formerly 761.635]
OR Rev Stat § 824.110 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 824 - Railroads|Section 824.110 - Administrative authority of department; rules.

The Department of Transportation shall regulate and enforce all sections of ORS 824.102 to 824.110 and shall promulgate all rules necessary for the enforcement of ORS 824.102 to 824.110. [Formerly 761.640; 1999 c.59 §248]
OR Rev Stat § 824.112 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 824 - Railroads|Section 824.112

[Subsections (1) to (4) formerly 761.900; subsections (5) to (8) formerly 761.905; 1997 c.249 §246; 1997 c.275 §15a; renumbered 824.990 in 1997]
OR Rev Stat § 824.114 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 824 - Railroads|Section 824.114

[Subsections (1) to (5) formerly 761.990; subsection (6) formerly 761.992; subsections (7) and (8) formerly 761.994; 1997 c.249 §248; renumbered 824.992 in 1997]
OR Rev Stat § 824.200 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 824 - Railroads|Section 824.200 - Definitions for 824.200 to 824.256.

As used in ORS 824.200 to 824.256, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "High speed rail system" means a fixed guideway passenger transportation system capable of transporting passengers at speeds exceeding 79 miles per hour and connecting two or more urban areas, including but not limited to any such system that utilizes or incorporates, in whole or in part, existing rail transportation facilities and any necessary upgrades of or modifications to existing rail transportation facilities. (2) "Highway" includes all roads, streets, alleys, avenues, boulevards, parkways and other places in this state actually open and in use, or to be opened and used for travel by the public. (3) "Installation costs," when used in the context of protective devices, includes costs of acquiring, assembling and rendering operational the device and its attendant controls, circuitry and fail-safe mechanisms. (4) "Maintenance costs," when used in the context of protective devices, includes preventive maintenance, repair and replacement of the device and its attendant controls, circuitry and fail-safe mechanisms. (5) "Protective device" means a sign, signal, gate or other device to warn or protect the public, installed at or in advance of a railroad-highway crossing. (6) Except in proceedings under ORS 824.236, "public authority in interest" means the state, county, municipal or other governmental body with jurisdiction over the highway crossing the railroad track. In proceedings under ORS 824.236, "public authority in interest" means the county, municipal or other governmental body that has primary zoning authority over the lands served by the crossing. (7) "Railroad" has the meaning given that term in ORS 824.020, and includes logging and other private railroads. (8) "Railroad company" includes every corporation, company, association, joint stock association, partnership or person, and their lessees, trustees or receivers, appointed by any court whatsoever, owning, operating, controlling or managing any railroad. (9) "Unauthorized railroad-highway crossing" means a crossing at grade that is actually open and in use, or to be opened and used for travel by the public, and that has not been authorized under ORS 824.204. [Formerly 763.010; 2005 c.22 §517]
OR Rev Stat § 824.202 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 824 - Railroads|Section 824.202 - Policy; authority vested in state and department.

It is the policy of this state to achieve uniform and coordinated regulation of railroad-highway crossings and to eliminate crossings at grade wherever possible. To these ends, authority to control and regulate the construction, alteration, and protection of railroad-highway crossings is vested exclusively in the state, and in the Department of Transportation as provided in ORS 824.200 to 824.256. [Formerly 763.013]
OR Rev Stat § 824.204 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 824 - Railroads|Section 824.204 - Authority to construct grade crossings; protective devices.

(1) Except for the repair of lawfully existing roads and highways or the replacement of tracks, no highway shall be constructed across the track of any railroad company at grade, nor shall the track of any railroad company be constructed across a highway at grade, without having first secured the permission of the Department of Transportation. (2) Whenever any railroad company desires to cross any established and existing highway at grade or any public authority desires to lay out and extend any highway over and across any established and existing railroad at grade, it shall file with the department its application setting forth the objections and difficulties of making such crossing either above or below the grade of the existing highway or railroad. (3) Upon receipt of the above application the department, after hearing, unless a hearing is not required under ORS 824.214, shall: (a) Determine whether the public safety, public convenience and general welfare require a grade separation; and (b) In the event a grade separation is not required, determine whether the application should be refused or granted, and upon what terms and conditions. (4) If the grade crossing is approved, the department shall determine and prescribe the manner of its construction, maintenance and use, the kind and location of protective devices to be installed, the allocation of costs and the place of the crossing. [Formerly 763.020]
OR Rev Stat § 824.206 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 824 - Railroads|Section 824.206 - Elimination, relocation or alteration of grade crossing; installation or alteration of protective devices.

(1) The Department of Transportation may, upon its own motion or upon application by a railroad or the public authority in interest, subsequent to a hearing, unless a hearing is not required under ORS 824.214, and upon finding that such action is required by the public safety, necessity, convenience and general welfare: (a) Eliminate a grade crossing by relocation of the highway; (b) Alter or abolish any grade crossing or change the location thereof, or require a separation of grades at any such crossing; (c) Alter or change any existing crossing at separated grades; and (d) Require installation or alteration of protective devices. (2) The department shall prescribe the time and manner of such alteration, change, installation or alteration, and the terms and conditions thereof. [Formerly 763.030; 1997 c.249 §250; 1997 c.275 §16]
OR Rev Stat § 824.208 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 824 - Railroads|Section 824.208 - Authority to fix speeds and regulate sounding of train warning devices at crossings.

(1) The power to fix and regulate the speed of railway trains and to regulate the sounding of railway train warning devices at public railroad-highway crossings is vested exclusively in the state. (2) Upon petition of any public authority in interest or of any railroad or upon the Department of Transportation’s own motion, the Department of Transportation shall, after due investigation and hearing, unless a hearing is not required under ORS 824.214 enter an order fixing and regulating the speed of railway trains or regulating the sounding of railway train warning devices. (3) The speed limits fixed by the department shall be maximum speed limits and shall be commensurate with the hazards presented and the practical operation of the trains. [Formerly 763.035]
OR Rev Stat § 824.210 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 824 - Railroads|Section 824.210 - Construction and alteration of crossings above or below grade.

No highway shall be constructed across the track of any railroad company above or below grade, nor shall the track of any railroad company be constructed across a highway above or below grade, without having first secured the permission of the Department of Transportation. If permission is granted, the department shall, after a hearing, unless hearing is not required under ORS 824.214, prescribe the terms and conditions upon which such crossing shall be made and shall allocate the cost of construction and maintenance. [Formerly 763.040]
OR Rev Stat § 824.212 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 824 - Railroads|Section 824.212 - Specifications for construction and maintenance of crossings; application of specifications; priorities; compliance.

(1) The Department of Transportation shall adopt regulations prescribing specifications for the construction and maintenance of railroad-highway crossings, both at grade level and at separated grades. The specifications shall be developed in consultation with representatives of cities and counties and shall conform to nationally recognized and commonly used standards to ensure that the crossings are constructed and maintained in a manner that conforms to the public safety, necessity, convenience and general welfare, including but not limited to the projected transportation needs. (2) Specifications for separate crossings adopted under subsection (1) of this section do not apply to crossings in existence on the effective date of the regulation prescribing the specifications. However, within a reasonable period after the effective date, crossings shall be altered or reconstructed to comply with the regulations in effect at the time of the alteration or reconstruction. (3) Priorities for such alterations or reconstruction shall be established by the Department of Transportation, based upon the expressed need of the public authority in interest, and upon such other factors as danger or inconvenience to motorists, age of the structure, frequency of reported accidents and degree of noncompliance with regulations. (4) If the public authority in interest or the railroad company fails to so alter or reconstruct a crossing, the department, after following the procedures specified in ORS chapter 183 for contested cases, may order the alteration or reconstruction and proceed in accordance with ORS 824.216. [Formerly 763.055; 1997 c.249 §251; 1997 c.275 §17]
OR Rev Stat § 824.214 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 824 - Railroads|Section 824.214 - Procedure to obtain permission for crossings; rules.

(1) Proceedings to carry out ORS 824.204, 824.206, 824.210 to 824.218, 824.224, 824.226 to 824.230, 824.238, 824.240 and 824.256, including the right to review any order of the Department of Transportation, shall be those specified in ORS chapter 183 for contested cases. If the final order of the department, in a proceeding initiated under ORS 824.206 or 824.226 by a city or county, is appealed and the city or county prevails, it shall be entitled to costs and reasonable attorney fees. (2) The department may adopt rules to govern the procedure, and to regulate the mode and manner of all investigations under ORS 824.204, 824.206, 824.210 to 824.218, 824.224, 824.226 to 824.230, 824.238, 824.240 and 824.256. (3) The authority granted the department by ORS 824.200 to 824.256 is in addition to and not in lieu of the authority of any city, county or other political subdivision of the state to use other remedies and procedures to provide public highways for the traveling public. [Formerly 763.080; 1997 c.249 §252; 1997 c.275 §18]
OR Rev Stat § 824.216 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 824 - Railroads|Section 824.216 - Procedure to compel compliance with orders.

(1) The railroad company, public authority or person to whom an order of the Department of Transportation is directed under ORS 824.200 to 824.256 shall comply with such order within such reasonable time as may be prescribed by the department. In case of failure to comply, the department shall thereupon take proceedings to compel obedience to such order. (2) The circuit court has power in case of all such orders by the department to compel obedience therewith by mandamus, brought in the name of the state, subject, however, to appeal to the Court of Appeals in the same manner and with like effect as provided in cases of appeal from the order of the circuit court. [Formerly 763.090; 1997 c.275 §19]
OR Rev Stat § 824.218 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 824 - Railroads|Section 824.218 - Work and materials furnished by railroad company; supervision of work.

All work and the material for work done under ORS 824.200, 824.204, 824.206, 824.210 to 824.218, 824.226 to 824.230, 824.238, 824.240 and 824.256 within the limits of railroad rights of way shall, if the railroad company so desires, be furnished and done by the railroad company. However, the Department of Transportation shall have supervision of the work and may decide the kind of material to be used. [Formerly 763.100; 1997 c.249 §253]