2019 Iowa Code
Title VIII - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 327G - RAILROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY, CROSSINGS, TRACKS, AND FENCING
Section 327G.24 - Removal of tracks from crossings.
327G.24 Removal of tracks from crossings.
Upon consummation of an abandonment of a railway line authorized under 49 U.S.C. §10903 adopted as of a specific date by rule by the department, or upon interim use of railroad rights-of-way to establish appropriate trails pursuant to 16 U.S.C. §1247(d) adopted as of a specific date by rule by the department, if the railway tracks adjacent to a crossing have been removed, but the railway tracks in the crossing have not been removed, the city, county, or other jurisdiction having authority over the highway, street, or alley containing the crossing may remove the tracks from the crossing. However, this section shall not be construed as reducing the obligation or liability of a railway corporation to remove the railway tracks from the crossing.
90 Acts, ch 1132, §1
