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2017 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XXXIV - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Chapter 373 - CROSSINGS, STATIONS, FENCES, CATTLE GUARDS, BRIDGES, AND BRIDGE GUARDS
Section 373:1-a - State-Owned Rail Lines.
Universal Citation: NH Rev Stat § 373:1-a (2017)
373:1-a State-Owned Rail Lines. –
I. In instances where the state has acquired rail properties, the state shall have the same duty as under RSA 373:1 to provide suitable crossings and other facilities for the accommodation of the public and to provide suitable gates, crossings and other facilities for the accommodation of persons whose lands are divided, or are separated from a highway, by the state-owned railway.
II. Any party or landowner seeking crossing or other facilities pursuant to paragraph I shall make application for such crossing or other facility to the department of transportation.
III. The commissioner shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, establishing procedures and criteria for review of such applications and issuance of agreements for crossings and other facilities on state-owned rail property, including establishment of reasonable application and annual renewal fees.
IV. Such agreements shall include provision for apportionment of costs for construction and protection including insurance requirements and installation of appropriate safety devices.
V. The state shall provide such warning signs as are required for governmental authorities maintaining public crossings over state-owned railroad lines pursuant to RSA 373:11.
I. In instances where the state has acquired rail properties, the state shall have the same duty as under RSA 373:1 to provide suitable crossings and other facilities for the accommodation of the public and to provide suitable gates, crossings and other facilities for the accommodation of persons whose lands are divided, or are separated from a highway, by the state-owned railway.
II. Any party or landowner seeking crossing or other facilities pursuant to paragraph I shall make application for such crossing or other facility to the department of transportation.
III. The commissioner shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, establishing procedures and criteria for review of such applications and issuance of agreements for crossings and other facilities on state-owned rail property, including establishment of reasonable application and annual renewal fees.
IV. Such agreements shall include provision for apportionment of costs for construction and protection including insurance requirements and installation of appropriate safety devices.
V. The state shall provide such warning signs as are required for governmental authorities maintaining public crossings over state-owned railroad lines pursuant to RSA 373:11.
Source. 1993, 116:4. 1996, 77:2, eff. July 12, 1996.
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