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2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 17, Chapters 756 - 838
ORS Chapter 824
- 824.010 Annual fees payable by railroads; audit.
- 824.012 Failure to pay fees; penalty.
- 824.014 Railroad Fund; sources; use.
- 824.016 State Rail Rehabilitation Fund; use.
- 824.018 Grade Crossing Protection Account; use; limits.
- 824.019 Grade Crossing Safety Improvement Fund.
- Note: 824.019 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code or any chapter or series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 824.020 Definitions for ORS 824.020 to 824.042.
- 824.022 Applicability of ORS 824.020 to 824.042, 824.050 to 824.110 and 824.200 to 824.256.
- 824.024 Procedure for construction of side lines and extensions.
- 824.026 Railway inspectors required; powers and duties.
- 824.028 [Formerly 760.075; repealed by 2007 c.93 1]
- 824.030 Annual report to department; penalty.
- 824.040 Government acquisition of lines; permitted actions.
- Note: 824.040 was added to and made a part of ORS chapters 823, 824, 825 and 826 by legislative action but was not added to ORS chapter 824 or any series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
- 824.042 Department to participate in contested abandonment proceedings.
- 824.045 Department establishment of system safety program for rail fixed guideway system; fee; rules.
- 824.050 Inspection of, recommendations on and orders concerning railroad equipment and facilities.
- 824.052 Track clearances.
- 824.054 Cooperation with federal agencies on matters of safety; disclosure of reports if required by federal law.
- 824.056 Walkway standards; rules; variances.
- 824.058 Track improvement and rehabilitation program.
- Note: 824.058 was added to and made a part of ORS chapters 823, 824, 825 and 826 by legislative action but was not added to ORS chapter 824 or any series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation. EQUIPMENT
- 824.060 First aid kits required on locomotives and caboose cars.
- 824.062 Equipment required on track motor cars.
- 824.064 Self-propelled vehicles used in yards or terminals.
- Note: 824.064 was added to and made a part of ORS chapters 823, 824, 825 and 826 by legislative action but was not added to ORS chapter 824 or any series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
- 824.066 Helper unit operation restrictions.
- 824.068 Water quality and sanitation facility standards for locomotives and caboose cars.
- 824.080 Hazardous materials defined.
- 824.082 Notice of movement of hazardous materials; confidentiality of notice information.
- 824.084 Visual external inspections required on cars standing in rail yards or stations more than two hours.
- 824.086 Designation of hazardous materials and notice requirements; rules.
- 824.088 Notifying Office of Emergency Management of reportable incident, derailments and fires; radio gear.
- 824.090 Department to set standards for safe transportation of hazardous wastes; rules; civil penalty.
- 824.092 Disclosure of hazardous waste reports and information to Environmental Protection Agency.
- 824.100 Definitions for ORS 824.102 to 824.110.
- 824.102 Application of requirements.
- 824.104 Fire extinguishers; exemption.
- 824.106 Use of noncomplying caboose prohibited; equipment failure; repair.
- 824.108 Register for reporting failures of equipment or maintenance standards; rules for use.
- 824.110 Administrative authority of department; rules.
- 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]
- 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] RAILROAD CROSSINGS
- 824.200 Definitions for 824.200 to 824.256.
- 824.202 Policy; authority vested in state and department.
- 824.204 Authority to construct grade crossings; protective devices.
- 824.206 Elimination, relocation or alteration of grade crossing; installation or alteration of protective devices.
- 824.208 Authority to fix speeds and regulate sounding of train warning devices at crossings.
- 824.210 Construction and alteration of crossings above or below grade.
- 824.212 Specifications for construction and maintenance of crossings; application of specifications; priorities; compliance.
- 824.214 Procedure to obtain permission for crossings; rules.
- 824.216 Procedure to compel compliance with orders.
- 824.218 Work and materials furnished by railroad company; supervision of work.
- 824.220 Protective devices; rules.
- 824.222 Authority over duration that grade crossing may be blocked; penalty.
- 824.223 Authority to regulate distance from grade crossing at which railroad may stop or park equipment; penalty.
- 824.224 When stop signs are to be installed by railroad; exemption; grade crossing alteration, relocation or closure.
- 824.226 Dangerous grade crossings; notice; hearing; order to install protective devices; apportioning of cost.
- 824.228 Procedure for determining mode of track crossing of intersecting railroads.
- 824.230 Installation of protective devices where railroads intersect at grade.
- 824.232 Forfeiture for noncompliance.
- 824.234 Use of findings of department regarding hazards at crossings.
- 824.236 Protective devices at unauthorized railroad-highway crossing; apportionment to railroad; reimbursement; closure.
- 824.238 Division of costs between railroad and public authority.
- 824.240 Payment when public highway involved.
- 824.242 Apportionment of costs for installation of protective devices.
- 824.244 Apportionment of costs for maintenance of protective devices.
- 824.246 Apportionment of costs of crossing closure.
- 824.248 Apportionments for crossings above or below grade.
- 824.250 Apportionment when federal funds available.
- 824.252 Procedure when disagreement as to apportionment exists.
- 824.254 Reimbursement procedure for railroad and public authority.
- 824.256 Expense contributed by public held in trust by railroad company.
- 824.258 [Formerly 763.900; repealed by 1997 c.249 257] EMPLOYEE SAFETY REGULATIONS
- 824.300 Required crews on trains; exception.
- 824.302 Qualification of flagger.
- 824.304 Guarding frogs, switches and guardrails.
- 824.306 Shelter of car repairers.
- 824.308 Railroads to provide first aid training for employees.
- 824.310 Immunity from liability of persons providing first aid treatment.
- 824.312 [Formerly 764.900; repealed by 1997 c.249 260]
- 824.314 [Formerly 764.990; repealed by 1997 c.249 260] PENALTIES
- 824.990 Civil penalties.
- 824.992 Criminal penalties.
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