Section 222.50 — Rail Service Improvement Program.
222.50 RAIL SERVICE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Creation. There is created the rail service improvement program to provide assistance for improvement of rail service in the state. Subd. 2. Identifying deteriorating rail line. The commissioner shall identify those rail lines that have deteriorated or are in danger of deteriorating so as to be unable to […]
Section 222.29 — Contractor’s Bond; Liability Of Company.
222.29 CONTRACTOR’S BOND; LIABILITY OF COMPANY. Any railway contracting for the construction or repair of its road shall take from the contractor a sufficient bond, conditioned that the contractor will pay all laborers, mechanics, and other persons performing any part of the work, all just debts due them or incurred in carrying on such work, […]
Section 222.30 — Liability Of Company After Notice.
222.30 LIABILITY OF COMPANY AFTER NOTICE. When a contractor or subcontractor employed by a railway company in the construction or repair of its railway shall be indebted to any laborer or mechanic for services rendered, such railway company shall be liable to pay such laborer or mechanic the amount of such debt, provided the laborer […]
Section 222.33 — Office In State.
222.33 OFFICE IN STATE. Every domestic railroad corporation shall establish an office at some point within this state, on the line of its road, to be known as its general office, and keep in such office some officer or agent, upon whom service of all legal process against such company may be made, and who […]
Section 222.34 — Land Grant Railroad Company.
222.34 LAND GRANT RAILROAD COMPANY. Every land grant railroad company shall keep at some public office within this state the originals, or copies, of all books, papers, and records of every description relating to lands sold, contracted, encumbered, or owned by it, so as to show clearly all material matters connected with its grant and […]
Section 222.36 — Power Of Eminent Domain In Certain Cases.
222.36 POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN IN CERTAIN CASES. Any public service corporation shall have the right to obtain by condemnation, under the power of eminent domain, any land, or any right over, through, or across the same, or any easement therein, necessary for the convenient prosecution of its enterprise; and any telegraph or telephone company […]
Section 222.37 — Public Road; Use, Restriction.
222.37 PUBLIC ROAD; USE, RESTRICTION. Subdivision 1. Use requirements. Any water power, telegraph, telephone, pneumatic tube, pipeline, community antenna television, cable communications or electric light, heat, power company, or fire department may use public roads for the purpose of constructing, using, operating, and maintaining lines, subways, canals, conduits, hydrants, or dry hydrants, for their business, […]
Section 222.46 — Rail Service Improvement Act; Purpose.
222.46 RAIL SERVICE IMPROVEMENT ACT; PURPOSE. The legislature finds and determines that integrated transportation systems, including railways, highways and airways, are necessary in order to meet the economic and energy needs of the citizens of the state, both now and in the future. The legislature finds that a portion of the present railroad system in […]
Section 222.47 — Citation.
222.47 CITATION. Sections 222.46 to 222.54 may be cited as the “Minnesota Rail Service Improvement Act.” History: 1976 c 204 s 2
Section 222.48 — Definitions.
222.48 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. As used in sections 222.46 to 222.54, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings given them herein. Subd. 1a. Commissioner. “Commissioner” means the commissioner of transportation. Subd. 2. Department. “Department” means the Department of Transportation. Subd. 3. [Renumbered subd 1a] Subd. 3a. [Repealed, 2012 c 287 art […]