Section 37-9-1101 – Injury or Death of Persons Unlawfully Riding on Railroads; Immunities.
37-9-1101. Injury or death of persons unlawfully riding on railroads; immunities. Except in cases of attractive nuisance, no person owning, operating, loading or unloading a railroad car or train shall be liable for any damages for the accidental death or injury of a person occurring while the person was riding the railroad car or train […]
Section 37-9-1201 – Emergency Preparedness Plan.
37-9-1201. Emergency preparedness plan. (a) Each rail common carrier having annual carrier operating revenues in excess of ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00), which transports a hazardous material or hazardous waste (as defined by Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 171.8, as may be revised and amended), shall adopt an emergency preparedness plan within […]
Section 37-9-1301 – Environmental Inventory and Cleanup After Cessation of Rail Service.
37-9-1301. Environmental inventory and cleanup after cessation of rail service. (a) Any rail common carrier having annual carrier operating revenues in excess of ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00), which ceases service on any railroad operating right-of-way in the state of Wyoming, shall comply with the requirements of this section. Within sixty (60) days of the date […]
Section 37-9-903 – Liability Insurance; Immunity.
37-9-903. Liability insurance; immunity. (a) A city, town or county acting either singly or jointly shall require a lessee of railroad lines to obtain comprehensive liability insurance covering damages resulting from the operation of a railroad leased by the city, town, county or joint powers board pursuant to W.S. 37-9-901(a)(ii). (b) A city, town or […]
Section 37-9-1001 – Policy to Prevent Abandonment.
37-9-1001. Policy to prevent abandonment. It is the policy of this state to prevent the loss of railroad service and competition in the provision of railroad service by preventing abandonment of railroad lines.
Section 37-9-1002 – Department of Transportation Authority to Take Action; When Action May Be Taken; Attorney General and Department of Transportation Responsibility.
37-9-1002. Department of transportation authority to take action; when action may be taken; attorney general and department of transportation responsibility. (a) To fulfill the policy stated in W.S. 37-9-1001 the department of transportation shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, take the following actions: (i) Protest applications filed or other actions taken […]
Section 37-9-802 – Penalty; Exceptions.
37-9-802. Penalty; exceptions. Any owner or operator of a railroad running through or within this state as a common carrier of persons or property or both, for compensation, who either operates for its employees, or who furnishes to its employees for their transportation to or from the place or places where they are required to […]
Section 37-9-901 – City and County Authority to Acquire and Lease Railroad Lines and to Receive Grants and Loans.
37-9-901. City and county authority to acquire and lease railroad lines and to receive grants and loans. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, cities, towns or counties within the state acting either singly or jointly pursuant to the Wyoming Joint Powers Act are authorized to: (i) Purchase, own, improve, rehabilitate, maintain, repair or […]
Section 37-9-902 – Limitations of Authority.
37-9-902. Limitations of authority. (a) The actions authorized in W.S. 37-9-901 may be taken only if a rail carrier has: (i) Abandoned or filed an application to abandon railroad lines with the proper regulatory authority; or (ii) Taken action leading to potential abandonment of railroad lines as required by the proper regulatory authority. (b) No […]
Section 37-9-702 – Chattel Mortgage Laws Not to Apply.
37-9-702. Chattel mortgage laws not to apply. Statutes relating to the filing, recording, interpretation, or validity of chattel mortgages shall not affect the recording, interpretation, or validity of contracts of the character hereinbefore named, but the same shall be controlled by the provisions of this act alone. And the contracts hereinbefore named shall not be […]