72-11-214. Passenger ropeways — Not common carriers or public utilities — Cooperative agreement with United States Forest Service.
- (1) Passenger ropeways are not common carriers or public utilities.
- (2) To avoid duplicate effort by authorities having jurisdiction over passenger ropeways on National Forest System land in the state, the committee may enter into a cooperative agreement with the United States Forest Service to establish reasonable standards for design, construction, maintenance, operational practices, and inspection.
- (3) Upon application for registration of a passenger tramway, the operator shall pay to the committee a reasonable inspector’s fee, plus a surcharge, that would have been charged had the inspection been made by the committee and its inspectors.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 195, 1999 General Session