The Department of Transportation: 1. Shall develop, in conjunction with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, a state plan for rail service; and 2. May carry out the plan, including projects to: (a) Preserve rail lines; (b) Rehabilitate rail lines to improve service; and (c) Restore or improve freight service on rail lines which are […]
1. The Department of Transportation may: (a) Apply for and accept federal, state, local and private money to develop the state plan for rail service and to carry it out; and (b) Enter into compacts, contracts and agreements with other states or groups of states, the Federal Government, railroad corporations, users of railroads or other […]
1. A state program for the physical preservation, in place, of property of lines of railroad, while service on such lines is discontinued, is hereby established to provide an alternative to actual abandonment. 2. The Department of Transportation shall determine whether a line of railroad is eligible for admission to the program. A rail line […]
The Department of Transportation may contract for the acquisition, by lease or purchase, and operation of trackage and other rail properties of lines of railroad which: 1. The Surface Transportation Board has approved for abandonment or discontinuance of service; or 2. The Director of the Department of Transportation has determined to be potentially subject to […]
The Department of Transportation may contract for the construction, improvement or rehabilitation of the trackage and other rail properties of any rail line, but no such contract may require the expenditure of state money unless previously authorized by the Legislature. (Added to NRS by 1979, 563)
The Department of Transportation shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 705.421 to 705.429, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 1979, 563)
