Nevada Statutes
§ 705.427 — Contract for acquisition and operation of track and other property of lines of railroad
Nevada § 705.427
JurisdictionNevada
Title 58ENERGY; PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SIMILAR ENTITIES
Ch. 705Railroads
STATE PLAN FOR SERVICE BY RAIL
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Bluebook
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 705.427 (2026).
Text
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 abandonment,
Ê for the purpose of maintaining existing freight service or providing for such service in the future, but no such contract may require the expenditure of state money unless previously authorized by the Legislature.
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Legislative History
(Added to NRS by 1979, 563 ; A 1997, 1632 )
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Nevada § 705.427, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nv/705.427.