Vermont § 3432 Emergency action for railroad derailment accidents

Vermont Statutes

§ 3432 — Emergency action for railroad derailment accidents

Vermont § 3432

Title 5Title 5: Aeronautics and Surface Transportation

Ch. 60Chapter 060: General Provisions

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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 5, § 3432 (2026).

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If a derailment of a freight or passenger train threatens public health or safety, or the disruption of rail service affecting interstate commerce, State, county, and municipal authorities shall allow necessary emergency equipment to be moved expeditiously to the site of the derailment, unless doing so poses an immediate risk to public health and safety as determined by the Secretary of Transportation or designee. (Added 2001, No. 75 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. Feb. 19, 2002.)

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If a derailment of a freight or passenger train threatens public health or safety, or the disruption of rail service affecting interstate commerce, State, county, and municipal authorities shall allow necessary emergency equipment to be moved expeditiously to the site of the derailment, unless doing so poses an immediate risk to public health and safety as determined by the Secretary of Transportation or designee. (Added 2001, No. 75 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. Feb. 19, 2002.)