§ 36-8-801 — Declaration of area as Fort Fred Steele state historic site; administration; safety facilities

Wyoming § 36-8-801

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 36: Public Land
• Ch. 8: STATE PARKS AND RESERVES
• Art. 8: FORT FRED STEELE STATE PARK

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(a) The lands in Carbon county managed by the department
as of July 1, 2010 and known as the Fort Fred Steele area are
hereby declared to be a state historic site. The department
shall by rule specify the legal description of the site.
(i) Repealed By Laws 2010, Ch. 11, § 3.
(ii) Repealed By Laws 2010, Ch. 11, § 3.
(iii) Repealed By Laws 2010, Ch. 11, § 3.
(b) The department of state parks and cultural resources
shall administer this area providing for the best possible state
historic site, and it shall be the responsibility of the
department to provide all reasonable and necessary safety
facilities made necessary by reason of the increased hazards
resulting from the establishing of a state park adjacent to, and
on both sides of, Union Pacific Railroad Company's main line
right-of-way and tracks. These safety facilities shall include,
but are not limited to, such fencing of Union Pacific Railroad
Company's main line right-of-way as is reasonably necessary to
prevent access by the general public to such right-of-way; some
type of pedestrian walkway through the grade separation to
provide pedestrian access between the south and north sides of
the site; and either the closing of the Fort Steele grade
crossing to the general public or the establishment at said
crossing of grade crossing protection devices consisting of
flasher lights and gates. The department is hereby authorized
to enter into agreements with Union Pacific Railroad Company
relative to the department's providing such reasonable and
necessary safety facilities. In the event the department and
Union Pacific Railroad Company are unable to so agree, the
public service commission of Wyoming shall determine what
reasonable and necessary safety facilities shall be provided by
the department at Fort Fred Steele state historic site, upon
application filed with the public service commission of Wyoming
by either Union Pacific Railroad Company or the department.
These necessary and reasonable safety facilities shall be
constructed before the opening of the Fort Fred Steele state
historic site to the public.