(a) Any municipality, county, regional mobility authority, or regional intermodal authority may choose to operate or lease for operation any railroad right-of-way obtained or preserved from the abandonment of a rail line under § 23-12-206.
(b) Any municipality, county, regional mobility authority, or regional intermodal authority acquiring ownership of any railroad right-of-way obtained or preserved from the abandonment of a rail line under § 23-12-206 shall be responsible for any maintenance of the abandoned rail line.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries
Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers
Chapter 12 - Operation and Maintenance of Railroads
Subchapter 2 - Roadbeds and Rights-of-Way
§ 23-12-201. Maintenance of right-of-way free from obstructions — Penalty
§ 23-12-202. Permitting certain weeds to seed on right-of-way unlawful — Recovery of damages
§ 23-12-203. Clearing right-of-way following derailment or wreck
§ 23-12-204. Drainage of roadbed — Penalty for noncompliance
§ 23-12-205. Sale of certain abandoned rights-of-way to municipalities
§ 23-12-206. Rail line abandonment process
§ 23-12-207. Transfer of ownership or responsibility of railroad right-of-way