74-1317. Grade Crossing Protection Fund; created; purpose; investment.
In order to promote public safety at the intersection of railroad lines and all classes of highways, there is hereby created a special fund known as the Grade Crossing Protection Fund which shall be established in the state treasury to be used in furnishing financial assistance in the improvement of the safety of railroad grade crossings in this state, including the elimination of such crossings, the construction, substantial modification, or improvement of and the maintenance of automatic crossing protection at such grade crossings, and the construction and maintenance of overpasses and underpasses at railroad crossings. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.
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Structure Nebraska Revised Statutes
74-307 - Roads, streams, or canals; crossings; conditions.
74-308 - Real estate; acquisition; damages; procedure.
74-424 - Transferred to section 81-2801.
74-548 - Shipments; weighing; certificates.
74-549 - Shipments; stations without scales; weighing.
74-550 - Shipments; failure to weigh; penalty.
74-592 - Track motor cars; headlights; rear light; windshield; equip.
74-593 - Track motor cars; failure to equip; violation; penalty.
74-594 - Train, yard, or engine crew; blocking street or highway; liability; exempt.
74-595 - Litter; duty to remove.
74-596 - Speed limitation ordinance; requirements for enactment.
74-597 - Railroad accident or unlawful operation; prohibited law enforcement procedures.
74-601 - Fencing; cattle guards.
74-602 - Failure to fence or repair; liability.
74-603 - Fencing; duty; landowner may fence; cost.
74-604 - Failure to fence; injury to livestock; liability.
74-605 - Injured animals; care; violation; penalty.
74-608 - Right-of-way; cover for wildlife; vegetation; exceptions.
74-609 - Right-of-way; vegetation; treatment; charge by county; collection.
74-609.01 - Right-of-way; hunting upon; unlawful; penalty.
74-706 - Transferred to section 74-921.
74-915 - Health and safety of employees; rules and regulations.
74-916 - Drinking water and cups; duty to provide.
74-917 - Rules and regulations; dispute; notice; hearing.
74-919 - Margins along tracks; keep free from debris and vegetation; enforcement.
74-921 - Locomotive operators; conductors; intoxication; penalty.
74-1302 - Railroad transportation safety district; formation; purpose.
74-1303 - District; formation; procedure.
74-1304 - Board of directors; members; appointment; expenses.
74-1306 - Budget; submit to county board; levy; tax.
74-1307 - Bonds; issuance; sinking fund.
74-1308 - Officers; meetings; bond; records; inspection; treasurer; report; violations; penalty.
74-1310 - Department, defined.
74-1311 - Department; determine railroad crossing safety measures needed.
74-1312 - Department; establish priority list for railroad crossing safety improvement.
74-1313 - Priority list; factors to be considered.
74-1315 - Department; utilize federal funds; matching funds; how paid.
74-1316 - Railroad crossing accident; notice to department; when.
74-1317 - Grade Crossing Protection Fund; created; purpose; investment.
74-1319 - Abandoned railroad line; removal of grade crossing protection devices.
74-1320 - Excise tax on railroads transporting freight; rate; collection; report; payment.
74-1321 - Excise tax on railroad transporting freight; similar appropriation; how used.
74-1322 - Failure to file report or pay taxes; violation; penalty.
74-1323 - Railroad car; obstructing view at crossing; violation; penalty.
74-1331 - Bridges; construction; dimensions; maintenance; violation; penalty.
74-1332 - Crossings; jurisdiction of department.
74-1333 - Crossings; public; maintenance.
74-1334 - Crossings; public; safety regulations; gates and alarms; closure; when.
74-1335 - Crossings; private; railroad; duties.
74-1336 - Crossings; complaints; hearing; order; rules and regulations.
74-1337 - Crossings; public; county board; agreement.
74-1338 - Crossings; public; failure of county board and railroad to agree; power of department.
74-1339 - Crossings; agreement of department; county board or other public authority; powers.
74-1340 - Crossings; department orders; violation; penalty.
74-1341 - Grade crossing safety; responsibility.
74-1342 - Comprehensive public safety program; department; duties.
74-1343 - Assessment process; recommendations; department; duties.
74-1421 - Transferred to section 74-1415.01.
74-1422 - Transferred to section 74-1420.02.
74-1427 - Political subdivision; expend local tax funds; election; procedure.