§ 39-6.1-17. Authorization to contract to improve rail transportation service.
The department may contract with any domestic or foreign person, firm, corporation, agency, or government to provide, operate, maintain, or improve rail transportation service on the rail properties acquired by the state under this chapter, or may provide such services, operation, and maintenance itself.
History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 28, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 39-6.1 - Railroad Preservation
Section 39-6.1-1. - Definitions.
Section 39-6.1-2. - General powers of department.
Section 39-6.1-3. - Assistance to rail lines.
Section 39-6.1-4. - Access to information.
Section 39-6.1-5. - Acquisition and necessity.
Section 39-6.1-6. - Operation, sale, or lease.
Section 39-6.1-7. - Interstate Commerce Commission certificate.
Section 39-6.1-8. - Title to property of railroads.
Section 39-6.1-9. - Sale of rail properties.
Section 39-6.1-10. - Cooperation between states.
Section 39-6.1-10.1. - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
Section 39-6.1-11. - Cooperation between the department and local governmental units.
Section 39-6.1-12. - Federal funds — Appropriations.
Section 39-6.1-13. - Application for federal loans.
Section 39-6.1-14. - [Repealed.]
Section 39-6.1-15. - Purchase of rolling stock, equipment, and machinery.
Section 39-6.1-16. - Rebuilding, modernization, and maintenance of rail properties.
Section 39-6.1-17. - Authorization to contract to improve rail transportation service.
Section 39-6.1-18. - Disposition of acquired rail properties.