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Section
824.010

Annual fees payable by railroads; audit.

Section
824.012

Failure to pay fees; penalty.

Section
824.014

Railroad Fund; sources; use.

Section
824.016

State Rail Rehabilitation Fund; use.

Section
824.018

Grade Crossing Protection Account; use; limits.

Section
824.019

Grade Crossing Safety Improvement Fund.

Section
824.020

Definitions for ORS 824.020 to 824.042.

Section
824.022

Applicability of ORS 824.020 to 824.042, 824.050 to 824.110 and 824.200 to 824.256.

Section
824.024

Procedure for construction of side lines and extensions.

Section
824.026

Railway inspectors required; powers and duties.

Section
824.028

[Formerly 760.075; repealed by 2007 c.93 §1]

Section
824.030

Annual report to department; penalty.

Section
824.040

Government acquisition of lines; permitted actions.

Section
824.042

Department to participate in contested abandonment proceedings.

Section
824.045

Department establishment of state safety oversight program for rail fixed guideway public transportation system; fee; rules.

Section
824.050

Inspection of, recommendations on and orders concerning railroad equipment and facilities.

Section
824.052

Track clearances.

Section
824.054

Cooperation with federal agencies on matters of safety; disclosure of reports if required by federal law.

Section
824.056

Walkway standards; rules; variances.

Section
824.058

Track improvement and rehabilitation program.

Section
824.060

First aid kits and fire extinguishers required on locomotives; temporary exemptions.

Section
824.062

Equipment required on track motor cars.

Section
824.064

Self-propelled vehicles used in yards or terminals.

Section
824.066

Helper unit operation restrictions.

Section
824.068

Water quality standards for locomotives.

Section
824.080

"Hazardous materials" defined.

Section
824.082

Notice of movement of hazardous materials; confidentiality of notice information.

Section
824.084

Visual external inspections required on cars standing in rail yards or stations more than two hours.

Section
824.086

Designation of hazardous materials and notice requirements; rules.

Section
824.088

Notifying Oregon Department of Emergency Management of reportable incident, derailments and fires; radio gear.

Section
824.090

Department of Transportation to set standards for safe transportation of hazardous wastes; rules; civil penalty.

Section
824.092

Disclosure of hazardous waste reports and information to Environmental Protection Agency.

Section
824.100

Definitions for ORS 824.102 to 824.110.

Section
824.102

Application of requirements.

Section
824.104

Section 824.104

Section
824.106

Use of noncomplying caboose prohibited; equipment failure; repair.

Section
824.108

Register for reporting failures of equipment or maintenance standards; rules for use.

Section
824.110

Administrative authority of department; rules.

Section
824.112

Section 824.112

Section
824.114

Section 824.114

Section
824.200

Definitions for 824.200 to 824.256.

Section
824.202

Policy; authority vested in state and department.

Section
824.204

Authority to construct grade crossings; protective devices.

Section
824.206

Elimination, relocation or alteration of grade crossing; installation or alteration of protective devices.

Section
824.208

Authority to fix speeds and regulate sounding of train warning devices at crossings.

Section
824.210

Construction and alteration of crossings above or below grade.

Section
824.212

Specifications for construction and maintenance of crossings; application of specifications; priorities; compliance.

Section
824.214

Procedure to obtain permission for crossings; rules.

Section
824.216

Procedure to compel compliance with orders.

Section
824.218

Work and materials furnished by railroad company; supervision of work.

Section
824.220

Protective devices; rules.

Section
824.222

Authority over duration that grade crossing may be blocked; penalty.

Section
824.223

Authority to regulate distance from grade crossing at which railroad may stop or park equipment; penalty.

Section
824.224

When stop signs are to be installed by railroad; exemption; grade crossing alteration, relocation or closure.

Section
824.226

Dangerous grade crossings; notice; hearing; order to install protective devices; apportioning of cost.

Section
824.228

Procedure for determining mode of track crossing of intersecting railroads.

Section
824.230

Installation of protective devices where railroads intersect at grade.

Section
824.232

Forfeiture for noncompliance.

Section
824.234

Use of findings of department regarding hazards at crossings.

Section
824.236

Protective devices at unauthorized railroad-highway crossing; apportionment to railroad; reimbursement; closure.

Section
824.237

[2013 c.765 §5; 2015 c.707 §6; repealed by 2019 c.491 §55]

Section
824.238

Division of costs between railroad and public authority.

Section
824.240

Payment when public highway involved.

Section
824.242

Apportionment of costs for installation of protective devices.

Section
824.244

Apportionment of costs for maintenance of protective devices.

Section
824.246

Apportionment of costs of crossing closure.

Section
824.248

Apportionments for crossings above or below grade.

Section
824.250

Apportionment when federal funds available.

Section
824.252

Procedure when disagreement as to apportionment exists.

Section
824.254

Reimbursement procedure for railroad and public authority.

Section
824.256

Expense contributed by public held in trust by railroad company.

Section
824.258

[Formerly 763.900; repealed by 1997 c.249 §257]

Section
824.300

Required crews on trains; exception.

Section
824.302

Qualification of flagger.

Section
824.304

Guarding frogs, switches and guardrails.

Section
824.306

Shelter of car repairers.

Section
824.308

Railroads to provide first aid training for employees.

Section
824.310

Immunity from liability of persons providing first aid treatment.

Section
824.312

[Formerly 764.900; repealed by 1997 c.249 §260]

Section
824.314

[Formerly 764.990; repealed by 1997 c.249 §260]

Section
824.400

Passenger rail plan.

Section
824.410

Quarterly report to Legislative Assembly.

Section
824.420

Cascades Rail Corridor.

Section
824.430

Annual report to Legislative Assembly.

Section
824.990

Civil penalties.

Section
824.992

Criminal penalties.