Montana Code 69-14-1202. Purpose
69-14-1202. Purpose. The purpose of this part is to:
Terms Used In Montana Code 69-14-1202
- Enter railroad property: includes but is not limited to performing vandalism or other unlawful activity on railroad property. See Montana Code 69-14-1203
- Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
- Railroad: means any form of nonhighway ground transportation that runs on rails or electromagnetic guideways. See Montana Code 69-14-1203
- Railroad property: means all tangible real and personal property owned, leased, or operated by a railroad carrier, including a right-of-way, track, bridge, yard, shop, station, tunnel, viaduct, trestle, depot, warehouse, terminal, railroad signal system, train control system, centralized dispatching system, or any other structure, appurtenance, or equipment owned, leased, or used in the operation of any railroad carrier, including a train, locomotive, engine, railroad car, work equipment, rolling stock, or safety device. See Montana Code 69-14-1203
(1)better inform the public of current widespread vandalism that takes place on railroad property and the cost of that vandalism that must ultimately be borne by shippers;
(2)prevent accidents and injuries to persons who enter railroad property;
(3)prevent acts of vandalism to railroad property that affect the health, safety, and welfare of the traveling public, the neighboring community, and railroad employees;
(4)protect railroad property and freight in transit; and
(5)otherwise enhance the safety of transportation by railroad.