(1) Whenever any railroad corporation, authorized by ORS § 772.020 to condemn the right to cross or connect with any other right of way or constructed line of railroad, is unable to agree with the owner of the line which it desires to cross, it may apply to the Department of Transportation in the manner provided by ORS § 824.228 to 824.232.

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 772.025

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.

(2) Upon such application and upon notice and hearing as provided in ORS Chapter 183 for contested cases, the department shall determine the right to crossing, intersection or connection, the mode and manner thereof and the compensation to be paid therefor.

(3) No agreement for the crossing of one railroad by another shall be valid without the approval of the department. [Amended by 1971 c.655 § 234; 1995 c.733 § 97; 1997 c.275 § 23]

 

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