Rhode Island General Laws 39-6.1-17. Authorization to contract to improve rail transportation service
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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.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 39-6.1-17
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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.
- Department: means the department of transportation or other appropriate state agency of this state. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-6.1-1
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Rail properties: means assets or rights, both real and personal, owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by a railroad that are used or useful in providing rail transportation service. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-6.1-1