Vermont Statutes Title 5 Sec. 3784
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 5 Sec. 3784
- Board: means the Transportation Board. See
- 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.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Person: means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, or body politic, including a trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 3784. Grade crossings; alteration; expense apportionment
The Board shall direct that the expense of any alterations, changes, or removals referred to in sections 3783 and 3785 of this title, including the damages to any person whose land is taken, and the special damages that the owner of land adjoining the public highway shall sustain by reason of any change in the grade of the highway be paid in whole or in part by the State and the corporation owning or operating the railroad that crosses the public highway on the basis of benefits received by the public and the corporation respectively. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 1961, No. 267, § 4, eff. Aug. 1, 1961; 1969, No. 76, § 9.)