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§ 8-641. Payment of relocation expenses of public or private utility

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportation

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 8. Highways (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. Construction and Maintenance (Refs & Annos)
Part VIII. Railroad Crossings
MD Code, Transportation, § 8-641
§ 8-641. Payment of relocation expenses of public or private utility
In general
(a) The Administration shall pay the costs of relocation to any public or private utility whose facilities are altered or relocated because of a railroad grade crossing or railroad grade separation project. The plans for the alteration or relocation shall be approved by the utility.
Damages resulting from elimination of railroad grade crossing or separation
(b) If the owner of land adjacent to any State highway suffers damages as the result of the elimination of a railroad grade crossing or railroad grade separation from that highway, the owner may sue the Administration and the railroad for these damages.

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Added by Acts 1977, c. 13, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977.
Formerly Art. 89B, §§ 54 to 56.
MD Code, Transportation, § 8-641, MD TRANS § 8-641
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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