Sec. 13a-135. Taking of street railway rails and ties by commissioner.
Sec. 13a-135. Taking of street railway rails and ties by commissioner. The commissioner may take, under the provisions of the general statutes relating to the taking
of land for highway purposes, the ties, track appurtenances and rails of any disbanded
or defunct street railway company, as defined in section 16-1, in state highways or
bridges or, by agreement with any operating street railway company, take title to and
possession of, on behalf of the state, any ties, rails or other track appurtenances in such
highways or bridges, and thereupon such street railway company shall be relieved of
all obligations with respect to construction, reconstruction, repair and maintenance of
any part of such highways or bridges or with respect to the removal of such ties, rails
and other track appurtenances.
(1949 Rev., S. 2256; 1958 Rev., S. 13-138; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 135; P.A. 85-246, S. 5; P.A. 03-115, S. 36.)
History: 1963 act replaced previous provisions: See title history; P.A. 85-246 added definitional reference to Sec. 16-1; P.A. 03-115 made technical changes.