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                         SENATE BILL 6507

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State of Washington      53rd Legislature     1994 Regular Session

By Senators Vognild, Prince, Morton, Loveland, M. Rasmussen and Winsley

Read first time 01/25/94.  Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Eliminating a reference to public highways regarding railroad crossings.

    AN ACT Relating to railroad crossings; and amending RCW 81.52.050.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 81.52.050 and 1961 c 14 s 81.52.050 are each amended to read as follows:

    Every person, company or corporation having the control or management of any railroad shall, outside of any corporate city or town, and outside the limits of any sidetrack or switch, cause to be constructed and maintained in good repair on each side of said railroad, along the line of said right of way of such person, company or corporation operating the same, a substantial fence, and at every point where any roadway ((or other public highway)) shall cross said railroad, a safe and sufficient crossing must be built and maintained, and on each side of such crossing and at each end of such sidetrack or switch, outside of any incorporated city or town, a sufficient cattle guard:  PROVIDED, That any person holding land on both sides of said right of way shall have the right to put in gates for his own use at such places as may be convenient.

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