Effect of interest vesting on other easement and license holders
Sec. 11. (a) The vesting of a railroad's interest under section 10 of
this chapter does not divest a valid public utility, communication,
cable television, fiber optic, or pipeline easement, license, or legal
occupancy if the railroad granted the easement before the date on
which the railroad abandoned the right-of-way.
(b) This chapter does not deprive a public utility, communication
company, cable television company, fiber optic company, or pipeline
company of the use of all or part of a right-of-way if, at the time of
abandonment, the company:
(1) is occupying and using all or part of the right-of-way for the
location and operation of the company's facilities; or
(2) has acquired an interest for use of all or part of the
right-of-way.
(c) This chapter does not do the following:
(1) Limit the right of the owner of a right-of-way fee to demand
compensation from a railroad or a utility for the value of an
interest taken and used or occupied after abandonment.
(2) Grant to the owner of a right-of-way fee the right to obtain
duplicative compensation from a utility or pipeline company for
the value of the use of any portion of the right-of-way that is
subject to the terms of an agreement previously entered into
between the utility or pipeline company and the owner of the
right-of-way fee. For purposes of this subdivision, "pipeline"
does not include a coal slurry pipeline.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.8.
Last modified: May 24, 2006