New York § 162 - 162Acquisition and maintenance of railroad built, owned or operated by a corporation not organized under this chapter

Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 162 — 162Acquisition and maintenance of railroad built, owned or operated by a corporation not organized under this chapter, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 162. 162Acquisition and maintenance of railroad built, owned or operated by a corporation not organized under this chapter

§ 162. Acquisition and maintenance of railroad built, owned or operated by a corporation not organized under this chapter. No railroad corporation organized under subdivision three of section five of this chapter shall acquire, purchase or lease or maintain and operate a railroad already built, owned and operated by a corporation of this state not organized under the railroad law, unless the commissioner of transportation shall consent thereto.

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