Vermont § 3421 - Definitions; application

§ 3421. Definitions; application

• (a) Except where a particular statute provides otherwise or where the context of a statute
  unambiguously requires a contrary construction, for the purposes of the parts of this
  title relating to railroads: (1) “Agency” means the Agency of Transportation. (2) “Board” means the Transportation Board. (3) “Railroad” or “railroad corporation” includes any railroad located in whole or in
  part within this State owned, leased, operated, or managed by any person without regard
  to whether the person is located within or outside this State. The rights conferred
  in this title upon railroads shall inure to, and the duties imposed in this title
  upon railroads shall be binding upon, their owners, lessees, operators, and managers,
  as the case may be. (b) The provisions of the parts of this title that impose upon a railroad any duty or
  liability shall apply to any person having the possession, control, or management
  of a railroad, or engines and cars running on a railroad. (Amended 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 38.)