The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 5 V.S.A. § 3432)
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§ 3432. Emergency action for railroad derailment accidents
If a derailment of a freight or passenger train threatens public health or safety,
or the disruption of rail service affecting interstate commerce, State, county, and
municipal authorities shall allow necessary emergency equipment to be moved expeditiously
to the site of the derailment, unless doing so poses an immediate risk to public health
and safety as determined by the Secretary of Transportation or designee. (Added 2001, No. 75 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. Feb. 19, 2002.)