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156 has received notice from a landowner that the landowner has finished a portion of a fence.748 When a railroad fails to comply with the two aforementioned statutes, the railroad will be liable for the cost of the landowner's materials that are needed to construct a fence and any resulting damages for neglect or refusal to do so.749 6. Wisconsin 795 In Wisconsin, the boards of villages are authorized to request railroad companies to apply oil or water to their roadbeds to control dust.750 Railroads are required to build and maintain fences and cattle guards as well as farm crossings.751 Wisconsin requires railroad companies to provide certain safety information within 48 hours of applying pesticide to a right-of-way.
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157 Statutes 802 B Surface Transportation Board's Regulatory and 802 Adjudicatory Powers The STB is an economic regulatory agency created by Congress to resolve issues and disputes concerning railroad rates and service and to review proposed railroad mergers, as well as other matters discussed below.
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158 2. Whether a Transload Facility Is Subject to the Surface 808 Transportation Board's Jurisdiction New York & Atl.
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159 5. Railroads Ordered to Provide Weekly Reports 812 In United States Rail Service Issues,763 the STB ordered Canadian Pacific and BNSF to send the STB weekly reports of their fertilizer shipment delivery plans after testimony at a hearing by farmers and agricultural producers that they would not be able to begin planting their spring crops without timely delivery of fertilizer.
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