Utah Code 72-11-214. Passenger ropeways — Not common carriers or public utilities — Cooperative agreement with United States Forest Service
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(1) Passenger ropeways are not common carriers or public utilities.
Terms Used In Utah Code 72-11-214
- Committee: means the Passenger Ropeway Safety Committee created by Section
72-11-202 . See Utah Code 72-11-102 - Construction: means the construction, reconstruction, replacement, and improvement of the highways, including the acquisition of rights-of-way and material sites. See Utah Code 72-1-102
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Land: includes :(18)(a) land;(18)(b) a tenement;(18)(c) a hereditament;(18)(d) a water right;(18)(e) a possessory right; and(18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Operator: means a person, including any political subdivision or instrumentality of the political subdivision, who owns, manages, or directs the operation of a passenger ropeway. See Utah Code 72-11-102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) To avoid duplicate effort by authorities having jurisdiction over passenger ropeways on National Forest System land in the state, the committee may enter into a cooperative agreement with the United States Forest Service to establish reasonable standards for design, construction, maintenance, operational practices, and inspection.(3) Upon application for registration of a passenger tramway, the operator shall pay to the committee a reasonable inspector’s fee, plus a surcharge, that would have been charged had the inspection been made by the committee and its inspectors.