(A) A railroad right-of-way corridor held for railroad right-of-way preservation may be used for a public purpose compatible with preservation of the corridor for future transportation use on an interim basis until the corridor is used for rail transport. A railroad corridor held for railroad right-of-way preservation is not abandoned for the purpose of any law.

(B) Each railroad and railway, as defined in § 58-17-10, shall file a report with the Office of Railroads concerning active, inactive, to be abandoned, and abandoned rail lines. The report must be amended to reflect additions, changes, and revisions to the status of reporting entity’s rail lines within three months of the addition, change, or revision.

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(C) To assist the facilitation of a comprehensive intermodal transportation program for the effective and efficient interstate and intrastate movement of people and freight, the Office of Railroads must be:

(1) notified by the State Ports Authority of any existing or future plans for expanding the authority’s transportation infrastructure; and

(2) provided with master plans or construction plans for airport transportation improvements by the Division of Aeronautics.