Upon the filing of such application notice thereof and of any hearing by the commission thereon shall be given by mail by the commission to the owner or owners of such lands and if any such land is land of the United States or the state of Idaho, to the agency or department of government administering such land, and to the railroad company or corporation owning or operating the railroad and such owners, agency or department and such railroad shall have the right to protest the granting of such application and be heard thereon.
Idaho Code § 62-1204