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Chapter 5B - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1985
Article 1A - WEST VIRGINIA RAILS TO TRAILS PROGRAM
Section 5B-1A-8 - Limitation on liability of owner from whom state acquires land or interest therein

W. Va. Code § 5B-1A-8

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Section 5B-1A-8 - Limitation on liability of owner from whom state acquires land or interest therein

During the interim period when an abandoned railroad right-of-way is held by the state for possible future railroad use, the owner of the railroad right-of-way from whom the state acquired the land or an interest therein is relieved from civil liability for any personal injury or property damage occurring on the right-of-way during such interim period, which might otherwise arise from ownership.

W. Va. Code § 5B-1A-8