§ 46.2-2099.41 Certification requirements
A. A person may apply to the Department for certification as an operator of an excursion train. The Department shall certify an applicant if the Department determines that the applicant will operate a passenger train that:
2. Leads to the promotion of the tourist industry in the Commonwealth.
1. The name and address of each person who owns an interest of at least 10 percent of the excursion train operation;
2. An address in the Commonwealth where the excursion train is based;
3. An operations plan, including the route to be used and a schedule of operations and stops along the route; and
4. Evidence of insurance that meets the requirements of subsection C.
C. The Department shall not certify to a person under subsection A unless the person files with the Department evidence of insurance providing coverage of liability resulting from injury to persons or damages to property in the amount of at least $10 million for the operation of the train.
D. The Department shall not certify an applicant under subsection A if the applicant or any other person owning interest in the excursion train also owns or operates a regularly scheduled passenger train service with interstate connection.
History
This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 596 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2003, chapter 286; in 2007, chapter 813; in 2016, chapter 431.
2001, c. 596; 2003, c. 286; 2007, c. 813; 2016, c. 431.