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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>370375</law_id><section_number>56-412.3</section_number><catch_line>Maintenance of certain roadways by Buchanan County</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="121" identifier="56">Public Service Companies</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="27" identifier="13">Railroad Corporations</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="6" identifier="6">Highway Crossings</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The Board of Supervisors of Buchanan County is hereby authorized to maintain roadways located within the right-of-way of <span class="dictionary">railroads</span> pursuant to an agreement between Buchanan County and the <span class="dictionary">railroad</span>. However, nothing in this section shall obligate Buchanan County or the <span class="dictionary">railroad</span> to enter into any such agreement, nor shall Buchanan County or the <span class="dictionary">railroad</span> be precluded from including in any agreement any term, condition, or other lawful contractual provision. Any agreement made between Buchanan County and a <span class="dictionary">railroad</span> shall result in the complete immunity of the <span class="dictionary">railroad</span> from suit for any acts of the County in maintaining the roadways within the right-of-way of the <span class="dictionary">railroad</span>. The Board of Supervisors of Buchanan County shall cause all such roadways to be appropriately posted to warn users of such roadways that they are present on such roadways at their own risk.</p></section></text><history>2010, c. 256.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
