(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “ANSI Ski Lift Code” means ANSI B77.1-2022: Passenger Ropeways — Aerial Tramways, Aerial Lifts, Surface Lifts, Tows and Conveyors — Safety Requirements, as published by the American National Standards Institute, including any supplements or revisions;(2) “Outdoor recreation activity” includes the following activities:(A) Biking and mountain biking;(B) Rock climbing, rappelling, and similar activities in improved or natural areas;(C) Canoeing, rafting, and kayaking;(D) Hiking, backpacking, and camping; and(E) Utilizing a recreational tramway;(3) “Outdoor recreation area” means property owned or operated by an outdoor recreation operator on which outdoor recreation activities are offered or occur in exchange for a fee or using equipment rented or purchased from the outdoor recreation operator;(4) “Outdoor recreation operator” means the owner or operator of an outdoor recreation area, including an agency of the state or a political subdivision of the state, or the employees, agents, officers, or delegated representatives of the owner or operator of the outdoor recreation area;(5) (A) “Recreational tramway” means a device:(i) Used to transport recreational tramway users uphill, in cars on tracks or suspended in the air, using steel cables, chains, or belts or by ropes; and(ii) Usually supported by trestles or towers with one (1) or more spans.(B) “Recreational tramway” includes the following:(i) A two-car aerial passenger tramway that is used to transport passengers in two (2) open or enclosed cars attached to, and suspended from, a moving wire rope or attached to a moving wire rope and supported on a standing wire rope or a similar device;(ii) A multi-car aerial passenger tramway that is used to transport passengers in several open or enclosed cars attached to, and suspended from, a moving wire rope or attached to a moving wire rope and supported on a standing wire rope or a similar device;(iii) A track car in which a passenger car running on steel or wooden tracks is attached to and pulled by a steel cable or a similar device;(iv) A chair lift on which a passenger is carried on a chair suspended in the air and attached to a moving cable, chain, or link belt supported by trestles or towers with one (1) or more spans or a similar device; and(v) Surface-level transportation on which a passenger is carried on a moving walkway that is commonly known as a “moving carpet”;(6) (A) “Recreational tramway area” means:(i) A recreational tramway in operation administered or operated as a single enterprise;(ii) The area beneath the recreational tramway; and(iii) A queue, building, or structure for approaching, embarking, or disembarking the recreational tramway.(B) “Recreational tramway area” does not include base lodges, motor vehicle parking lots, or other portions of areas used by persons engaged in recreation; and(7) “Tramway operator” means a person, including an agency of the state or a political subdivision of the state, who owns or controls the operation of a recreational tramway.
(1) “ANSI Ski Lift Code” means ANSI B77.1-2022: Passenger Ropeways — Aerial Tramways, Aerial Lifts, Surface Lifts, Tows and Conveyors — Safety Requirements, as published by the American National Standards Institute, including any supplements or revisions;
(2) “Outdoor recreation activity” includes the following activities:(A) Biking and mountain biking;(B) Rock climbing, rappelling, and similar activities in improved or natural areas;(C) Canoeing, rafting, and kayaking;(D) Hiking, backpacking, and camping; and(E) Utilizing a recreational tramway;
(A) Biking and mountain biking;
(B) Rock climbing, rappelling, and similar activities in improved or natural areas;
(C) Canoeing, rafting, and kayaking;
(D) Hiking, backpacking, and camping; and
(E) Utilizing a recreational tramway;
(3) “Outdoor recreation area” means property owned or operated by an outdoor recreation operator on which outdoor recreation activities are offered or occur in exchange for a fee or using equipment rented or purchased from the outdoor recreation operator;
(4) “Outdoor recreation operator” means the owner or operator of an outdoor recreation area, including an agency of the state or a political subdivision of the state, or the employees, agents, officers, or delegated representatives of the owner or operator of the outdoor recreation area;
(5) (A) “Recreational tramway” means a device:(i) Used to transport recreational tramway users uphill, in cars on tracks or suspended in the air, using steel cables, chains, or belts or by ropes; and(ii) Usually supported by trestles or towers with one (1) or more spans.(B) “Recreational tramway” includes the following:(i) A two-car aerial passenger tramway that is used to transport passengers in two (2) open or enclosed cars attached to, and suspended from, a moving wire rope or attached to a moving wire rope and supported on a standing wire rope or a similar device;(ii) A multi-car aerial passenger tramway that is used to transport passengers in several open or enclosed cars attached to, and suspended from, a moving wire rope or attached to a moving wire rope and supported on a standing wire rope or a similar device;(iii) A track car in which a passenger car running on steel or wooden tracks is attached to and pulled by a steel cable or a similar device;(iv) A chair lift on which a passenger is carried on a chair suspended in the air and attached to a moving cable, chain, or link belt supported by trestles or towers with one (1) or more spans or a similar device; and(v) Surface-level transportation on which a passenger is carried on a moving walkway that is commonly known as a “moving carpet”;
(A) “Recreational tramway” means a device:(i) Used to transport recreational tramway users uphill, in cars on tracks or suspended in the air, using steel cables, chains, or belts or by ropes; and(ii) Usually supported by trestles or towers with one (1) or more spans.
(i) Used to transport recreational tramway users uphill, in cars on tracks or suspended in the air, using steel cables, chains, or belts or by ropes; and
(ii) Usually supported by trestles or towers with one (1) or more spans.
(B) “Recreational tramway” includes the following:(i) A two-car aerial passenger tramway that is used to transport passengers in two (2) open or enclosed cars attached to, and suspended from, a moving wire rope or attached to a moving wire rope and supported on a standing wire rope or a similar device;(ii) A multi-car aerial passenger tramway that is used to transport passengers in several open or enclosed cars attached to, and suspended from, a moving wire rope or attached to a moving wire rope and supported on a standing wire rope or a similar device;(iii) A track car in which a passenger car running on steel or wooden tracks is attached to and pulled by a steel cable or a similar device;(iv) A chair lift on which a passenger is carried on a chair suspended in the air and attached to a moving cable, chain, or link belt supported by trestles or towers with one (1) or more spans or a similar device; and(v) Surface-level transportation on which a passenger is carried on a moving walkway that is commonly known as a “moving carpet”;
(i) A two-car aerial passenger tramway that is used to transport passengers in two (2) open or enclosed cars attached to, and suspended from, a moving wire rope or attached to a moving wire rope and supported on a standing wire rope or a similar device;
(ii) A multi-car aerial passenger tramway that is used to transport passengers in several open or enclosed cars attached to, and suspended from, a moving wire rope or attached to a moving wire rope and supported on a standing wire rope or a similar device;
(iii) A track car in which a passenger car running on steel or wooden tracks is attached to and pulled by a steel cable or a similar device;
(iv) A chair lift on which a passenger is carried on a chair suspended in the air and attached to a moving cable, chain, or link belt supported by trestles or towers with one (1) or more spans or a similar device; and
(v) Surface-level transportation on which a passenger is carried on a moving walkway that is commonly known as a “moving carpet”;
(6) (A) “Recreational tramway area” means:(i) A recreational tramway in operation administered or operated as a single enterprise;(ii) The area beneath the recreational tramway; and(iii) A queue, building, or structure for approaching, embarking, or disembarking the recreational tramway.(B) “Recreational tramway area” does not include base lodges, motor vehicle parking lots, or other portions of areas used by persons engaged in recreation; and
(A) “Recreational tramway area” means:(i) A recreational tramway in operation administered or operated as a single enterprise;(ii) The area beneath the recreational tramway; and(iii) A queue, building, or structure for approaching, embarking, or disembarking the recreational tramway.
(i) A recreational tramway in operation administered or operated as a single enterprise;
(ii) The area beneath the recreational tramway; and
(iii) A queue, building, or structure for approaching, embarking, or disembarking the recreational tramway.
(B) “Recreational tramway area” does not include base lodges, motor vehicle parking lots, or other portions of areas used by persons engaged in recreation; and
(7) “Tramway operator” means a person, including an agency of the state or a political subdivision of the state, who owns or controls the operation of a recreational tramway.