Section 1. To the extent authorized by section 8(d) of the National Trails System Act (Public Law 90-543, 16 U.S.C. § 1247(d)) and 49 CFR 1152.29 (relating to prospective use of rights-of-way for interim trail use and rail banking), the Department of Environmental Resources, acting on behalf of the Commonwealth, is authorized to do all of the following:
(1) Agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the
Consolidated Rail Corporation from and against property
damage, personal injury or death in connection with the
acceptance of the Consolidated Rail Corporation's Corning
Secondary Line in Lycoming County and Tioga County between
milepost 168.1 and milepost 105.9 for recreational and
historical purposes.
(2) Agree to be responsible for the management of the
right-of-way of the line referred to in paragraph (1).
(3) Agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the
Consolidated Rail Corporation from and against other expenses
and losses arising from an action against the Consolidated
Rail Corporation in connection with the acceptance of the
line referred to in paragraph (1).
Compiler's Note: The Department of Environmental Resources,
referred to in this section, was abolished by Act 18 of
1995. Its functions were transferred to the Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources and the Department of
Environmental Protection.