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Senate committee rejects re-establishing Ropeway Safety board after split vote; sponsor’s bill tabled
Summary
Senate Bill 556, which would reestablish a Ropeway (Tramway) Safety board to oversee ski-area lifts and trams, failed a roll-call vote in committee and was then tabled. Sponsor Willis Curdy cited personal incidents and a recent death to argue for new oversight; opponents raised technical liability and sovereign-immunity issues.
Sen. Willis Curdy introduced SB 556 to reestablish a seven-member Ropeway Safety board to oversee passenger ropeways, including ski lifts, chairlifts and trams. Curdy said recent incidents — including his son falling about 15 feet from a lift two years earlier and a recent fatality at Bridal Lodge Ski Area — highlighted gaps in oversight and public transparency.
The bill would require operators to register ropeways, carry insurance, submit to inspections, obtain certificates of operation and pay modest annual fees (curb examples in the bill: chairlift $200/year, rope tow $100/year, aerial tram $300/year) and assessments up to…
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