Ordinance on Cableways Carrying Passengers Without a Federal Concession and Ski Lifts

1. For the construction and operation of aerial cableways and ski lifts not requiring federal concessions, unless this ordinance contains differing provisions, the regulations of the Concordat on Aerial Cableways and Ski Lifts not requiring federal concessions shall apply, as well as the supplementary provisions issued by the concordat authorities.

1. The construction of an aerial cableway, an inclined elevator, or a ski lift must be reported to the cantonal civil engineering department in all cases.

2. If the installations require a cantonal permit, the cantonal civil engineering department will order the execution of the permit procedure.

1. Applications for approval, along with plans and construction descriptions, must be made publicly available for 30 days at the office or building department of the municipality where the facility is to be constructed or operated. This must be announced through public notice in the official gazette and the official publication organ of the municipality.

2. Objections to the project must be submitted in writing to the cantonal civil engineering office within the posting period.

3. The municipality where the facility is to be constructed or operated must be invited to provide a statement.

1. The Executive Council decides on the granting of the right of expropriation.

2. The Cantonal Civil Engineering Office decides on

a) the issuance of construction and operating permits, the duration of the permits, and any guarantee obligations of the permit holder;

b) the amendment, renewal, and revocation of the permits;

3. For small or otherwise insignificant installations, such as demountable practice lifts, construction railways, etc., the Cantonal Civil Engineering Office may provide for simplifications, particularly a simplified permitting process.

1. The Department of Construction and Economic Affairs is responsible for the supervision of the implementation of the Concordat. It decides in all cases where neither the Cantonal Civil Engineering Office nor a Concordat body is competent.

2. Appeals against decisions of the Department of Construction and Economic Affairs may be lodged with the Government Council.

1. The costs charged by the concordat authorities are passed on to the owners of the regulated facilities. A surcharge is levied to cover the cantonal expenses.

2. The Department of Construction and Economic Affairs and the Cantonal Civil Engineering Office levy a state fee in addition to the costs for their decisions, in accordance with the law concerning the collection of state fees.

1. For the structural and technical adaptation of existing facilities that fall under the concordat, the cantonal civil engineering office may grant a transitional period of no more than 10 years in justified cases.

1. The Government Council is authorized to issue further implementation provisions and to adapt this ordinance to changes in federal or concordat regulations.

1. This Regulation shall enter into force upon its approval by the Federal Department of Transport and Energy.