Any asset (i.e., road, pipeline, railway, communication asset, electrical grid, etc.) linking one canton to another is a Federal Asset.
Any Federal Asset can be administered on federal commission by the cantons
Any attempt by any canton to limit or hinder the use of such Asset in or by another canton or limit the access to another canton is a direct infringement of this Basic Law and a mishandling of Federal Assets. Any limitation on the supply of energy through a grid or by blocking roads or by shutting pipelines or any similar action is direct infringement of this Basic Law and a mishandling of Federal Assets. The consequence of which triggers the right for the other cantons to retaliate or to take legal action to seek reparation.
At the request of any canton, or upon an infringement by any canton, the Federation shall assume administrative, executive, and operational responsibility for the federal assets, insofar as such asset lies within the territory of that canton. Upon the occurrence of any such event, the assumption of direct management of any Federal Asset by the Federal authorities shall not require any specific decision from the Federal Government. No canton can oppose the absence of such a specific decision to question the federal assumption of management of the Federal Assets.
A canton may take over, on commission of the Federation, the function of planning, constructing, and/or altering certain Federal Assets for which the Federation has assumed administrative responsibility.
A canton may take over the function of planning, constructing, and/or altering and/or managing certain Federal Assets vital for such canton and which the Federation is unable or unwilling to maintain in proper working order or if such federal assets is obstructed, deteriorated, or hampered.
