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Relating to improvements to land in drainage and levee districts, by providing for the construction or reconstruction of drainage tile lines by railroad companies
Topics:AgricultureCities & counties
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 12, 2020
- Done: House committeeFebruary 20, 2020
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Local boards of supervisors can tell railroad companies to build or fix culverts, bridges, or drainage tiles that cross their property. These changes must be made so that water can still flow properly through the area. The railroad company is responsible for paying for this work.1
Read the official explanation
This bill provides for improvements to land which is part of a drainage or levee district as established by a board of supervisors (board), and which may include land owned by a railroad company (company). The board may notify a company to construct or reconstruct a culvert or bridge that intersects with a railroad right-of-way so as not to interfere with the drainage of surface water. The company must comply with the terms of the board’s notice at the company’s expense. The bill provides that the same procedure governs the construction or reconstruction of a drainage tile line.
House subcommittee
Named February 12, 2020. On February 24, 2020 it recommended passage.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
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Lobbying
3 for · 8 against · 6 undecided · Who →