Bills › 88th General Assembly
Relating to fences on property acquired from railroads
Topics:Cities & counties
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 26, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 28, 2019
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- 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
Under current law, a person, including a state agency or political subdivision of the state, who acquires a railroad right-of-way for a purpose other than farming is required to construct, maintain, and repair a fence on each side of the property. The requirement may be waived by a written agreement with the adjoining landowner. In addition, the requirement does not apply to rights-of-way located on land within the corporate limits of a city except where the acquired right-of-way is contiguous to land assessed as agricultural land.
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This bill provides that the requirement also does not apply to rights-of-way on which recreational trails are constructed or maintained except where the absence of a fence causes a clear and convincing threat to the safety of persons or property on or near the acquired right-of-way.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 28, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.
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