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1999 SESSION
SB 396 Wagonways; maintenance by railroads.
Introduced by: Malfourd W. Trumbo | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Wagonways. Provides that when land is divided into two or more parcels lying on either side of the railroad subsequent to the establishment of a wagonway, the railroad has a continuing duty to provide and maintain the wagonway for use by the owners of the parcels. The bill also provides that once a wagonway is established and has been used openly and notoriously under claim of right for 20 years or more the landowner has a vested right in the continuous use of the wagonway.
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HISTORY
- 01/23/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 988354747
- 01/23/98 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/05/98 Senate: Continued to 1999 in Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
- 12/14/98 Senate: Left in Transportation