Senate Transportation reviews H.488 provisions to codify rules for state-owned rail trails

Apr 4, 2025

Legislative counsel described language in H.488 that renames a Title 5 chapter to cover state-owned railroads and rail trails, directs the Agency of Transportation to adopt rules for interim trail use of rail-banked right-of-way, and lists activities the state would be able to regulate on those trails.

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At a Senate Transportation Committee review of H.488, Damien Leonard of the Office of Legislative Council outlined provisions that would add explicit statutory authority to regulate interim trail uses of state-owned rail rights-of-way placed in rail-bank status.

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