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Committee backs ban on overnight camping and unattended property on state highway right of way
Summary
House Bill 940, which would ban overnight camping and storage of personal property on state highway right of way and give the Montana Department of Transportation enforcement and rulemaking authority, won committee approval after proponents said it would improve safety and protect infrastructure.
The House Transportation Committee voted to advance House Bill 940 after testimony from the sponsor and Montana Department of Transportation officials that the measure will protect motorists, MDT staff and highway infrastructure from hazards created by roadside encampments.
Representative Anthony Necastro, sponsor, said the bill targets safety, environmental and maintenance challenges posed by overnight camps and storage on state highway right of way. “This bill will help provide a safer work environment for those employees that are out there maintaining and inspecting our right of ways,”…
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