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Representative Nolte seeks program to map abandoned railroad centerlines to ease boundary disputes
Summary
House Bill 1318 would direct the state land surveyor to establish centerline geometry for abandoned railroad rights-of-way so private surveyors and landowners have a consistent reference for property boundaries; the sponsor proposes contracting the work incrementally and estimates modest annual costs.
Representative Nolte introduced House Bill 1318 to address boundary problems created by abandoned railroad rights-of-way. Nolte said surveyors and landowners frequently lack a clear centerline for abandoned track, which complicates property surveys and can produce conflicting boundary lines. "This option would be to require the state land surveyor to perform that function and create the geometry that would be provided to any surveyor," Nolte said, describing a program to establish…
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