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Senate bill would require DNR to notify landowners before surveys that could change boundaries
Summary
Senate Bill 5170 would require the Department of Natural Resources to notify affected landowners and allow public review and comment before conducting land surveys to establish or adjust section corners, markers or boundary lines on lands it owns or manages.
Senate Bill 5170, discussed Jan. 16 in the Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks Committee, would change procedures for boundary‑line work conducted by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on public lands by adding notice and opportunity for review and public comment before DNR conducts a land survey intended to establish or relocate section corners, markers or boundary lines.
Staff explained the bill clarifies two current dispute‑resolution paths — voluntary agreement filed by affected landowners or court action by a landowner — and would…
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