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Bill would let county commissioners place gates on some county roads; sponsor says access not restricted
Summary
House sponsor Michael E. Noel said House Bill 242 would let county commissioners place gates across D-class county roads to reduce fencing costs for landowners; he emphasized gates may not be locked and access remains, though the transcript does not include a floor vote tally in this excerpt.
House Bill 242, titled in the clerk’s reading as a measure on "protection of rights of way — gates on county roads," was presented on the floor with sponsor remarks from Michael E. Noel.
Noel described the change as a technical revision to the transportation code that expands an existing allowance for county commissions to erect gates on B roads so that the same discretion applies to D roads.…
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