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Sponsor calls bill to create footpaths an environmental‑justice measure to restore public water access
House Committee on Judiciary · February 5, 2026
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Summary
House Bill 7,351 would authorize the Department of Environmental Management to acquire and establish footpaths by eminent domain for public access to streams, rivers and ponds and permit community groups to maintain them. Sponsor said commercial fencing has blocked longstanding community trails.
Representative McNamara told the committee that House Bill 7,351 would allow the Department of Environmental Management to acquire and establish footpaths to provide public access to streams, rivers, lakes and ponds and allow local groups to help maintain those paths. The…
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