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Proposals to ban light rail and tolling qualify for further review despite legal questions
Summary
Commissioner Benton’s proposals to bar light rail and tolling in Clark County prompted legal concerns about state and federal preemption; the commission nonetheless allowed both for second reading to get formal legal analysis and possible revision.
Two transportation-focused charter amendments drew pointed legal questions on March 18 but were carried forward to the commission’s second-reading docket.
Commissioner Benton proposed amendment 26-38 to prohibit light rail within Clark County and amendment 26-39 to prohibit tolling. Commissioners pressed sponsors and staff on whether a county charter can preempt regional transit…
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