HB 2244 Summary

• Authorizes governing bodies to sell and convey abandoned roadway land by quitclaim deed or other appropriate instruments, with title vesting in the grantee upon conveyance.

• Requires at least 60 days' advance notice of roadway sales posted at intervals of no more than one mile in at least three places and delivered or mailed to abutting property owners of record.

• Grants abutting owners preference rights to purchase their portion of an abandoned roadway for the original consideration paid when the land was acquired for public use.

• Defines "abutting owner" to include original owners and their heirs, successors, and assigns who retain direct ownership of property adjacent to the vacated roadway.

• Requires governing bodies to obtain consideration from abutting property owners for vesting of title, with the amount determined by the governing body based on the roadway's fragmentation, marketability, and public benefits received.