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ID H0199
Bill
AI Summary
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Amends Idaho Code Section 40-203 to establish procedures for county and highway district commissioners to abandon and vacate highways or public rights-of-way
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Requires commissioners to mail notice at least 30 days prior to hearings to known owners and operators of underground facilities, owners of record of abutting land, and publish notice in newspapers (2-3 times depending on publication frequency)
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Grants all abutting property owners the right of continued access on abandoned highways or public rights-of-way based on the manner and extent of their previous necessary and customary use
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Prohibits abandonment that would leave any adjoining real property without access to an established highway or public right-of-way
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Declares the act an emergency measure effective upon passage and approval
Legislative Description
Amends existing law to provide all abutting property owners shall have the right of continued access on an abandoned highway or public right-of-way by virtue of the manner and extent to which the highway or public right-of-way has theretofore necessarily and customarily been used by those property owners.
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
Last Action
to Transp
2/25/2011