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IN HB1452

Bill

Status

Passed

5/4/2015

Primary Sponsor

Sean Eberhart

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

HEA 1452 Summary

  • Allows the department to sell abandoned railroad corridor property valued at $10,000 or less to adjacent property owners at appraised value without competitive bidding.

  • Exempts the department of natural resources from public purchasing requirements when procuring supplies for resale at department-owned or managed properties.

  • Permits the state forester to use geographic information systems or remote sensing technology to inspect classified forestlands if landowners decline to accompany inspectors in person.

  • Allows confidential treatment of endangered species location information to prevent detrimental effects on protected species.

  • Authorizes the department director to vacate public highways located on or within department property boundaries when necessary for proper operations, with protection for private landowners who would lose access.

Legislative Description

Natural resources matters. Allows the department of administration to sell abandoned railroad corridor property to an adjacent landowner under certain conditions. Adds supplies purchased for resale at properties owned or managed by the department of natural resources (department) to the purchases exempt from the public purchasing requirements. Allows the state forester to use a geographic information system for classified land inspections if a landowner chooses to not accompany the state forester on the inspection. Provides that certain information concerning an endangered species may be kept confidential. Allows the director of the department to issue an order vacating a public highway

Last Action

Public Law 155

5/4/2015

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources2/24/2015
Natural Resources1/20/2015

Full Bill Text

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