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NE LB175
Bill
Status
6/2/2025
Primary Sponsor
Robert Hallstrom
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AI Summary
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Amends Nebraska statute 74-1335 to define "successor in interest" of a railroad as any agent, successor, assignee, trustee, receiver, or other person acquiring interests or rights in railroad land, including holders of servient estates or reversion rights
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Requires railroads and their successors in interest to provide and maintain at least one adequate crossing for landowners who own property on both sides of a railroad right-of-way
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Allows affected landowners to file written complaints with the Nebraska Department of Transportation if crossings are inadequate or unsafe
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Authorizes the Department to investigate complaints, hold hearings, and order overhead, underground, or grade crossings, wing fences, or crossing relocations as needed for safety
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Landowners must pay one-half of costs exceeding $1,500 for special crossings that require expenditures above that threshold
Legislative Description
Provide duties for the successor in interest of a railroad
Last Action
Provisions/portions of LB175 amended into LB398 by AM765
6/6/2025