by b&m 1566
Law makers are working on a bill that would require the NHDOT, to be more transparent on leasing practices of state owned railroad property and who they lease to. Although this law is going after the old W. Lebanon railyard, it will naturally effect all state owned rail lines. The bill is aimed to give local municipalities the power to govern what goes on, on state owned railroad property and to be able to enforce local ordnances.
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Lebanon — Lebanon lawmakers in the New Hampshire House are proposing new legislation aimed at increasing accountability and communication surrounding the state’s railroad properties, including the historic Westboro Rail Yard in West Lebanon.
The bill, House Bill 135, would require the state Department of Transportation to notify communities when it intends to lease railroad properties within their boundaries.
The measure also would require any lessees and sublessees to “comply with the same municipal regulatory and safety code requirements as private property owners.”
Local communities should also be allowed to enforce their own regulatory and safety regulations on a rail property, he said. Those could include zoning and planning regulations.
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