SB 1094 – Creates a property tax exemption for trails operated through railroad easements

• Sponsor: Kehoe
• LR Number: 6613S.03C
• Committee: Ways and Means
• Last Action: 5/13/2016 - Informal Calendar S Bills for Perfection--SB 1094-Kehoe, with SCS
• Effective Date: August 28, 2016

Current Bill Summary

SCS/SB 1094 - Under current law, as an alternative to abandoning a railroad easement, an out-of-service rail corridor may be used as a trail until the railroad needs the corridor for rail service. Under this act, any portion of a landowner's parcel of land on which a trail is operated in this manner is exempt from property taxation.

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