HF2156
Closed and abandoned town roads maintenance provision eliminated.
Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026)
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Purpose of the Bill
The primary purpose of this bill is to simplify the rules regarding the maintenance of town roads in Minnesota by removing a specific provision that allows for decisions to be made by town electors regarding abandoned town roads.
Main Provisions
- Repeal of Statutory Provision: The bill seeks to repeal Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 365.10, subdivision 11. This provision allowed local town electors to decide through a resolution whether to open or maintain town roads that have been unused and unmaintained for 25 years or more.
- Implications for Town Boards: Without this provision, town boards will no longer have elector-driven resolutions determining the maintenance of long-abandoned roads.
Significant Changes to Existing Law
- The bill eliminates the elector's power to influence decisions about the maintenance of roads under the town board's jurisdiction through a resolution.
- Existing rights for voters or landowners to petition for establishing a cartway remain unaffected by this repealed provision; such actions can still be pursued under a different statute section 164.08.
Relevant Terms
- Roads
- Maintenance
- Abandoned town roads
- Repeal
- Town board
- Cartway
- Electors
- Resolution
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2025 | House | Action | Introduction and first reading, referred to | Elections Finance and Government Operations | |
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Progress through the legislative process
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