RAILROADS: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to communicate with certain railroad companies to address abandoned and blighted railroads
Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
Summary
The House resolution asks the Department of Transportation and Development, through its District 4 commissioner, to contact major rail carriers about unsafe, abandoned rail lines in Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Desoto, Red River and Webster parishes. It seeks removal or remediation of hazardous tracks, ties and structures that threaten safety and the environment. The department must report its discussions to the House Transportation Committee by Jan 1 2027.
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