Concerning the responsibility of certain counties to include freight rail dependent use overlay as part of the transportation element of their comprehensive plan.

Summary

The law amends state growth‑management statutes so that counties west of the Cascade crest with large populations, and a few other counties, may choose to allow freight‑rail‑dependent development near short‑line railroads in their comprehensive plans. It also revises requirements for protecting agricultural, forest, mineral, and critical‑area lands, adds notice rules for permits near those lands, and sets compliance‑determination procedures. The changes affect counties, their cities, developers, and the state department that oversees growth management.

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