Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 175 - Transportation Department
Chapter 8830 - RAILROADS
RAIL BANK
Part 8830.5830 - UTILIZING RAIL BANK PROPERTY

Subpart 1. Notice to utilize rail bank property.

The commissioner shall publish notice in the State Register when the commissioner is considering utilizing rail bank property. The notice must also be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in at least one newspaper of general circulation in each county where the property is located. The published notice must include the information under part 8830.5820, subpart 1.

Subp. 2. Public information meeting.

After the procedures under subpart 1 have been completed, the commissioner shall hold at least one public meeting to provide information on the proposal for utilization and to seek comments from the public. Notice of the meeting must be published in at least one newspaper of general circulation for two consecutive weeks in each county where the property is located. The meeting must be held no fewer than three days after publication of the second notice. At least one meeting must be held in each county where the property is located.

Subp. 3. Decision to utilize.

The commissioner shall decide based on the criteria in part 8830.5810, subpart 2, whether or not to utilize the property as proposed after the public information meeting. The commissioner shall publish notice of the decision in at least one newspaper of general circulation in each county where the property is located.