Bill > HB1318

This bill modifies the duties of the state surveyor within the Department of Agriculture by adding and renumbering several key responsibilities. The bill expands the surveyor's existing duties to include restoring and monumenting the centerline geometry of abandoned railroad rights of way that have been discontinued by either the Surface Transportation Board (STB) or the former Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC). The bill maintains the surveyor's core functions of preserving land survey monuments, section corners, and boundary markers, while also continuing to provide a comprehensive recordation system for survey information. The surveyor will continue to establish geodetic positioning elements like latitude, longitude, and elevation, which are crucial for activities such as mapping, geographic information systems, flood risk assessment, transportation planning, land use management, and ecosystem monitoring. Additionally, the bill preserves the surveyor's responsibilities to collect and preserve survey information, provide certified record copies, and develop professional surveying standards and methods. The renumbering of duties appears to be a technical adjustment to incorporate the new railroad right of way restoration function.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB1318&year=2025&code=R