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SB 657 - This act provides that the obligation for certain landowners to clear brush from road easements applies "from the ground to the sky". The act also modifies a provision to specify that if the county commission clears the brush, the resulting expense will be due on the property owner's property tax assessment, rather than becoming a lien on the land. This act specifies that the center of the existing county road shall be considered the center of the county road for purposes of determining if brush is located on a county right-of-way or maintenance easement. For purposes of this act, the county right-of-way or maintenance easement shall be deemed to extend 15 feet on each side from the center of the county road, or the distance set forth in the original conveyance, whichever is greater. In the event a county is required to obtain a land survey to enforce this act, the costs of such survey shall be divided equally between the county and the landowner. This act is similar to provisions in SCS/HCS/HB 647 (2017). ERIC VANDER WEERD
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