This bill requires certain state entities to identify and record notice of roads that traverse certain lands owned by the state.
This bill:
- requires the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office (PLPCO) and the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) to identify certain roads located on school and institutional trust lands and state lands, with initial focus within certain counties;
- requires PLPCO and SITLA to record with the relevant county recorder's office notice of the roads relevant to state lands and school and institutional trust lands;
- exempts class A, class B, and class C roads from the notice requirements;
- provides requirements for the Division of Wildlife Resources to identify roads within wildlife management areas;
- provides that the Division of Wildlife Resources may not permanently close a road without consent of the legislative body of the county in which the road is located; and
- codifies a provision to ensure that title to a class D road abandoned by a county remains with the state, and provides a process for abandonment of a class D road or R.S. 2477 right-of-way.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 63L-11-202, 72-3-105
Substitute #1: 63L-11-202, 72-3-105
Substitute #2: 23A-6-303, 63L-11-202, 72-3-105, 72-5-305
Substitute #3: 23A-6-303, 63L-11-202, 72-3-105, 72-5-305