On page 1, line 1, of the Introduced bill, delete "modify " and insert "revise "
On page 1, line 1, delete "building of fences across certain unimproved highways" and insert " construction or replacement of bridges and culverts on township secondary roads"
On the Introduced bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
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Section 1. That § 31-14-27 be AMENDED:
31-14-27. County construction or replacement of bridges and culverts on township secondary roads--Reimbursement of county.
If
a township board of supervisors or county highway superintendent
requests the board of county commissioners to construct or replace in
its entirety any bridge or the placing or replacing of any culvert
with an opening of sixteen square feet or more including material
upon the secondary roads within the township, the board of county
commissioners may
shall
cause the work
to be done and the township shall reimburse the county up to and
including five
hundred one
thousand dollars.
If the cost is in excess of five
hundred
one thousand dollars,
the county and township may
shall
enter into an
agreement as to how the cost in excess of five
hundred one
thousand dollars
will be split between the county and the township. After the placing
or replacing of any culvert as provided in this section, the culvert
shall be maintained and kept clean at the expense of the township.
The construction or replacing of any bridge or the placing or
replacing of any culvert with an opening of less than sixteen square
feet upon a secondary road within a township shall be at the total
expense of the township. The bridge or culvert shall be maintained
and kept clean at the expense of the township.
"