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LUEET-3. Transportation (A) (cont'd) system should be addressed. if existing railroad trackage/right-of-way are petitioned for abandonment, these or portions thereof, should be preserved by appropriate government agencies through alternate public use, until rail systems once again become economically feasible or needed because of energy considerations. - 8. The legislature should restore the bikeway grants program in order to promote safety in a growing recreational activity. 9. The League opposes legislation allowing truck tractor and trailer combinations of up to 110 feet on Minnesota M ghways due to the public entity ate' 4.nfrastrncture cost problems caused by these trucks, such a:. -tracking of rear wheels, acceleration -distance needs, and tima and distance required for passing. 10. The legislature should authorize cities to establish, at their option, a road access charge to be levied on an area or per lot basis at the time the subdivisions are approved, similar to park dedication fees, or, on existing open lots when a building permit is issued. Growing communities are finding it i-creasingly difficult to finance construction of facilities needed for new residential, commercial, and industrial development. Assessment to developing prcperty f.;r sewers and streets directly benefitting that property is a long standing legal option, and is the most prevalent method used. However, there are often major streets that need to be constructed leading to new developments. Under current law, only the abutting benefitted property can be assessed, and then only to the degree of benefit, which in most cases is no: nearly enough to pay for an upgraded roadway that services a larger population. The legislature has recognized similar situations and authorized charges to provide facilities not directly abutting the affected property. The most common is park dedication fees on a per unit or areas basis. The MWCC sewer availability charge is another simtlar fee. LUEET-4. Solid and Hazardous Waste Management (S) The League supports state programs designed to minimize or eliminate The problem of regulating, controlling, and disposing of solid and hazardcus waste will be one of the major environmental issues of the next decade, both nationally and locally. Major state legislation addressing this issue has been enacted annually since 1980. These acts responded to the concerns and issues raised by the League and local government, and we commend the legislature for its actions. The existing waste management and control system for the handling and disposal of hazardous materials centralizes responsibility at the - 43 -