Laws Railway Restoration Project
Summary
SCH Number
2007022027
Lead Agency
Inyo County
Document Title
Laws Railway Restoration Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Parks and Recreation
Document Description
The County is proposing to reconstruct and restore historic railroad facilities near the Laws Railroad Museum. The purpose of the project is to create an exhibit for the Laws Railroad Museum as well as constructing facilities that may be used as a recreational railroad for rail enthusiasts and other tourists at the Laws Railroad Museum. The railroad will have historic value, utilizing a historic trestle bridge and historic railroad berms originally developed in the early 20th century. The project would also facilitate an opportunity to educate audiences about the Owens Valley history and natural landscape.
Contact Information
Name
Ron Chegwidden
Agency Name
Inyo County Public Works
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Inyo
Cross Streets
Silver Canyon Road and Joe Smith Road
Zip
93514
State Highways
6
Railways
Laws RR
Airports
Bishop Municipal
Waterways
Owens River
Other Location Info
City/Nearest Community: Laws
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Air Resources Board, Transportation Projects, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 9 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Recreational , Transportation:Rail
Local Actions
Railroad Restoration
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife
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