§ 6. Enacted without section heading.

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§ 6. Where state, county, or town highways listed on the local highway

inventory maintained by the department of transportation, dedicated and

in existence on January first, two thousand fifteen, and annually plowed

and regularly maintained, traverse forest preserve land, public utility

lines, limited to electric, telephone, broadband, water or sewer lines

as defined in law, may, consistent with standards and requirements set

forth in law, and following receipt of all permits or authorizations

required by law, be buried or co-located within the widths of such

highways as defined in law, and bicycle paths may, consistent with

standards and requirements set forth in law, and following receipt of

all permits or authorizations required by law, be constructed and

maintained within the widths of such highways, as defined in law;

provided, however, when no viable alternative exists and when necessary

to ensure public health and safety, a stabilization device for an

existing utility pole may be located in proximity to the width of the

road, as defined in law; provided further, that any co-location, burial,

maintenance or construction shall minimize the removal of trees or

vegetation and shall not include the construction of any new intrastate

natural gas or oil pipelines that have not received all necessary state

and local permits and authorizations as of June first, two thousand

sixteen.