Sen. Chapin Rose
Filed: 3/24/2023
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1211 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1211 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:





 
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Road 
5Designation Program Act.
 
6    Section 5. Purpose. This Act establishes a designation 
7program for the naming and subsequent placement of signage 
8upon interstate or State-numbered highway interchanges or upon 
9bridges or segments of highway under the jurisdiction of the 
10Department of Transportation.
 
11    Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:

12    "Department" means the Department of Transportation.

13    "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department of 
14Transportation.

 
 
 
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1    Section 15. Road designation program.

2    (a)   Any person who desires to have an interstate or 
3State-numbered highway interchange or bridge or segment of 
4highway under the jurisdiction of the Department designated 
5shall petition the Department by submitting an application in 
6a form prescribed by the Secretary. The form shall include the 
7amount of the fee under subsection (b) and contain the 
8following:

9        (1)   a description of the interstate or State-numbered 
10    highway interchange or bridge or segment of highway under 
11    the jurisdiction of the Department for which the 
12    designation is sought and the proposed name of the 
13    interchange, bridge, or relevant segment of highway; and

14        (2)   a letter of sponsorship from the State 
15    Representative and State Senator for each district in 
16    which the road is located.
 
17    (b)   After determining that the petitioner meets all of the 
18application requirements of subsection (a), the Department 
19shall submit a recommendation containing the proposed 
20designations to the sponsors in the General Assembly named in 
21the application. The Department shall be notified upon the 
22approval or denial of a proposed designation. Upon the 
23approval of a proposed designation, the petitioner shall 
24submit a fee to be determined by the Secretary to cover the 
25costs of constructing and maintaining the proposed signs on 
26the interchange, bridge, or segment of highway. The fee shall 
 
 
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1not exceed the cost of constructing and maintaining each sign.

2    (c)   The Department shall give notice of any proposed 
3designation under this Section on the Department's official 
4public website.

5    (d)   The honorary signs may be placed upon interstate or 
6State-numbered highway interchanges or upon bridges or 
7segments of highway under the jurisdiction of the Department 
8according to the provisions of this Section, and any 
9applicable federal and State limitations or conditions on 
10highway signage, including location and spacing.

11    (e)   Two signs shall be erected for each interchange, 
12bridge, or segment of highway designation processed under this 
13Section.

14    (f)   No interchange, bridge, or segment of highway may be 
15named or designated under this Section if it carries an 
16existing designation.

17    (g)   All money received by the Department for the 
18construction and maintenance of interchange, bridge, or 
19segment of highway signs shall be deposited into the Road 
20Fund.

21    (h)   The documents and fees required under this Section 
22shall be submitted to the Department.
The Department shall 
23waive all fees for road designations made in honor of members 
24of the United States Armed Forces and first responders who 
25have died in the line of duty.
 
 
 
 
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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
2becoming law.".