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GA HB817
Bill
Status
Passed
5/7/2012
Primary Sponsor
Jon Burns
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AI Summary
- Raises the threshold for Department of Transportation negotiated contracts for public road construction or maintenance from $100,000 to $200,000, and allows posting bids on the department's website to satisfy public bid and bid-reading requirements
- Increases the cap on design-build project contracts from 30% to 50% of total construction projects awarded in the previous fiscal year, removing the prior provision that reduced the limit to 15% after July 1, 2014
- Authorizes the department to close or limit access to state highway roads during inclement winter weather, requiring motorists to use tire chains, four-wheel drive, or snow tires to proceed, with specific chain requirements for commercial vehicles and buses; exempts tow operators and emergency responders
- Removes the requirement for commissioner approval of county-designated local truck routes, replacing it with a requirement that counties notify the department within 90 days of designating a local truck route
- Changes the department's state funding participation in mass transportation programs from a maximum of 15% of program cost to the "minimum nonfederal share," with the remainder coming from non-department sources or transit system revenues; effective July 1, 2012
Legislative Description
Transportation, Department of; power to contract; amend limitations
Last Action
Effective Date
7/1/2012
Committee Referrals
Transportation3/5/2012
Transportation1/30/2012
Full Bill Text
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