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GA HB516
Bill
Status
Passed
5/6/2024
Primary Sponsor
Derrick McCollum
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AI Summary
- Increases the minimum threshold for public road construction or maintenance contracts that prohibit negotiation from $200,000 to $500,000, including for emergency contracts
- Exempts public-private partnership (P3) projects from public comment and public hearing requirements when those opportunities were already provided during the environmental phase, and allows the board to delegate final contract approval to the commissioner under certain conditions
- Authorizes wayfinding kiosks (max 10 feet tall, 4 feet wide, with digital touch screens) in public road rights of way within a metropolitan municipality special district, with a cap of 30 department-issued permits and a deadline of July 1, 2026 for all new permits; kiosks must not store user data and violating kiosks may be declared public nuisances
- Prohibits motor vehicles with more than six wheels from operating on designated commercial motor vehicle restricted scenic highways spanning multiple counties, with violations punishable as a misdemeanor with fines up to $250
- Revises maximum speed limit provisions to consolidate the 70 mph limit for interstate and physically divided full-access-control state highways (removing the urbanized area distinction), extends the effective date of SB 146's EV charging station regulatory and tax provisions to January 1, 2026, and aligns freight and logistics funding allocation with the Georgia Freight Railroad Program
Legislative Description
Transportation, Department of; increase minimum amount for a public road construction or maintenance contract that prohibits negotiation
Last Action
Effective Date 2024-07-01
5/6/2024
Committee Referrals
Transportation2/13/2024
Transportation2/22/2023
Full Bill Text
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