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ND HB1360

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/16/2017

Primary Sponsor

Vicky Steiner

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Origin

House of Representatives

65th Legislative Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates a highway logo sign program to display information about gas, food, camping, and lodging services on state highway rights of way for the motoring public.

  • Authorizes the department to either erect and maintain signs directly or contract with a qualified business through public negotiation or bid.

  • Requires department to adopt rules conforming with federal standards under 23 U.S.C. 131(f),(q) and the manual of uniform traffic-control devices, including sign standards, qualifying distances, placement, and spacing requirements.

  • Prohibits any action that would result in loss of federal highway construction funds to the state.

  • Requires all program costs to be paid under agreements between the department and advertisers, or between a contracted business and advertisers, unless the department-business contract provides otherwise.

  • Mandates that any contracted business obtain liability insurance jointly insuring the state and business against all liability for damages claims.

Legislative Description

A highway logo sign program.

Last Action

Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 21 nays 72

2/1/2017

Committee Referrals

Transportation1/16/2017

Full Bill Text

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