Bill Text: GA SB164 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Amended
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Bill Title: State Highway System; signs and signals; height limitations; allow owners to obtain permits to remove vegetation from the viewing zones
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2009-04-03 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted [SB164 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-SB164-Amended.html
Bill Title: State Highway System; signs and signals; height limitations; allow owners to obtain permits to remove vegetation from the viewing zones
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2009-04-03 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted [SB164 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-SB164-Amended.html
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0290
ADOPTED
Senators
Thompson of the 33rd and Balfour of the 9th offered the following
amendment:
Amend
the substitute to SB 164 (LC 34 2140S) by replacing line 92 with the
following:
(1)
'Abandoned sign' means any sign adjacent to a state-controlled route that is not
structurally safe and in good repair or which has not
By
replacing
"12"
with
"nine"on
line 93.
By
replacing line 247 with the
following:
projects. In any instance where the department issues a vegetation permit but determines that no replacement landscaping is required, it shall deliver as an element of the annual report to be made pursuant to subsection (h) of this Code section a written report describing the site and the reasons that replacement landscaping was deemed unfeasible. Replacement landscaping shall be required in all instances unless it is unfeasible due to geography, department-approved fixtures or paving, climatic conditions, or safety concerns.
projects. In any instance where the department issues a vegetation permit but determines that no replacement landscaping is required, it shall deliver as an element of the annual report to be made pursuant to subsection (h) of this Code section a written report describing the site and the reasons that replacement landscaping was deemed unfeasible. Replacement landscaping shall be required in all instances unless it is unfeasible due to geography, department-approved fixtures or paving, climatic conditions, or safety concerns.
By
replacing line 355 with the following:
Code
section. Prior to December 31 of each calendar year, the department shall
furnish to the members of the transportation committees of both chambers of the
General Assembly and to the Roadside Beautification Enhancement and
Beautification Council an annual report to include: (1) the number of vegetation
permit applications received by the department; (2) the number of permits
issued; (3) the number of permits issued in each department district; (4) the
total amount of vegetation fees collected; (5) the total amount of grants issued
by the Roadside Enhancement and Beautification Council; and (6) a statement to
comply with the provisions of subparagraph (c)(11)(F) of this Code
section."