Bill Text: HI HB1321 | 2021 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Transportation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-03-23 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. [HB1321 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2021-HB1321-Amended.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 291C, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part IV to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§291C- Flood
zone; depth gauge signs. (a) The department of transportation, or
appropriate county agency, shall post a depth gauge sign on any portion of a public
highway that:
(1) Is under its
jurisdiction;
(2) Lies
within a special flood hazard area; and
(3) Is prone to
flooding.
(b) The depth gauge sign shall be posted in a
manner consistent with the Federal Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices, as amended.
(c) As used in this section:
"Depth gauge sign" means
a depth gauge or flood gauge sign in conformity with the Federal Highway Administration's
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, as amended.
"Public highway" shall
have the same meaning as in section 264-1.
"Special flood hazard area" means an area identified as a special flood hazard area by the Federal Emergency Management Agency."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.
Report Title:
Public Highways; Special Flood Hazard Area; Depth Gauge Signs; Department of Transportation
Description:
Requires the posting of depth gauge signs, in a manner consistent with the Federal Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, on any portion of a public highway that lies within a special flood hazard area and is prone to flooding. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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