Bill Text: NC H1071 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Agritourism Sign Location/DOT Standards

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-05-15 - Ref To Com On Transportation [H1071 Detail]

Download: North_Carolina-2013-H1071-Amended.html

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2013

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HOUSE BILL 1071*

 

 

Short Title:        Agritourism Sign Location/DOT Standards.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representative Iler (Primary Sponsor). For a complete list of Sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly Web Site.
Referred to:	Transportation.

May 15, 2014

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to provide that agricultural tourism signs on state highways are subject to department of TRANSPORTATION location and placement rules, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE TRANSPORTATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 106‑22.5(a) reads as rewritten:

"(a)       The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall work with the Department of Transportation to provide directional signs on major highways at or in reasonable proximity to the nearest interchange or within one mile leading to an agricultural facility that promotes tourism by providing tours and on‑site sales or samples of North Carolina agricultural products to area tourists. The Department shall follow the sign location and placement rules of the Department of Transportation's Tourist‑Oriented Directional Signs and Logo Signs programs."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.