Bill Text: PA HB297 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: In size, weight and load, further providing for restrictions on use of highways and bridges.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-5)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-09 - Referred to TRANSPORTATION [HB297 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB297-Introduced.html

  

 

    

PRINTER'S NO.  320

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

297

Session of

2009

  

  

INTRODUCED BY LONGIETTI, DeWEESE, KOTIK, MARSHALL, McILVAINE SMITH, PASHINSKI, SIPTROTH, STEVENSON, WHITE, CALTAGIRONE, BAKER, CARROLL, EVERETT, GEORGE, GIBBONS, HARKINS, HARPER, HORNAMAN, KORTZ, MAHONEY, MANN, MELIO, PETRARCA, PRESTON, K. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STURLA, YOUNGBLOOD AND BRENNAN, FEBRUARY 9, 2009

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 9, 2009  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

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Statutes, in size, weight and load, further providing for

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restrictions on use of highways and bridges.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Section 4902(f) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania

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Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

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§ 4902.  Restrictions on use of highways and bridges.

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(f)  [Actions to be in accordance with department] Department 

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regulations.--All actions taken under authority of this section

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shall be taken in accordance with department regulations. The

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department shall publish a revised schedule of bonding amounts

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based on increased or decreased maintenance costs by January 1,

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2011, and at least every three years thereafter. Furthermore,

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department regulations shall, by January 1, 2011, reflect a

 


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rebuttable presumption in favor of the municipality and against

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the over-posted-weight permittee for damage sustained to posted

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highways used by such permittee.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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