Chapter 402 Oregon Laws 2001
AN ACT
HB 3069
Relating to highway signs;
and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
Section 2 of this 2001 Act is added to
and made a part of ORS 377.700 to 377.840.
SECTION 2.
(1) The Department of Transportation
shall ensure that all construction and engineering plans for state highways
identify the locations of motorist informational signs, tourist oriented
directional signs and logo signs. The department shall adopt written plans for
protecting the signs from damage during construction.
(2) If any sign
specified in subsection (1) of this section is damaged, destroyed or lost as a
result of work on a highway done by the department, the department shall repair
or replace the sign.
SECTION 3.
The Department of Transportation and the
Travel Information Council shall submit a report to the Seventy-second
Legislative Assembly regarding the effectiveness of efforts made during the
2001-2003 biennium to maintain motorist informational signs, tourist oriented
directional signs and logo signs at construction locations. The report shall
include the following:
(1) The number of
complaints filed regarding the damage or loss of motorist informational signs,
tourist oriented directional signs and logo signs;
(2) The number of days
motorist informational signs, tourist oriented directional signs and logo signs
were out of service;
(3) A list of projects
where motorist informational signs, tourist oriented directional signs and logo
signs were either temporarily removed or were lost or damaged; and
(4) A list of businesses
and attractions identified by the motorist informational signs, tourist
oriented directional signs and logo signs that were temporarily removed or were
lost or damaged.
SECTION 4.
This 2001 Act being necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is
declared to exist, and this 2001 Act takes effect on its passage.
Approved by the Governor
June 15, 2001
Filed in the office of
Secretary of State June 15, 2001
Effective date June 15, 2001
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