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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HIGHWAYS - SIDEWALKS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives McLaughlin, MacBeth, and Messier | |
Date Introduced: February 11, 2015 | |
Referred To: House Finance | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 24-7 of the General Laws entitled "Highways" is hereby amended |
2 | by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 24-7-12. Snow removal on state controlled pedestrian walkways. -- The director of the |
4 | department of transportation is authorized and directed to organize and complete snow removal |
5 | on all sidewalks located on state highway overpasses, and on all pedestrian overhead walkways |
6 | under the control of the state, and on all state-owned crosswalks equipped with handicapped |
7 | accessible signals. The removal of snow shall be completed within twenty-four (24) hours after |
8 | the end of snowfall. |
9 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HIGHWAYS - SIDEWALKS | |
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1 | This act would require the director of the department of transportation to organize and |
2 | complete snow removal on all sidewalks located on state highway overpasses, and on all |
3 | pedestrian overhead walkways under the control of the state, and on all state-owned crosswalks |
4 | equipped with handicapped accessible signals within twenty-four (24) hours after the end of a |
5 | snowstorm. |
6 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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