Chapter 192
2012 -- H 7187 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 06/11/12
A N A C T
RELATING TO
PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Introduced By: Representatives Petrarca, Winfield, Silva, and O`Neill
Date Introduced: January 18, 2012
It is enacted by the
General Assembly as follows:
SECTION
1. Chapter 37-8 of the General Laws entitled "Public Buildings" is
hereby
amended by adding thereto
the following section:
37-8-20.
Motorcycle designated parking at public buildings. – (a) In order to
encourage and/or
accommodate motorcycle parking and to assure, whenever possible, that
designated parking
spaces for motorcycles are provided in parking areas adjacent to, or within
sight of, state, city,
and town buildings, every state department or state agency and every agency
or institution
maintained by a
parking plan. Provided,
however, airports within the state are not required to comply with this
requirement.
(b)
Motorcycle parking plans shall initially be prepared prior to November 1, 2012,
and
shall be promptly posted
on the applicable website of the state, city, or town. In the event that a
new state, city, or town
building is constructed, a motorcycle parking plan shall be in effect
within thirty (30) days
that the building is open to the public.
(c)
Each motorcycle parking plan shall include, but not be limited to, the
following
provisions:
(1)
Wherever possible, designated parking spaces for motorcycles shall be provided
in
parking areas that are
adjacent to, or within sight of, state, city, and town buildings;
(2)
The number and placement of designated motorcycle parking spaces shall be
determined as a result
of motorcycle utilization by employees of state, city, and town buildings,
and with input from
motorcycle owners;
(3)
Designated motorcycle parking places must be set aside and made available
annually
to state employees
during the months of April through November, beginning on April 1, 2013;
and
(4)
Signage designating motorcycle parking spaces shall be in place by April of
each
year.
(d)
Motorcycle parking plans may be revised as situations warrant, but must be reviewed
at least once every five
(5) years and revised, as necessary.
(e)
The unauthorized use of a designated motorcycle parking space will result in a
fine
against the registered
owner of the offending vehicle in the amount of eighty-five dollars ($85.00).
SECTION
2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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