DOT/ROADSIDE MEMORIALS.

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View NCGA Bill Details2015-2016 Session
House Bill 1066 (Public) Filed Tuesday, May 10, 2016
AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM WHEREBY INDIVIDUALS MAY APPLY FOR THE ERECTION OF ROADSIDE MEMORIALS FOR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE DIED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.
Intro. by Bradford.

Status: Ref to the Com on Transportation, if favorable, Finance (House Action) (May 11 2016)

Bill History:

H 1066

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: May 10 2016 - View Summary

    Directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop and implement a program, by December 1, 2016, so that individuals can apply for the erection of a highway roadside memorial, honoring an immediate family member that died as the result of injuries suffered from an automobile accident near that roadside.  Sets out and defines the terms immediate family member and memorial for use in this act. 

    Specifies that a fee of $500 will be charged for each memorial to cover administrative and construction costs, with any remaining fees being transferred on a quarterly basis to the Humane Society of the United States to cover rescuing costs of animals in North Carolina.

    Directs the DOT to provide an interim report by September 1, 2016, to the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee concerning progress made on the development and implementation of the program. Requires a final report with final details of the program to be submitted by January 1, 2017.