Bill Summary for H 627 (2017-2018)

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Apr 6 2017

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View NCGA Bill Details2017-2018 Session
House Bill 627 (Public) Filed Thursday, April 6, 2017
AN ACT DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM WHEREBY AN INDIVIDUAL MAY APPLY FOR THE ERECTION OF A ROADSIDE MEMORIAL HONORING AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF THE INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS KILLED IN SERVICE OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES.
Intro. by C. Graham, Pierce.

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Directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop a program whereby an individual can apply to DOT for the erection of a memorial on the roadside of a highway honoring an immediate family member of the individual who was a service member of any branch of the US Armed Forces and was killed in the line of duty. Defines immediate family member. Defines memorial to mean a metal sign inscribed with the individual's name, date of birth, date of death, and an identification of the branch of the US Armed Forces in which the individual served. Requires the sign to be on a pole, with the height determined by DOT. Requires the program to include (1) a fee for each memorial sufficient to cover the costs incurred by DOT from processing the application, acquiring the materials, and installing the memorial; and (2) a prohibition on erecting or allowing the erecting of a memorial on a roadside abutting a private residential property without first receiving written consent from the owner of the private residential property. Effective December 1, 2017.

Directs DOT to provide an interim report by September 1, 2017, to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on the progress made in developing the program. Directs DOT to provide a final report by January 1, 2018, to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on the specific details of the program developed, including any recommendations as to its implementation.