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SENATE BILL NO. 1433

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S1433.....................................................by TRANSPORTATION
PRIVATE HIGHWAYS - SIGNS - Amends existing law to provide a standard for
road signs on private highways.

02/11    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/12    Rpt prt - to Transp

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S1433


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fourth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 1998
                                                                        

                                      IN THE SENATE

                                   SENATE BILL NO. 1433

                               BY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO HIGHWAYS; AMENDING SECTION 40-2316, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A STAN-
 3        DARD FOR ROAD SIGNS ON PRIVATE HIGHWAYS.

 4    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 5        SECTION 1.  That Section 40-2316, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
 6    amended to read as follows:

 7        40-2316.  PRIVATE  HIGHWAYS  --  ESTABLISHMENT.  Private  highways  may be
 8    opened for the convenience of one or more residents of any county highway sys-
 9    tem or highway district in the same manner  as  public  highways  are  opened,
10    whenever the appropriate commissioners may order the highway to be opened. The
11    person for whose benefit the highway is required shall pay any damages awarded
12    to  landowners, and keep the private highway in repair.  Private highways
13    shall be identified by signage similar in design as stated in  the  manual  on
14    uniform  traffic  control devices (MUTCD) for public street name signs, except
15    the signs shall be of white lettering on a blue background,  and  not  deviate
16    from the size standards as stated in the MUTCD. 

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

    





                           STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
    
                                  RS07937
    
    This legislation provides for a uniform standard for 
    designating private highways. Public highways are required 
    to be identified with a sign having white letters on a green 
    background in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic 
    Control Devices (MUTCD). Many counties in Idaho now require 
    private highways to be posted with signs using white letters 
    on a blue background, which corresponds to 
    informational-type signs prescribed in the MUTCD, which is 
    about as close as anything for the private sector. The 
    private highway (road) sign distinguishes a privately 
    maintained highway from one that is serviced and maintained 
    by a governmental highway identification of a highway for 
    emergency services, whether it be government or private.
    
    None to the General Fund
    None to Local Units
    
    FISCAL NOTE
    
    CONTACT: Ray Oliver 345-5176
             Stuart O. Davis 345-5176
    
                                                  STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE  Bill No S 1433