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SENATE BILL NO. 1116

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S1116.....................................................by TRANSPORTATION
HIGHWAYS - DEBRIS - Amends existing law to prohibit actions that result in
any debris being deposited upon a highway; and to require vehicle loads to
be contained to prevent contents or load from dropping, sifting or leaking
onto the highway or to prevent the possibility of contents or load blowing,
spilling or otherwise escaping from a vehicle that is being operated on the
highway.
                                                                        
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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2007
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1116
                                                                        
                                BY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO RULES OF THE ROAD; AMENDING SECTION 49-613, IDAHO  CODE,  TO  PRO-
  3        HIBIT ACTIONS THAT RESULT IN ANY DEBRIS BEING DEPOSITED UPON A HIGHWAY AND
  4        TO  REQUIRE VEHICLE LOADS TO BE CONTAINED TO PREVENT CONTENTS OR LOAD FROM
  5        DROPPING, SIFTING OR LEAKING ONTO THE HIGHWAY OR TO PREVENT THE  POSSIBIL-
  6        ITY  OF  CONTENTS  OR  LOAD BLOWING, SPILLING OR OTHERWISE ESCAPING FROM A
  7        VEHICLE THAT IS BEING OPERATED ON THE HIGHWAY.
                                                                        
  8    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  9        SECTION 1.  That Section 49-613, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
 10    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 11        49-613.  PUTTING  GLASS  OR  OTHER INJURIOUS MATERIALS DEBRIS UPON HIGHWAY
 12    PROHIBITED -- CONTAINED LOADS. (1) No person shall throw or deposit  upon  any
 13    highway  any  glass bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans, or any other sub-
 14    stance likely to injure any person, animal or vehicle debris upon the highway.
 15        (2)  Any person who drops, or permits to be dropped or  thrown,  upon  any
 16    highway  any  destructive  or injurious material shall immediately remove that
 17    material or cause it to be removed.
 18        (3)  No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any street or  highway  unless
 19    the vehicle is so constructed, covered or loaded as to prevent:
 20        (a)  Any  of  its  contents or load from dropping, sifting or leaking onto
 21        the highway; or
 22        (b)  The possibility of any of its contents or load from blowing, spilling
 23        or otherwise escaping from the vehicle.
 24        (4)  Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a highway shall
 25    remove any glass or other injurious substance debris dropped upon the  highway
 26    from that vehicle.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

                    Statement of Purpose
                              
                          RS 16848
                              
                
This legislation amends section 49-613 of Idaho code, to
prohibit depositing debris upon the highway and to require
vehicles be properly equipped to prevent material from being
blown, spilled or allowed to escape while driven on the
highway.
 
 
 
                        FISCAL NOTE
                              
There is no fiscal impact to the general fund.
 
 
Contact
Name:   Stuart Davis, Idaho Association of highway Districts
Phone:  345 5176
 

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