Commercial signage on highways.

WORKING DRAFT
2009
STATE OF
WYOMING
09LSO-0278.E1

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0047

Commercial signage on highways.

Sponsored by:
Joint Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
highway signage; amending statutes related to the
Wyoming
department of transportation's program for informational signage; allowing revenues to be generated from signage;
requiring a competitive bid process;
allowing contracted entities to administer the program;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 24
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2
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115
(a), (b)(i), (iii), (iv), (v)
,
by creating a new paragraph (vi) and (c) is
amended to read:

24
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2
‑
115.

Program for
specific service
signing by businesses
or attractions;
department duties and responsibilities; contracting of duties; fees
.

(a)

As authorized under W.S. 31
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5
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406(b), the department of transportation shall establish a program for
informational

specific service
signing by business entities as part of departmental approved motorist service panels
or roadside information panels

erected within rights-of-way along interstate and primary highways. The program shall be designed for
advertising and

information of interest to the traveling public in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 131(f).

(b)

In establishing the program under this section, the department shall by rule and regulation:

(i)

Provide for application by business entities for the display of its name or logo upon the
informational

specific service
signing;

(iii)

Establish a uniform initial fee and annual permit fee for applicants to cover the costs of constructing, erecting and maintaining
informational

specific service
signing, including the costs of contracting for any of these services;

(iv)

Establish minimum standards for
informational

specific service
signing by business entities in accordance with
23 U.S.C. 315

the current edition of the manual on uniform traffic control devices
;

(v) Provide for
th
e
administration

oversight
of the program and subject to W.S. 9
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2
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1016(b), may establish necessary procedures for contracting services for the
administration,

construction, erection and maintenance of highway
informational

specific service
s
igning pursuant to this section
;
.

(vi)

Provide
a fee system that includes an initial application fee, fabrication and installation fee and an annual administration and maintenance fee. At a minimum,
the fee structure shall be set so
that the department
is fully reimbursed for all costs associated with specific service signing
. In addition to the fee structure, t
he department
shall attempt to
g
enerate revenue
by adopting a bidding procedure whereby specific service signing rights are awarded to the highest bidder in a competitive bidding process
.

(c)

Initial and permit fees established by the department pursuant to paragraph (b)(iii) of this section shall not exceed the costs of installing and maintaining the signs, including the costs of contracting for any of these services, and the costs of administering the program
.
All fees collected by the department under the program shall be deposited into the state highway fund.

Section 2.

W.S. 24
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2
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115(b)(ii) is repealed.

Section 3.

This act is effective July 1, 2009.

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