Bill > A5396

Introduced Session

This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop and maintain an online database, which details the vertical clearances of bridges in the State that carry a highway or roadway across any navigable waterway. Under the bill, when a municipality or county is responsible for inspecting any bridge under a bridge inspection program implemented by the DOT, the municipality or county would be required to submit a written report to the DOT detailing the vertical clearance of the bridge. Specifically, the bill requires the municipality or county, as applicable, to submit the written report to the DOT within 14 calendar days after an inspection report has been completed, in accordance with any applicable requirements of the bridge inspection program, for the bridge. The bill also requires the DOT to determine the vertical clearance of every bridge for which the DOT retains responsibility to inspect. Using this information, the bill requires the DOT to develop and publish, on its official Internet website, a database detailing the vertical clearances of every bridge in the State, as such information is reported to, or determined by, the DOT. At a minimum, the bill requires the DOT to update this database no later than 14 calendar days after the receipt of every written report submitted by a municipality or county under the bill. Specifically, the bill defines "vertical clearance" to mean the distance between the lowest point of a bridge and the mean high water level of the underlying navigable waterway.

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Bill Moen (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee (on 05/08/2023)

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