Bill > SB364

This bill adds a new section to California's Business and Professions Code that prevents the Department of Transportation from denying or delaying permits for new outdoor advertising displays along new highway alignments. Specifically, the bill requires the department to process permit applications for advertising displays if the new section of highway is open to public vehicular travel within 1,000 feet of the proposed display location, even if the entire highway project has not been officially deemed complete. This change modifies existing regulations under the Outdoor Advertising Act, which previously allowed the department to delay or deny permits based on the incomplete status of a highway project. The bill aims to make it easier for advertisers to place billboards and other advertising displays near newly constructed or realigned interstate and primary highways by removing bureaucratic barriers that could slow down the permit process.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure

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