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Senate Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2015 - 2016
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | December 9, 2014 04:02 PM |
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| From: | Senator Matt Smith |
| To: | All Senate members |
| Subject: | Allow Local Municipalities to Set Speed Limits |
| In the near future, I plan to re-introduce SB 1050 of the 2013-2014 legislative session. This legislation would allow local municipalities to alter or set speed limits on local roads and state roads within their respective boundaries without prior approval from the PA Department of Transportation (PennDOT). Currently, if a municipality wishes to have a speed limit changed on a road within their borders, they must first petition PennDOT to conduct an engineering and traffic investigation. After the required investigations are concluded, PennDOT makes a determination on the requested change(s). My legislation would allow municipalities to change speed limits via ordinance, within the legal maximum parameters established in Title 75(Vehicles), Section 3362(a), of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, on roadways and state roads within their jurisdiction and without having prior approval from PennDOT. Furthermore, these local authorities would be prohibited from altering speed limits on any freeways or interstate highways within their physical boundaries. Previous co-sponsors include Tartaglione, Fontana and Costa. Please join me in co-sponsoring this important piece of legislation. If you have questions about the legislation, please contact my office at 717-787-5839. |
Introduced as SB612