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House of Representatives
Session of 2015 - 2016 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted: June 13, 2016 01:27 PM
From: Representative Jaret Gibbons
To: All House members
Subject: Additional Highway Work Zone Safety Measures
 
In the near future, I plan to introduce legislation providing for a five-year trial period of speed enforcement cameras in highway work zones in Pennsylvania. This legislation will be a companion bill to SB 840, introduced by Senators Argall and Schwank.
Many states have enacted legislation either permitting, limiting or prohibiting the use of speed or red light cameras at the state or local level. Enforcement can be limited to a particular area or community. Penalties usually are more lenient than those used with traditional enforcement. For example, the fine may be lower, points may not be assessed, or the citation may not go on the driver's record.
The legislation being proposed provides a five-year trial period for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Turnpike Commission to place speed cameras in active work zones on limited access highways with no increase in the usage of these cameras outside of active work zones. PennDOT is directed to procure a vendor to administer the program, including buying, maintaining, calibrating and setting up the equipment. PennDOT also has the option of directly administering the program.
The fine of $100 would be attached to the vehicle and would not include any points on a driver’s record. Driving 11 miles over the posted speed limit in the work zone will trigger the violation.
Ninety percent of the fines collected from the use of speed enforcement cameras in highway work zones will go to the State Police. The remaining ten percent will go to either PennDOT or the Turnpike Commission (based on where the violation took place) for the purposes of motorist public education on work safety zones.
Notification of a violation will be mailed within 30 days of the commission of the violation to the address listed on the vehicle’s registration. The information gathered by the speed enforcement camera is not considered a public record under Pennsylvania’s Open Records law.
I hope you join me in support of this important legislation.

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Introduced as HB2236