PRINTER'S NO. 311
No. 299 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY PUNT, FEBRUARY 15, 2005
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 15, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 1, 1945 (P.L.1242, No.428), entitled
2 "An act relating to roads, streets, highways and bridges;
3 amending, revising, consolidating and changing the laws
4 administered by the Secretary of Highways and by the
5 Department of Highways relating thereto," providing for
6 reclamation of certain bridges in counties of the sixth class
7 formerly part of the State highway system.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. The act of June 1, 1945 (P.L.1242, No.428), known
11 as the State Highway Law, is amended by adding a section to
12 read:
13 Section 223. Reclamation of Bridges in Counties of the Sixth
14 Class Formerly Part of the State Highway System.--In any county
15 of the sixth class containing a bridge with a span between 25
16 and 27 feet in length that has been continuously maintained by
17 the municipality in which the bridge is located since November
18 23, 1981, the municipality may return the maintenance, repair
19 and improvement obligation and expense of the bridge to the
20 Commonwealth by ordinance or resolution passed by the
1 municipality. After passage of such an ordinance or resolution,
2 the bridge shall become part of the State highway system and
3 shall be maintained, repaired and improved by the Department of
4 Transportation. This section shall not be construed as creating
5 any maintenance, repair or improvement obligation relating to
6 the road leading to or from any bridge subject to this section.
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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