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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY HANNA, GODSHALL, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CONKLIN, D. COSTA, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FLECK, GABLER, GEIST, GIBBONS, HESS, KORTZ, KULA, LONGIETTI, MIRABITO, READSHAW, STABACK AND STERN, APRIL 5, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 5, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated |
2 | Statutes, in snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles, providing |
3 | for snowmobile trails. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated |
7 | Statutes is amended by adding a section to read: |
8 | § 7754. Snowmobile trails. |
9 | (a) Trail maintenance and grooming.--The department shall |
10 | give priority to maintaining joint use roads, bridges and trails |
11 | used as snowmobile trails in a condition that adheres to best |
12 | management practices and maximizes both financial and natural |
13 | resources for the benefit of the snowmobiling public. |
14 | (b) Resources extraction.--Snowmobile trails shall not be |
15 | impacted by mineral or other resource extraction without the |
16 | department providing alternatives in maintaining the continuity |
17 | and connectivity of the trail system so affected. |
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1 | (c) Grooming and plowing.--Any snow plowing done on roads, |
2 | bridges or trails which are a part of a designated snowmobile |
3 | trail or trail system, must adhere to the following: |
4 | (1) Joint use roads, bridges and trails shall be |
5 | maintained so that snowmobiles are not impeded in their use. |
6 | (2) When joint use roads, bridges and trails are shared |
7 | with vehicular traffic, snow removal shall be done in a |
8 | manner that provides the continued snowmobile use. |
9 | (3) Joint use roads, bridges and trails under the |
10 | control of the department shall be groomed during evening and |
11 | nighttime hours to maximize safety and surface integrity. |
12 | (d) Specifications.--The department shall require all |
13 | individuals and organizations who have access to State lands |
14 | under the department's control for any purpose, or, to gain |
15 | access for resource recovery or resource extraction use that |
16 | requires the use of snowplows on State forest and State park |
17 | roads open to snowmobiling to leave a lane of unplowed snow the |
18 | width of no less than five feet. Snowplows shall be equipped |
19 | with adequate shoes to protect the road surface and leave a snow |
20 | mat of at least three inches. |
21 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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