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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2008

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A N A C T

RELATING TO HIGHWAYS - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING

     Introduced By: Representatives Long, Almeida, Pacheco, Handy, and Story

     Date Introduced: January 22, 2008

     Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 24-10.1-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 24-10.1 entitled

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"Outdoor Advertising" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     24-10.1-4. Regulation of advertising. -- The director of transportation is hereby

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authorized to promulgate regulations governing the issuance of permits for the erection and

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maintenance of outdoor advertising coming within the exceptions contained in subsections (1),

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(4) and (5) of section 24-10.1-3 consistent with the safety and welfare of the traveling public, and

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as may be necessary to carry out the policy of the state declared in this chapter, and consistent

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with the national standards promulgated by the secretary of commerce pursuant to title 23, United

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States Code ;provided, however, outdoor advertising of alcoholic beverages, and all references

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thereto, on highway or road signs and billboards within the state of Rhode Island are prohibited.

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All permit fees collected pursuant to regulations promulgated under this section shall be

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deposited in the intermodal surface transportation fund.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO HIGHWAYS - OUTDOOR ADVERTISING

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     This act would ban outdoor advertising of alcoholic beverages in the state.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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