HB 312 — An Act amending the act of June 1, 1945 (P.L.1242, No.428), known as the State Highway Law, in construction, improvement, maintenance and repair of State highways, further providing for duty on Department of Highways.

PRINTER'S NO.   265

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 312
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY STAMBAUGH, HAMM AND ZIMMERMAN, JANUARY 23, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 23, 2025


                                    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," in construction,
 6      improvement, maintenance and repair of State highways,
 7      further providing for duty on Department of Highways.
 8      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 9   hereby enacts as follows:
10      Section 1.    Section 401 of the act of June 1, 1945 (P.L.1242,
11   No.428), known as the State Highway Law, is amended to read:
12      Section 401.    Duty on Department of Highways.--(a)   The
13   department shall construct or improve, and thereafter maintain
14   and repair, at the cost and expense of the Commonwealth, the
15   highways forming the plan or system of the State highways, in
16   the several counties and townships. Such improvement and
17   maintenance shall be made according to specifications to be
18   prepared by the department, as regards the character,
19   construction, and material to be used. The work of construction
20   and maintenance of said State highways shall be done under the
21   direction and supervision of the secretary. The secretary, in
 1   addition to the powers conferred upon him in this act, shall
 2   enjoy and possess, in the construction and maintenance of State
 3   highways, all the rights and powers conferred by existing laws
 4   on supervisors or commissioners in townships in the construction
 5   or maintenance of township roads.
 6      (b)     All State highways with a State route number consisting
 7   of two or three digits shall be resurfaced at least once every
 8   twenty-five (25) years and shall be improved and maintained in
 9   coordination with the department's engineering districts,
10   metropolitan planning organizations and rural planning
11   organizations. The department shall create a twenty-five-year
12   plan for each engineering district for the resurfacing of all
13   State highways with a State route number consisting of two or
14   three digits in that district. During the penultimate year of
15   the plan, any State highway that has not been resurfaced during
16   that twenty-five-year period shall be prioritized immediately.
17   The department shall publish a publicly available list of all
18   State highways with a State route number consisting of two or
19   three digits, organized by county, that includes the last year a
20   complete or partial resurfacing was performed on each State
21   highway.
22      Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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