| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to drawbridges; creating s. 335.076, F.S.; |
| 3 | requiring the Department of Transportation to develop |
| 4 | construction and operational standards for the |
| 5 | installation and operation of a system to warn drawbridge |
| 6 | operators of the presence of pedestrians or vehicles; |
| 7 | requiring the department to install and maintain such |
| 8 | system on drawbridges on the State Highway System; |
| 9 | providing an effective date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. Section 335.076, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 14 | to read: |
| 15 | 335.076 Drawbridge warning system.--The department shall |
| 16 | develop construction and operational standards for the |
| 17 | installation and operation of a system of cameras, motion |
| 18 | sensors, or other devices on new and existing drawbridges to |
| 19 | warn the bridge operator of the presence of any pedestrian or |
| 20 | vehicle on the bridge prior to and during the raising and |
| 21 | lowering of the bridge. The department shall install and |
| 22 | maintain such system for the protection of pedestrian and |
| 23 | vehicle traffic on new and existing drawbridges on the State |
| 24 | Highway System. |
| 25 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. |