SB 483

Under current law, with limited exceptions, a sign may not be placed within the

limits of a highway except as necessary to guide or warn traffic and the authority

charged with the maintenance of the highway must remove and dispose of signs

placed in violation of this restriction.

Also under current law, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must adopt

a manual establishing a uniform system of traffic control devices (MUTCD) for use

on the highways of this state, which must be consistent with current nationally

recognized standards for traffic control devices. Traffic control devices placed and

maintained by local authorities must conform to the MUTCD as adopted by DOT.

Under this bill, any local authority charged with the maintenance of a highway

that passes over a wild river may place within the limits of the highway

informational signs identifying the wild river. These informational signs may be

placed regardless of the provisions of the MUTCD, but DOT may by rule establish

uniform standards for the appearance of these signs.