HB0281 - Regulation of commercial vehicle noise.
2001 |
State of Wyoming |
01LSO-0630 |
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0281
Regulation of commercial vehicle noise.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Shivler
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to
cities, towns and counties; authorizing
2
local governing bodies to regulate the noise created by
3 engine
brakes on commercial vehicles as specified; and
4
providing for an effective date.
5
6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
7
8 Section
1. W.S. 15-1-103(a) by creating a
new
9
paragraph (l) and 18-3-504(a) by creating a new paragraph
10 (x) are amended to read:
11
12 15-1-103. General powers of governing bodies.
13
14 (a) The governing bodies of all cities and towns may:
15
16 (l) Adopt
ordinances to regulate the amount of
17 noise
a commercial vehicle may emit from the use of an
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1 unmuffled engine brake within the corporate limits of the
2 city,
including establishing requirements with respect to
3 the operation of
mufflers or other effective noise
4 suppressing
systems to prevent excessive or unusual noise
5 from engine
brakes. Before enforcement of a resolution
6 adopted under this paragraph
restricting the use of an
7 unmuffled engine brake, the city or
town shall post signs
8 not less than one (1) mile from
locations where the
9 resolution shall be enforced warning
operators of the
10 restriction.
11
12 18-3-504. Powers and duties generally.
13
14 (a) Each board of county commissioners may:
15
16 (x) Adopt resolutions
to regulate the amount of
17 noise
a commercial vehicle may emit from the use of an
18 unmuffled
engine brake within unincorporated
areas of the
19 county,
including establishing requirements with respect to
20 the
operation of mufflers or other effective noise
21 suppressing
systems to prevent excessive or unusual noise
22 from
engine brakes. Before enforcement of a resolution
23 adopted
under this paragraph restricting the use of an
24 unmuffled
engine brake, the county shall post signs not
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1 less than one (1) mile from locations where the resolution
2 shall be enforced warning operators of
the restriction.
3
4 Section 2. This act is effective July 1, 2001.
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6 (END)
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