General Assembly Raised Bill No. 940
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 3167
*03167_______CE_*
Referred to Committee on COMMERCE
Introduced by:
(CE)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 940
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 3167
*03167_______CE_*
Referred to Committee on COMMERCE
Introduced by:
(CE)
AN ACT CONCERNING PERMITS FOR FILMING ON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROPERTY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2013) The Commissioner of Transportation may issue a filming permit, on a form required by the commissioner, to any person seeking to film upon (1) any state highway right-of-way, or (2) state real property under the custody and control of the Department of Transportation. Such permit shall specify the insurance coverage that the permittee shall be required to obtain, as determined by the commissioner in consultation with the state's Director of Insurance and Risk Management, with the state named as an additional insured. No liability shall accrue to the state or any agency or employee of the state for any injuries or damages to any person or property that may result, either directly or indirectly, from the filming activities of the permittee on state real property or any state highway right-of-way. The commissioner shall develop any such permit in collaboration and consultation with the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2013 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2013
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To allow the Department of Transportation, in collaboration with the Department of Economic and Community Development, to design and implement a permitting system for persons seeking to film on state property under the custody and control of the Department of Transportation.
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