HB 792 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rules of the road in general, further providing for additional parking regulations.

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MILLER, NEILSON,NEILSON SOLOMON, INNAMORATO, RAVENSTAHL AND FRANKEL,SOLOMON, MARCH 12, 2019 ASREFERRED REPORTEDTO FROM COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, HOUSEMARCH OF12, REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 10, 2019 AN ACT Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes,for inadditional rulesparking ofregulations.eneral, thefurther roadproviding inThe general,General furtherAssembly providingof forthe additionalCommonwealth parkingof regulations.Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 3354 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania <-- Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:

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SECTION 3354(D)(2.1) OF TITLE 75 OF THE <-- PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES, ADDED OCTOBER 24, 2018 (P.L.

889, NO.144), IS AMENDED AND THE SECTION IS AMENDED BY ADDING A SUBSECTION TO READ:

* * * (b.1) Protected pedestrian plazas and pedalcycle lanes.-- (1) When there is an on-street pedestrian plaza or a pedalcycle lane adjacent to the right-hand curb of a two-way or one-way highway, a vehicle standing or parked upon the RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE two-way or one-way highway shall be <-- positioned in the direction of authorized traffic movement with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle parallel to and within 12 inches of the outside line of the buffer area between the pedestrian plaza or pedalcycle lane and parking.

(2) When there is an on-street pedestrian plaza or a pedalcycle lane adjacent to the left-hand curb of a one-way or median-divided, two-way highway, a vehicle standing or parked upon the LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE highway shall be <-- positioned in the direction of authorized traffic movement with the left-hand wheels of the vehicle parallel to and within 12 inches of the outside line of the buffer area between the pedestrian plaza or pedalcycle lane and parking.

* * * <-- (3) NOTHING UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO <-- PREVENT A LOCAL AUTHORITY FROM ENACTING PARKING REGULATIONS UNDER SECTION 6109 (RELATING TO SPECIFIC POWERS OF DEPARTMENT AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES) TO PROVIDE FOR A SPECIAL, ALTERNATIVE OR TEMPORARY CONFIGURATION AND SIGNAGE FOR PARKING ON A HIGHWAY WITH AN ON-STREET PEDESTRIAN PLAZA OR PEDALCYCLE LANE.

* * * (D) PERSON WITH A DISABILITY AND DISABLED VETERANS.-- * * * (2.1) LOCAL AUTHORITIES MAY LIMIT ACCESS TO A PARKING SPACE RESERVED UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) TO A SPECIFIC VEHICLE, LICENSE PLATE OR OTHER METHOD OF DESIGNATION.

UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH, LOCAL AUTHORITIES MAY CHARGE A REASONABLE FEE AND SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION 6109 [(RELATING TO SPECIFIC POWERS OF DEPARTMENT AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES)] AND THE AMERICANS WITH 20190HB0792PN2059 - 2 - DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 (PUBLIC LAW 101-336, 104 STAT.

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