General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5165
January Session, 2021 LCO No. 474
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
REP. ZAWISTOWSKI, 61st Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE VISIBILITY OF METEOROLOGICAL
EVALUATION TOWERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
1 That section 15-93 of the general statutes be amended to (1) require
2 any person who owns, operates or erects a meteorological evaluation
3 tower to paint such tower in alternative bands of aviation orange and
4 white and install aviation orange marker balls and safety sleeves on any
5 related guy-wires, and (2) establish penalties for any violations.
Statement of Purpose:
To establish safety standards for meteorological evaluation towers and
penalties for violating such standards.
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