S.B. 50
         DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION LIABILITY AMENDMENTS

House Floor Amendments

Amendment 2 March 6, 2013 8:52 AM



Representative Derek E. Brown proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 13 through 21
    Senate 2nd Reading Amendments
    2-15-2013 :
    

             13          This bill:
             14      S.
{   [   }     .    provides that the Department of Transportation shall exercise reasonable care in

             15      designing, constructing, and maintaining a state highway in a reasonably safe
             16      condition for travel;
{   ]   } .S

             17          .    provides that nothing in the Department of Transportation's defined responsibilities
             18      shall be construed as S.
{   [   } :

             19              .    creating a private right of action; or
             20              .
{   ]   } .S expanding or changing the department's common law duty for liability purposes;

             21      and

2.    Page 3, Lines 60 through 65a
    Senate 2nd Reading Amendments
    2-15-2013 :
    

             60          (2) S.
{   [   } (a) The department shall exercise reasonable care in designing, constructing, and

             61      maintaining a state highway in a reasonably safe condition for travel.
             62          (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed as:
             63          (i) creating a private right of action; or
             64          (ii) expanding or changing the department's common law duty as described in
             65      Subsection (2)(a) for liability purposes.
{   ]   }      {   Nothing in this section shall be construed as expanding or

             65a      changing the department's common law duty of care for liability purposes. .S  
}


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