26:2D-46 - Duties of department of transportation
26:2D-46. Duties of department of transportation
The Department of Transportation shall, within 1 year of the effective date of this act:
a. Complete a study evaluating all means of transportation serving affected counties and municipalities and, in conjunction with the Department of Health, develop an inventory of emergency transport vehicles. Such study shall be submitted to the department and the division, and relevant portions thereof shall be submitted by the department to municipalities charged with developing local emergency response plans for their use in preparing emergency response plans for their use in preparing emergency response plans;
b. Prepare and submit to the department and the division for inclusion in the plan, and annually update, a radiation emergency transportation plan, which plan shall include, but not be limited to, the designation, construction, and maintenance of primary and secondary routes to be used by radiation emergency response personnel and the general public in the event of a radiation accident or threatened radiation accident, and the development of traffic management procedures sufficient to assure rapid access to and from any affected county or municipality.
L.1981, c. 302, s. 10, eff. Oct. 27, 1981.