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-SECOND REGULAR SESSION
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+SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
+FOR
 SENATE BILL NO. 1197
-103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
-INTRODUCED BY SENATOR GREGORY (15).
-4863S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
 AN ACT
-To amend chapter 226, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to wrong -way vehicle
-detection systems.
+To amend chapter 226, RSMo, by adding thereto one new
+section relating to wrong -way vehicle detection
+systems.
+
 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
-     Section A.  Chapter 226, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto 1
-one new section, to be known as section 226.1250, to read as 2
-follows:3
-     226.1250.  1.  This section shall be known and may be  1
-cited as the "Alexander Whalen Safe Highways Act". 2
-     2.  As used in this section, the term "wrong-way  3
-vehicle detection system" or "WWVDS" means a system  4
-consisting of equipment for wrong-way vehicle detection,  5
-wrong-way and do not enter signs enhanced with light- 6
-emitting diodes or similar enhanced visibility features, and  7
-real-time alerts. 8
-     3.  The department of transportation shall implement  9
-WWVDSs beginning no later than March 1, 2027.  The  10
-department shall prioritize the installation of WWVDSs at  11
-highway interchanges, beginning with: 12
-     (1)  The intersection of westbound Interstate 64 and  13
-Jefferson Avenue; and 14
-     (2)  Other interchanges with increased wrong-way  15
-driving incidents as identified by the department through  16
-crash and traffic data analysis. 17
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-     4.  The department shall evaluate the feasibility and  18
-effectiveness of a system to notify other drivers in the  19
-area about a wrong-way driver. 20
-     5.  The department shall evaluate the feasibility and  21
-effectiveness of a system to notify emergency responders of  22
-a wrong-way driver. 23
-     6.  The department shall provide educational  24
-information to inform drivers about wrong-way driving risks  25
-and safety measures. 26
-     7.  Beginning December 31, 2027, and annually  27
-thereafter, the department shall produce a report on the  28
-implementation and effectiveness of WWVDSs, to include: 29
-     (1)  The number and locations of systems currently  30
-implemented; 31
-     (2)  The number and locations of systems planned to be  32
-implemented; 33
-     (3)  The effect on wrong-way driving incidents and  34
-fatalities; 35
-     (4)  The cost-effectiveness of implemented systems; and 36
-     (5)  Any adjustments to implementation strategies to be  37
-made based on these or other factors. 38
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+     Section A.  Chapter 226, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto
+one new section, to be known as section 226.1250, to read as
+follows:
+     226.1250.  1.  This section shall be known and may be
+cited as the "Alexander Whalen Safe Highways Act".
+     2.  As used in this section, the term "wrong-way
+vehicle detection system" or "WWVDS" means a system
+consisting of equipment for wrong-way vehicle detection,
+wrong-way and do not enter signs enhanced with light-
+emitting diodes or similar enhanced visibility features, and
+real-time alerts.
+     3.  The department of transportation shall implement
+WWVDSs beginning no later than March 1, 2027.  The
+department shall prioritize the installation of a WWVDS at
+the intersection of westbound Interstate 64 and Jefferson
+Avenue.  The implementation of other WWVDSs will be upon
+appropriation or upon approval from the director as needed.
+     4.  The department shall evaluate the feasibility and
+effectiveness of a system to notify other drivers in the
+area about a wrong-way driver.
+     5.  The department shall evaluate the feasibility and
+effectiveness of a system to notify emergency responders of
+a wrong-way driver.
+
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+     6.  Beginning December 31, 2027, and annually
+thereafter, the department shall produce a report on the
+implementation and effectiveness of WWVDSs, to include:
+     (1)  The number and locations of systems currently
+implemented;
+     (2)  The number and locations of systems planned to be
+implemented;
+     (3)  The effect on wrong-way driving incidents and
+fatalities;
+     (4)  The cost-effectiveness of implemented systems; and
+     (5)  Any adjustments to implementation strategies to be
+made based on these or other factors.