(a) For State-maintained roads, the Department of Transportation shall coordinate litter removal and mowing as follows:

(1) If the highway right-of-way to be mowed is part of the primary road system, the Department shall schedule the removal of litter before the right-of-way is mowed.

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  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.

(2) If the highway right-of-way to be mowed is part of the secondary road system, the Department shall schedule, to the extent practicable, the removal of litter before the right-of-way is mowed.

(b) The Department shall require as a term of any contract to mow or remove litter that the contracting party agree to the provisions in subsection (a) of this section. (2001-512, s. 3; 2021-185, s. 6(a).)