The Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry proposes the following amendment (LC-3129.CM0001H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 56-2-5010(A) and inserting:

 (A) A business entity may operate a personal delivery device in a pedestrian area, sidewalk, or crosswalk in this State or on a highway, with the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian, subject to the requirements and restrictions contained in this article. Except as authorized in this article, a person shall not operate a personal delivery device in a pedestrian area, sidewalk, or crosswalk, State or local road or on a highway in this State.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 1, by striking Section 56-2-5010(B)(2) and (3) and inserting:

   (2) not be operated in a pedestrian area at a speed greater than ten eight miles an hour under normal operation, or a speed no greater than ten miles an hour for emergency purposes; and
   (3) not be operated on a State or local roadhighway except as necessary to cross a State or local road at a designated crosswalk.highway or along a highway if a sidewalk is not provided or accessible.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 1, by striking Section 56-2-5010(D) and (E) and inserting:

  (D) (C) The personal delivery device shall:
   (1) obey all traffic and pedestrian-control devices and signs;
   (2) yield the right of way to all human pedestrians;
   (3) not unreasonably interfere with any vehicle or pedestrian; and
   (4) not transport materials regulated under the federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Act.
  (E) (D) A personal delivery device shall be equipped with:
   (1) a marker that clearly states the name and contact information of the owner;
   (2) a braking system that enables the device to come to a controlled stop; and
   (3) when operated at night, lights on the front and rear that are visible and recognizable under normal atmospheric conditions from at least five hundred feet on all sides of the personal delivery device.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.