Legislation	Clerk's Office	Members	Committees	Meetings	Home	Senate

HB 45 - HOV lanes; single-occupant vehicle; fee for use

Irvin, Robert A (45th)

Status Summary	HC:	Trans	SC:		FR:	01/12/99	LA:	01/13/99	H - Read 2nd Time

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the regulation of maintenance and use of public roads, so as to provide for purchasing the use of high occupancy vehicle lanes; and for other purposes.

Code Sections - 32-6-4

HB 45                                              LC 11 9634 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 32 of the Official 
  1- 2  Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions 
  1- 3  regarding the regulation of maintenance and use of public 
  1- 4  roads, so as to provide for purchasing the use of high 
  1- 5  occupancy vehicle lanes; to provide for federal waivers; to 
  1- 6  provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and 
  1- 7  for other purposes. 
 
  1- 8       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1- 9                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-10  Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 32 of the Official Code of 
  1-11  Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding 
  1-12  the regulation of maintenance and use of public roads, is 
  1-13  amended by adding at the end a new Code section to read as 
  1-14  follows: 
 
  1-15    "32-6-4. 
 
  1-16    The department shall implement a congestion-pricing 
  1-17    program for the use of highway lanes otherwise required to 
  1-18    be used by high occupancy vehicles (HOV lanes) so that 
  1-19    single-occupant vehicles may use such lanes if the vehicle 
  1-20    owner has paid a designated fee.  No later than July 1, 
  1-21    1999, the department shall request from the appropriate 
  1-22    federal agencies any waivers necessary to implement this 
  1-23    Code section." 
 
  1-24                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-25  This section and those provisions of Section 1 of this Act 
  1-26  providing for federal waiver requests shall become effective 
  1-27  upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon its 
  1-28  becoming law without such approval.  The remaining 
  1-29  provisions of this Act shall become effective upon the 
  1-30  ninetieth day following receipt of such waivers. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                 -1- 
 
 
 
  2- 1                           SECTION 3. 
 
  2- 2  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2- 3  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                 -2-