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House Bill 34
By:
Representative Irvin of the 45th
A BILL TO BE
ENTITLED
AN ACT
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; to provide for federal
waivers; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for
other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
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, is amended by adding at the end a new Code
section to read as
follows:
"32_6_4.
The
department shall implement a congestion_pricing program for the use of highway
lanes otherwise required to be used by high occupancy vehicles (HOV lanes) so
that single_occupant vehicles may use such lanes if the vehicle owner has paid a
designated fee. No later than July 1, 2001, the department shall request from
the appropriate federal agencies any waivers necessary to implement this Code
section."
SECTION 2.
This section and those provisions of Section 1 of this Act
providing for federal waiver requests shall become effective upon the approval
of this Act by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. The
remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective upon the ninetieth day
following receipt of such waivers.
SECTION 3.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
repealed.