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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2475
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 13, 2021
Ms. Malliotakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To allow certain veterans to use high occupancy vehicle lanes, including toll lanes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the HOV Lanes for Heroes Act
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HOV facilities
In general
Section 166(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following:
Disabled veterans
In general
The public authority may allow a disabled veteran to use the HOV facility if such veteran has a license plate that clearly identifies the vehicle, a registered transponder, or other method of identification the public authority considers necessary for qualification.
Definition of disabled veteran
For purposes of this paragraph, the term disabled veteran
means a veteran (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 38) who the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has determined has a service-connected (as such term is defined in such section) disability rated at or above a percentage determined to be qualifying by the public authority.
Occupancy exception
Notwithstanding the occupancy requirement of subsection (a)(2), 1 occupant described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph may be permitted to use a HOV facility.
No charge for tolls
Under this paragraph, a public authority may charge no toll.
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Conforming amendments
Section 166 of such title is further amended—
in subsection (b)(1) by striking through (5)
and inserting through (6)
; and
in subsection (d)(1) by striking paragraph (4) or (5)
and inserting paragraph (4), (5), or (6)
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