Bill > SB1550

This bill proposes technical corrections to Arizona's laws regarding High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes, specifically amending section 28-337 of the Arizona Revised Statutes. The bill updates language related to lane degradation and vehicle priority use in HOV lanes. It requires the Department of Transportation to monitor how single-occupancy vehicles impact HOV lane operations and establishes a priority system for lane usage when a lane becomes "degraded" (defined as failing to maintain a speed of 45 miles per hour 90% of the time over a 180-day period during morning and evening peak hours). The priority order for lane use includes: vehicles with two or more occupants, public transit buses, buses with multiple occupants, motorcycles, alternative fuel vehicles, and low emission/energy efficient vehicles. The bill makes minor grammatical and technical corrections, such as inserting a reference to the definition of low emission vehicles in section 28-601 and correcting the formatting of terms like "peak-hour" and "percent". These changes aim to clarify and refine the existing regulations governing HOV lane usage in Arizona.

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/82988