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Committee sends bill defining 'primary benefit of motor vehicles' to amendment stage after safety groups object
Summary
Senate Bill 11‑40, which would add definitions that emphasize highway projects primarily for motor-vehicle benefit and limit where bicycle and pedestrian improvements can be included, was sent to the amending order after extensive public testimony and questions from senators.
The Senate Transportation Committee voted to send Senate Bill 11‑40 to the amending order after the bill’s sponsor described proposed new definitions and members heard extensive testimony from safety advocates, community members and transportation groups.
Senator Mark Harris, Idaho State Senator representing Legislative District 35, told the panel the bill would add definitions — including ‘‘primary benefit of motor vehicles’’ and related language — that align with existing provisions in Idaho Code governing congestion mitigation and highway spending. He said the definitions would clarify that some projects are intended primarily to improve motor-vehicle traffic flow…
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