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House OKs bill letting UDOT manage HOV access, caps clean-vehicle decal program
Summary
HB 23 gives UDOT authority to monitor and manage clean-vehicle 'C decal' access to HOV lanes, proposes a cap of 6,000 decals (4,600 currently issued), and prioritizes HOV use for carpools; supporters cited federal Highway Administration scrutiny if lanes underperform.
The Utah House on Feb. 1 passed HB 23, a transportation bill that gives the Utah Department of Transportation additional authority to manage high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes and to place a cap on the state’s clean-vehicle decal (C decal) program.
Representative Handy, the bill’s sponsor, told colleagues that HOV lanes were intended primarily for carpools and that the Department of Transportation is asking for a cap on C decals after seeing substantial enrollment growth. "The…
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