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Bill would require certain regional plans to address greenhouse gas and vehicle‑miles‑traveled targets
Summary
HB 2134 would require certain regional transportation planning organizations to include reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled in their regional transportation plans for qualifying counties; supporters said it aligns regional plans with state climate and growth-management goals while opponents warned about potential tradeoffs with road preservation.
House Bill 2,134 would require regional transportation planning organizations (RTPOs) that include counties meeting specified population, density or growth criteria to provide for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in their regional transportation plans.
David Monnakey, staff to the committee, said the requirement would apply to RTPOs that contain counties meeting one or more criteria (population density…
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