HOV Lanes for Heroes Act, the official text

119 HR 234 IH: HOV Lanes for Heroes Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-01-07
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I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 234 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 7, 2025 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. 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the HOV Lanes for Heroes Act .
2. HOV facilities
(a) In general
Section 166(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following:
(7) Disabled veterans
(A) 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.
(B) 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.
(C) 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.
(D) No charge for tolls
Under this paragraph, a public authority may charge no toll.
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(b) Conforming amendments
Section 166 of such title is further amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1) by striking through (5) and inserting through (7) ; and
(2) in subsection (d)(1) by striking paragraph (4) or (5) and inserting paragraph (4), (5), (6), or (7) .