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        January 29, 2013

Madam Speaker:

    The Transportation Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 23, HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANE AMENDMENTS, by Representative S. Handy, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 15 through 18 :    

    

  . provides that the Department of Transportation may issue a certain number of clean fuel vehicle decals;      

             15          .    authorizes the Department of Transportation to
{   limit   }        make rules to increase       the number of clean fuel

             16      vehicle decals issued to eligible applicants
{   to   }        if the increased issuance allows the Department of Transportation to continue to       meet      {   the department's   }        its       goals for

             17      operational management of the high occupancy vehicle lanes and comply with
             18      federal law or federal regulations;

2.    Page 3, Lines 85 through 88 :    

             85          (ii)
  Except as provided in Subsection (5)(b)(iii), the Department of Transportation may not issue more than 6,000 clean fuel vehicle decals under Section 72-6-121.

    (iii)  
The        Department of Transportation may, through       rules made under Subsection (5)(b)(i)      {   may limit   }        , increase       the number of clean fuel

             86      vehicle decals issued in accordance with Section 72-6-121
  beyond the minimum

described in Subsection (5)(b)(ii) if the increased issuance will allow the Department of Transportation to continue       to meet      {   the Department of


             87      Transportation's  
}
  its       goals for operational management of the lane designated under Subsection

             88      (4)(a)(iii).

3.    Page 4, Lines 101 through 102 :    

             101          (c) the department has clean
{   -   }        fuel       vehicle decals available subject to the limits established

             102      by the department in accordance with Subsection 41-6a-702 (5)(b).

    Respectfully,

    Johnny Anderson
    Committee Chair

Voting: 6-3-2
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