3.0.0 325 2020-02-14T19:14:01Z 2020-02-14T19:14:01Z House H HR 2005-01-25 109 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2005-01-26T17:53:25Z Referred to 2005-01-25T19:04:10Z Hybrid Vehicle HOV Access Act 109 444 HR 2005-02-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines. Text similarities House 2005-01-26 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines. Committee 2005-01-25 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2005-01-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-01-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000546 Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] SAM GRAVES R MO 6 N C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2005-03-09 False Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedure Alcohol as fuel Alternative energy sources Bicycles Biomass energy Car pools Coal Commerce Economics and Public Finance Electric vehicles Energy Energy efficiency Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency Federal aid to transportation Fuel cells Fuel consumption Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Highway finance Hydrogen Interstate highway system Labeling Law Licenses Limited access highways Liquefied petroleum gas Local laws Mass rapid transit Methanol Motor buses Motor vehicle pollution control Motorcycles Natural gas vehicles Performance measurement State laws Toll roads Traffic accidents and safety Traffic congestion Traffic engineering User charges Transportation and Public Works 00 2005-01-25 Introduced in House 2005-02-04T21:11:35Z Hybrid HOV Access Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Aid Highways program to require a State agency with jurisdiction over the operation of a HOV facility to establish the occupancy requirements of vehicles operating on it.

Requires such agency to permit motorcycles and bicycles to use the HOV facility.

Permits a State agency to restrict use of the HOV facility by motorcycles or bicycles (or both) if it certifies to the Secretary of Transportation that such use would create a safety hazard.

Prescribes guidelines under which a State agency may permit use of an HOV facility by: (1) public transportation vehicles and high occupancy toll vehicles; (2) inherently low-emission vehicles and low emission and energy-efficient vehicles; and (3) advanced lean burn technology vehicles.

Permits tolls on a HOV facility on the Interstate System.

Requires a State agency that allows low emission and energy-efficient vehicles to use a HOV facility to certify to the Secretary that it will establish: (1) a continuous monitoring, assessment, and reporting program regarding the impacts such vehicles may have on the operation of the facility and adjacent highways; and (2) an enforcement program that ensures the facility is operated in accordance with this Act.

Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection to issue: (1) a final rule establishing certification requirements for low emission and energy-efficient vehicles and advanced lean burn technology vehicles; and (2) guidance on methods for determining whether a vehicle meets the fuel efficiency standards required to qualify as a hybrid vehicle.

]]> Hybrid HOV Access Act Short Titles as Introduced Hybrid HOV Access Act Display Title Hybrid HOV Access Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish requirements for the operation of high occupancy vehicle facilities on highways. Introduced in House 2005-01-25T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr325ih/xml/BILLS-109hr325ih.xml 2005-01-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.