GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

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HOUSE BILL 1085

Short Title:  Transitways.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representative McMahan.

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Referred to:  Transportation.

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April 15, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PERMIT THE USE OF TRANSITWAYS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 20-146.2 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( a1)	The Department of Transportation may designate one or more travel lanes as a transitway on streets and highways on the State Highway System and cities may designate one or more travel lanes as a transitway on streets on the Municipal Street System.  Transitways shall be reserved for public transportation vehicles as determined by the Department of Transportation or the city having jurisdiction over the street or highway.  When transitways have been designated, and they have been appropriately marked with signs or other markers, they shall be reserved for privately or publicly operated transportation vehicles."
Section 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.