Military Personnel Readiness Act of 2010

Military Personnel Readiness Act of 2010 - Authorizes a state agency with jurisdiction over the operation of a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) facility to: (1) permit vehicles operated by active duty members of the Armed Forces, law enforcement officers, or emergency response personnel to use HOV lane highways; and (2) take necessary action to implement these exceptions, including establishing eligibility requirements for such operators and providing for the badging of vehicles.

Directs the Comptroller General to study, and report to Congress on, the effects of traffic congestion on military readiness in metropolitan areas with high concentrations of military personnel.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5867 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5867

  To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize States to allow 
   vehicles operated by members of the Armed Forces, law enforcement 
 officers, and emergency response personnel to use HOV facilities, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 2010

   Mr. Nye introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize States to allow 
   vehicles operated by members of the Armed Forces, law enforcement 
 officers, and emergency response personnel to use HOV facilities, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Personnel Readiness Act of 
2010''.

SEC. 2. HOV FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 166(b) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Vehicles operated by members of the armed forces, law 
        enforcement officers, and emergency response personnel.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State agency may allow a 
                vehicle to use the HOV facility if the vehicle is 
                operated by an individual who is--
                            ``(i) a member of the Armed Forces serving 
                        on active duty;
                            ``(ii) a law enforcement officer; or
                            ``(iii) serving in a position as emergency 
                        response personnel.
                    ``(B) Implementation.--A State may take such 
                actions as may be necessary to carry out the exception 
                set forth in this paragraph, including establishing 
                eligibility requirements for vehicle operators and 
                providing for the badging of vehicles.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 166(b)(1) of such title is 
amended by striking ``(5)'' and inserting ``(6)''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTS OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON MILITARY READINESS.

    (a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study on the 
effects of traffic congestion on military readiness in metropolitan 
areas with a high concentration of military personnel.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit to Congress a report 
on the results of the study.
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