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* Alabama bills address fuel taxes, left-lane use and probable cause
AL,USA -Land Line Magazine (Grain Valley,MO), by Keith Goble -April 5, 2007: -- Several bills of interest to the trucking industry have been offered this year in the Alabama Legislature. Those efforts include legislation to increase fuel taxes, limit left-lane use and law enforcement officers more power to arrest people for misdemeanors... A bill in the House Government Appropriations Committee would allow county commissions to increase the excise tax on motor fuels by resolution. Would allow a 6-cent-per-gallon tax to be added on diesel and gasoline purchases to pay for roads and transit... Another bill in the House Public Safety Committee is intended to combat aggressive driving on multi-lane highways by keeping the far left lane clear of most traffic. Would limit left-lane use to vehicles passing or overtaking slower moving traffic... And a bill, would give law enforcement officers more power during roadside stops. Under existing state law, an officer is not generally authorized to arrest a person for a misdemeanor traffic offense that is not committed in the presence of the officer...
* Toll ban bill advances in Texas
TX,USA -Land Line Magazine (Grain Valley,MO), by Keith Goble -April 5, 2007: -- A bill that is intended to buy the state more time to review the effects of handing over roadways to private groups is advancing in the Texas Senate... The Senate Transportation and Homeland Security Committee unanimously approved the bill, which would place a two-year moratorium on toll road leases with private groups... The bill also would require a study of the long-term effects of public-private partnerships... If it were to make it through the Legislature the bill likely would get a veto stamp from Gov. Rick Perry. He has condemned the concept because of concerns about congestion and the complications it could create for attracting business... The governor also said the state will always own the land beneath private toll roads – and toll-free alternatives will be available for drivers...
* Illinois Senate approves effort to end split speed limit
Ill,USA -Land Line Magazine (Grain Valley,MO), by Keith Goble -April 5, 2007: -- For the third time in recent years, legislation making its way through the Illinois statehouse would bring an end to split speed limits in the state... The Senate voted 45-10 in late March in favor of the latest attempt to eliminate the provision in state law that set up slower speed limits on rural interstates for vehicles weighing more than 8,000 pounds. Currently, those vehicles are required to travel 10 mph below the 65 mph speed limit for other vehicles... The bill – SB540 – would allow the Illinois Department of Transportation to increase large truck speeds to as much as 65 mph. It now heads to the House for further consideration... OOIDA and other trucking industry officials have fought for the elimination of the state’s split speed limit for years. They cite federal statistics showing that split speed limits actually lead to more accidents...
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