BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 2756: Wheeled ATV tourism routes

Concerning a pilot program to provide wheeled all-terrain vehicle tourism routes.

Summary

  • Authorizes a pilot program for the purposes of wheeled all-terrain vehicle (WATV) tourism routes, which may consist of segments of highways, roads, trails, or similar facilities.
  • Allows persons to operate WATVs that meet certain requirements on qualifying tourism routes under certain conditions, including at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour.
  • Names certain counties as eligible to propose tourism routes.
  • Provides that sponsoring counties must enter into agreement with entities that control segments of highways, roads, trails, or similar facilities proposed as part of the tourism route, before the segments can become part of the qualifying tourism route.
  • Modifies the Multiuse Roadway Safety Account to allow funding to be distributed to counties for the purposes of the pilot program.
  • Requires that participating counties report on the pilot program by December 31, 2020.

From the House Bill Analysis 2018 (HB 2756), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2018
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Brian Blake (D-19)
Introduced
January 15, 2018 in the House
Last action
January 15, 2018
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to a pilot program to provide wheeled all-terrain vehicle tourism routes;

Sponsors

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2756 in other sessions

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