California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed AB 2600, extending the use of high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes by single-occupant drivers of certain hybrid vehicles. The law raises the hybrid HOV sticker ceiling from 75,000 to 85,000. In addition, it extends single-occupancy use to January 1, 2011. The bill is authored by Assembly Member Ted Lieu of Torrance, CA. Single-occupancy hybrid access is limited to hybrid vehicles that carry an EPA rating of 45 miles per gallon or more. In addition, cars produced during the 2004 model year or earlier must be classified Ultra-Low Emission Vehicles (ULEV) or better. Hybrid cars produced after 2004 must meet California's Advanced Technology Partial Zero Emission Vehicle (AT PZEV) standards. Among new hybrids, only the Honda Civic Hybrid, Honda Insight and Toyota Prius qualify for the requisite HOV sticker. The law also extends single-occupancy HOV access to inherently low emission vehicles (ILEVs). Honda's compressed natural gas-powered Civic GX is an example of a vehicle that meets ILEV standards and can qualify for an HOV access sticker. LACar.com, September 30, 2006 For the official text of the approved bill and the new law, as amended, go to: http://lacar.com/modules.php?name=News&...cle&sid=698
well good for people in California... now if only Ohio even had any HOV lanes for me to get a sticker to drive in...
Tried using the search function, could not locate the links for all the application? Anyone has the link to the Applications so I can get my hands on one of these 10k stickers?
All regular California Assembly bills take effect on Jan 1 of the following year. The only exception is when 2/3 of the Assembly votes to make a bill an emergency measure, which AB2600 is not. Based on this, no new stickers would be available until Jan 1, 2007.
This is what the Governor has to say about AB 2600. I'm sure those of you who wrote to him on this topic have also received the same reply. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thank you for sending me your email in support of AB 2600. Hearing from my fellow Californians is so important to me as I work to improve our great state. I decided to sign this bill after extensive consideration and thorough deliberation with proponents and opponents of this issue. To see the final language of the bill, please visit the Official California Legislative Information website at: www.leginfo.ca.gov. I remain committed to supporting hybrid vehicles' role in protecting our environment. Thank you again for writing to me. Your active participation in the democratic process will help ensure a brighter future for California. Sincerely, Arnold Schwarzenegger
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ux_dave @ Oct 4 2006, 02:23 PM) [snapback]328139[/snapback]</div> Excellent, now I know! This has been asked of me for the past couple of weeks and didn't know what to tell people.
