HF 4561 Summary

• Prohibits the commissioner of transportation from designating new high-occupancy vehicle lanes or high-occupancy toll lanes effective August 1, 2023.

• Requires conversion of all existing high-occupancy vehicle lanes to general purpose lanes by July 31, 2023.

• Transfers all money in the high-occupancy vehicle lane user fee account and the I-35W high-occupancy vehicle and dynamic shoulder lane account to the trunk highway fund on June 30, 2023.

• Requires the commissioner to submit a report by December 1, 2022 on the lane conversion process and any recommendations for legislative changes or appropriations.

• Removes authorization for the commissioner to charge user fees on highway lanes while maintaining the ability to operate dynamic shoulder lanes as general purpose lanes or high-occupancy vehicle lanes without user fees.