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HomeGov bill HB1706 US Bike Route 66

HB1706 - ODOT to apply to designate US Bike Route 66


HB 1706, as introduced, directs the Oklahoma Department of Transportation to apply to the
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials to request designation of
Oklahoma’s section of Historic Route 66 as a US Bicycle Route. If the application is accepted,
ODOT is directed to place permanent markers along the route.

STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021) HOUSE BILL 1706 By: Talley and Osburn AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to transportation; stating legislative intent; requiring the Oklahoma Department of Transportation sign and send application requesting Historic U.S. Route 66 be declared a U.S. Bicycle Route by certain date; requiring signage be placed on certain highway; providing for noncodification; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows: Currently, there are no U.S. Bicycle Routes in the state of Oklahoma. It is the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature to cause the Oklahoma Department of Transportation to submit application to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) requesting that the section of Historic U.S. Route 66 that travels through this state be designated as a U.S. Bicycle Route.
 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4019.1 of Title 69, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: On or before November 1, 2021, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation shall sign and then send a completed application to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) to request that the organization designate the section of Historic U.S. Route 66 that travels through this state as a U.S. Bicycle Route. If the application is accepted and Historic U.S. Route 66 is designated as a U.S. Bicycle Route, the Department shall cause suitable permanent markers marking the route to be placed on the highway. SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021. 

Link to legislation:  https://legiscan.com/OK/bill/HB1706/2021

More details from BikeOklahoma: U.S. Bike Routes

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