HB 399: OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE ROUTES

An Act Relating To Motor Vehicles; Amending Sections Of The Off-highway Motor Vehicle Act To Provide For Counties And Municipalities To Establish Designated Off-highway Motor Vehicle Routes On Which Off-highway Motor Vehicles May Operate.

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MOD HB 399
OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE ROUTES

Legislative URL:

HB 399 on nmlegis.gov

Emergency Clause:

No

Germane:

N/A

Location:

- OTHER -

Action:

[13] HTPWC/HJC-HTPWC API.

Issue(s):

Recreation, Transportation, Wilderness & Public Lands

Related Legislators

Bill Sponsor:

Rodolpho “Rudy” Martinez

Related Documents

Downloads:

Introduced
Fiscal Impact Report

Summary

This bill amends the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Act to allow counties and municipalities with populations that are less than 100,000 to designate routes on which off-highway vehicles may be operated. Those routes may be shared with other vehicles. The routes must have signs that warn of off-highway vehicle use.

The bill also allows the Secretary of the Department of Transportation to specify off-highway motor vehicle routes along state highways.

One potential benefit of this bill is that it may cause OHV users to stay on established routes. A possible concern might be that traffic may become more complicated on routes that are being used by OHVs.

Outcome: HB 399 died in the House Transportation and Public Works Committee.

Date of Summary:  2/4/13; Updated 5/21/13