23 U.S.C. § 146 : US Code - Section 146: Carpool and vanpool projects

Search 23 U.S.C. § 146 : US Code - Section 146: Carpool and vanpool projects

(a) In order to conserve fuel, decrease traffic congestion during
rush hours, improve air quality, and enhance the use of existing
highways and parking facilities, the Secretary may approve for
Federal financial assistance from funds apportioned under sections
104(b)(1) and 104(b)(3) of this title, projects designed to
encourage the use of carpools and vanpools. (As used hereafter in
this section, the term "carpool" includes a vanpool.) Such a
project may include, but is not limited to, such measures as
providing carpooling opportunities to the elderly and handicapped,
systems for locating potential riders and informing them of
convenient carpool opportunities, acquiring vehicles appropriate
for carpool use, designating existing highway lanes as preferential
carpool highway lanes, providing related traffic control devices,
and designating existing facilities for use as preferential parking
for carpools.
(b) A project authorized by this section shall be subject to and
carried out in accordance with all provisions of this title, except
those provisions which the Secretary determines are inconsistent
with this section.