,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdce  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bi1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,rose of ,new ,york 7for      
himself and ,mr4 ,katko7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to allow   
certain veterans to use high occupancy  
vehicle lanes1 including toll lanes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,,hov ,lanes for ,heroes ,act 4 
#b4 ,,hov facilities  7a7 ,in general   
,section #aff7;b7 of title #bc1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
at the end the following3  7#f7         
,disabled veterans  7,a7 ,in general    
,the public authority may allow a       
disabled veteran to use the ,,hov       
facility if such veteran has a license  
plate that clearly identifies the       
vehicle1 a registered transponder1 or   
other method of identification the      
public authority considers necessary for
 qualification4  7,b7 ,definition of    

disabled veteran ,for purposes of this  
paragraph1 the term disabled veteran    
means a veteran 7as such term is defined
 in section #aja of title #ch7 who the  
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs has    
determined has a service-connected 7as  
such term is defined in such section7   
disability rated at or above a          
percentage determined to be qualifying  
by the public authority4  7,c7          
,occupancy exception ,notwithstanding   
the occupancy requirement of subsection 
7a77#b71 #a occupant described in       
subparagraph 7,b7 of this paragraph may 
be permitted to use a ,,hov facility4   
7,d7 ,no charge for tolls ,under this   
paragraph1 a public authority may charge
 no toll4  4  7b7 ,conforming amendments
 ,section #aff of such title is further 
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b77#a7 by 
striking through 7#e7 and inserting     
through 7#f72 and  7#b7 in subsection   
7d77#a7 by striking paragraph 7#d7 or   
7#e7 and inserting paragraph 7#d71 7#e71
 or 7#f74