Sts. & Hy. Code, § 149 · Article 3. The Department of Transportation
Sts. & Hy. Code, § 149
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The department may construct exclusive or preferential lanes for buses only or for buses and other high-occupancy vehicles, and may authorize or permit such exclusive or preferential use of designated lanes on existing highways that are part of the State Highway System. Prior to constructing such lanes, the department shall conduct competent engineering estimates of the effect of such lanes on safety, congestion, and highway capacity.
To the extent they are available, the department may apply for and use federal aid funds appropriated for the design, construction, and use of such exclusive or preferential lanes, but may also use other State Highway Account funds, including other federal aid funds, for those purposes where proper and desirable.
This section shall be known and may be cited as the Carrell Act.
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History
Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 773.
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Cited by 8 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Sts. & Hy. Code, § 149. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Streets and Highways Code
- Sts. & Hy. Code, § 149.1Printed as Sections 149 and 30800 of this code
- Sts. & Hy. Code, § 149.4Printed as Sections 149 and 30800 of this code
- Sts. & Hy. Code, § 149.5Printed as Sections 149 and 30800 of this code
- Sts. & Hy. Code, § 149.7Printed as Sections 149 and 30800
- Sts. & Hy. Code, § 149.9Printed as Sections 149 and 30800 of this code
- Sts. & Hy. Code, § 149.10Printed as Sections 149 and 30800 of this code
- Sts. & Hy. Code, § 149.11Printed as Sections 149 and 30800 of this code
- Sts. & Hy. Code, § 150Printed as Section 149
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