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House Concurrent Resolution 45 History
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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 45
(By Delegates Hrutkay, Stephens, Argento, Wysong, Burdiss,
Crosier, Pethtel, Wells, Stalnaker, Martin, Klempa, Tansill,
Duke, Porter, Schadler, Evans and Ellem)
[February 21, 2007]
Requesting the Committee on Government and Finance to conduct a
study on the adequacy and the abuse of laws regulating the
availability of motor vehicle parking facilities for persons
with mobility impairments and solutions to ensure the
availability of adequate motor vehicle parking facilities for
persons with mobility impairments.
W
HEREAS
, Current state law provides for the designation and
reservation of certain motor vehicle parking spaces for individuals
with mobility impairments; and
W
HEREAS
, West Virginia law further provides for issuance of
special license plates, parking decals, parking permits and
placards to identify vehicles permitted to park in those spaces;
and
W
HEREAS
, Current law designed to provide accessible parking for
persons with mobility impairments is not adequate to prevent abuse
by drivers whose permits have expired or drivers without mobility
impairments who are misusing other individuals permits, thus resulting in reduced parking available for persons with mobility
impairments; and
W
HEREAS
, Further measures are necessary to establish fair,
clear and uniform standards for the issuance of these special
license plates, decals, placards and permits designed to prevent
abuse and misuse by persons without mobility impairments; and
W
HEREAS
, Although proposed legislation and increased
enforcement efforts have helped to initiate important reforms and
to focus attention on the problem of abuse of parking facilities
for persons with mobility impairments, drivers continue to abuse
and ignore the current law; and
W
HEREAS
, Further study and reform is therefore needed to curb
continued abuse and to ensure adequate parking spaces for persons
with mobility impairments; and
W
HEREAS
, Input from representatives of local governments,
advocates for the disabled, the Division of Motor Vehicles and
other concerned parties are desirable to formulate and provide
solutions to this ongoing and increasing problem and to enhance the
enforcement of current West Virginia law as it relates to disabled
parking; therefore be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby
requested to study the adequacy and the abuse of laws regulating
the availability of motor vehicle parking facilities for persons with mobility impairments and solutions to ensure the availability
of adequate motor vehicle parking facilities for persons with
mobility impairments; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2008, on
its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts
of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations;
and, be it
Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this
study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary legislation be
paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on
Government and Finance.