Fact Sheets on Highway Provisions
IDLING REDUCTION FACILITIES IN INTERSTATE RIGHTS-OF-WAY
REPEALED BY PUBLIC LAW 110-244
Program Purpose
This provision allows States to provide facilities in Interstate System rights-of-way that allow operators of commercial vehicle to reduce truck idling or provide alternative power to support driver comfort while parked in a rest or recreation area.
Statutory References
SAFETEA-LU Section: 1412
OTHER: 23 USC 111
Program Features
States may allow idling reduction facilities for commercial vehicles to be placed in rest or recreation areas, and in safety rest areas constructed or located on rights-of-way of the Interstate System. The idling reduction facilities may not reduce the existing number of truck parking spaces at a given rest or recreation area. States may charge a fee, or permit charging of a fee, for parking spaces actively providing idling reduction measures.