Idaho Bills

Amends existing law to provide for substance use disorders service providers and substance use disorder assessments.

This is one of a series of bills the Supreme Court has recommended in its annual report to the Governor concerning defects or omissions in the laws, as required by article V, section 25 of the Idaho Constitution. Persons convicted of driving under the influence are currently required, by I.C. § 18-8005(11), to obtain an alcohol evaluation by an alcohol evaluation facility. The term "alcohol evaluation facility" is no longer relevant, and changing this term to "substance use disorders service provider" will align the statute with statewide practice and established standards. Similarly, "substance abuse" is now commonly referred to as a "substance use disorder," and this bill also recommends updating this terminology in I.C. § 18-8005(11).

Adds to and amends existing law for the Idaho Transportation Department and local authorities to designate routes and issue permits for vehicles with gross weights between 105,501 and 129,000 pounds.

Thislegislationestablishesnewprocessesandfeesforlocalauthorities(authorities)[definedaseverycounty, highway district, municipal and other local board or body having authority over highways and streets] and the Idaho Transportation Department to designate routes and issue permits allowing vehicles with gross weights between 105,501 GVW and 129,000 GVW to access highways and streets under their jurisdiction. Section 49-1004 A provides ITD with the legal authority to designate routes and issue permits for this category of vehicles with a revised fee schedule. Section 49-1004B provides: (1) authorities with exclusive jurisdiction to designate routes and issue permits for vehicles to operate on their streets and highways with gross vehicle weights between 105,501 GVW and 129,000 pounds GVW; (2) a process for authorities to designate routes for such vehicles, including a timeframe for making such designations; (3) for the application of engineering standards for making such designations by authorities; (4) that authorities may charge technical evaluation fees not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5000) per route for the evaluation of potential routes; (5) that authorities may issue permits with conditions for access by vehicles to the selected route or routes within thirty (30) days of application for a permit; (6) that authorities must develop a written record of the reasons why they denied a permit using the engineering standards referenced above; (7) for the opportunity for an applicant to have a public meeting before an authorities' governing authority on the denial of a permit application; (8) for the establishment of a new fund in the state treasury for the payment of costs incurred by authorities in excess of five thousand dollars ($5000) for the technical analysis of the physical and safety impacts of allowing such vehicles to use the authorities' highways and streets, with such grants not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5000) and with conditions established by

Amends existing law regarding designated routes and local authorities.

This legislation amends Idaho Code Section 49-1004 to eliminate specific pilot project routes as established by the Legislature allowing vehicles up to 129,000 pounds gross weight to operate on certain state highways. The Legislature subsequently provided statutory authority to the Idaho Transportation Board to administratively establish new routes. The routes set in this Section of Idaho Code have subsequently been re-established by action of the Idaho Transportation Department. Accordingly, including the statutory routes in Idaho Code is no longer necessary.