Video & Transcript Research : 'scenic byway'
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AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/04/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure
Transportation & Infrastructure
Keywords:
lighting laws, construction equipment, farm equipment, vehicle safety, Arizona Revised Statutes, salvage vehicles, insurance claims, abandoned vehicles, salvage auction dealers, vehicle title, towing regulation, private towing carriers, vehicle impound, towing rates, preemption, law enforcement, neighborhood electric vehicles, alternative fuel, vehicle license tax, tax exemption
OK
Keywords:
transportation, oversize permit, overweight permit, permit fees, motor carrier, commercial trucking, heavy haul, wide load, special combination vehicle, manufactured home transport, portable building transport, utility poles, rural electric cooperative, farm equipment, agricultural hauling, bridge formula, load limits, weight limits, road funding, highway construction
OK
Keywords:
transportation, oversize permit, overweight permit, permit fees, motor carrier, commercial trucking, heavy haul, wide load, special combination vehicle, manufactured home transport, portable building transport, utility poles, rural electric cooperative, farm equipment, agricultural hauling, bridge formula, load limits, weight limits, road funding, highway construction
Summary:
The committee took up several transportation-related bills. House Bill 2123, as amended, would change an existing statute authorizing the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority to build a bridge crossing the Arkansas River between Tulsa and Bixby by removing self-sufficiency language. Representative Tedford said the bridge has been contemplated for decades, that traffic and safety concerns have increased as the area has grown, and that local, state, and federal officials discussed the project and potential funding for connector roads. Members asked about fiscal impact and funding sources; Tedford said there was no appropriations fiscal impact and that local governments and possible federal dollars could help with connector roads. The bill passed 10-1.
House Bill 3757, as amended, would extend the time before the Turnpike Authority’s authorization sunsets, changing the construction deadline from five years to seven years. Representative Wilk said the bill was intended to give the project more time to begin construction. A member raised a question about what happens if bonds are already issued before the deadline, but no answer was provided. The bill passed 7-4.
House Bill 2445, with a PCS adopted, would extend the work of the Route 66 Centennial Commission and continue state efforts tied to the Route 66 centennial beyond the initial celebration period. Representative Hill said the goal was to preserve and build on investments already made along Route 66, including signage and related improvements, and to continue that work for the next 100 years. Members discussed maintenance and ongoing investment in the corridor. The bill passed 10-0. The committee also reported one earlier bill out of committee by a 10-0 vote before moving to HB 2123.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Feb 26th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Commerce & Economic Development Oversight
Bills:
HB2445, HB2123, HB3048, HB3176, HB3239, HB3263, HB3794, HB3796, HB4265, HB4266, HB4317, HB4321, HB4322, HB3673
Keywords:
HB2445, Route 66, Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Forward Commission, centennial, historic highway, preservation, tourism, historical society, scenic byway, National Historic Trail, Route 66 Alliance, Route 66 Association, Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, historic preservation, heritage tourism, public-private partnership, sunset extension, commission extension
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Highways and Transportation - Room 216, 25 February, 2026; 2:00 PM
Highways and Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- This will be a scenic byway to be known as the Davis Lake Road Scenic Byway.
- The Davis Lake Road Scenic Byway runs approximately 12.32 miles within Chasaw County, Mississippi.
- > as</c> will be a scenic byway to be known as will be a scenic byway to be known as the<00:03:44.640
- </c> the Davis Lake Road Scenic Byway. the Davis Lake Road Scenic Byway.
- The Davis Lake Road Scenic Byway County.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Mississippi River Parkway Commission 6/18/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:08:34.560><c> byways</c> it's also part of our scenic byways it's also part of our scenic byways
- </c><00:09:18.640><c> Byway</c> our Great River Road Scenic Byway our Great River Road Scenic Byway itinerary
- </c><00:56:54.240><c> the</c> um the scenic byway and the great the um the scenic byway and the great
- </c><01:30:40.760><c> It's</c> a national uh scenic byway day. It's a national uh scenic byway day.
- Scenic Byway Association is the National Scenic Byway Association is is<01:30:47.560><c> moving</c><
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- They are still all scenic byways if this goes into effect, and they remain scenic byways.
- </c> removes four scenic byways. removes four scenic byways.
- </c><00:21:50.159><c> Now</c> four scenic byways from statute. Now four scenic byways from statute.
- all scenic byways if this goes are still all scenic byways if this goes into<00:22:00.000><c> effect
- </c> into effect and they remain scenic into effect and they remain scenic byways.<00:22:03.039><c> um
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The last one is to remove four scenic byways from our statutes.
- The last one is to remove four scenic byways from our statutes.
- The last one is to remove four scenic byways from our statutes.
- The last one is to remove four scenic byways from our statutes.
- The last one is to remove four scenic byways from our statutes.
Keywords:
suicide prevention, transportation, mental health, bridge safety, data collection, state law, bridge inspection, active transportation, truck parking, public safety, vehicle registration, fee structure, full-service providers, Capitol security, emergency management, state buildings, law enforcement, Minnesota State Patrol, State Patrol compensation, trooper salary
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Highways and Transportation - Room 216, 28 January, 2026; 2:00 PM
Highways and Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, the next one we have is scenic byways.
- Designate certain segments of road in Chasaw County as the Davis Lake Road Scenic Byway.
- Road Scenic Byway. This is for Senator Road Scenic Byway.
PA
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill designates a portion of Allegheny River Boulevard and Allegheny County as a scenic byway.
- This bill designates a portion of Allegheny River Boulevard and Allegheny County as a scenic byway.
- It borders the majestic Allegheny River and is a notable location to make a scenic byway designation.
- It borders the majestic Allegheny River and is a notable location to make a scenic byway designation,
- build our ties in the region for tourism, I think it's important that we continue to invest in such scenic
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest recognitions, and a quorum call before moving into committee reports and floor action. Committees reported a number of bills and resolutions, including measures from Local Government, Energy, Health, Judiciary, Appropriations, Rules, and Finance. The chamber also announced caucus and committee meetings, then recessed and later reconvened for final consideration of legislation.
Several bills passed the House finally, including House Bill 2299 on body cameras for county probation officers, House Bill 167 designating a scenic byway along Allegheny River Boulevard, House Bill 95 requiring disclosure when content or advertising is generated or substantially modified by artificial intelligence, House Bill 1944 expanding medical amnesty and Good Samaritan protections on campuses, House Bill 2443 creating a child victim recovery fund, House Bill 246 updating references from the Public Welfare Code to the Human Services Code, and House Bill 2586 establishing title protection for music therapists. The House also adopted House Resolution 463 recognizing Korean-American Citizenship Day, House Resolution 499 recognizing Juneteenth Independence Day, and House Resolution 547 directing a study of electronic monitoring as an alternative to incarceration.
The House spent significant time on amendments to House Bill 133, which concerns reinstatement of parental rights, and House Bill 138, which addresses parental incarceration and termination of parental rights. Both bills received bipartisan amendments adding guardrails and exceptions, and the amendments were adopted unanimously. The chamber also debated House Bill 2224, the Fair Act, with multiple amendments on utility rates, return on equity, and scope; some amendments were adopted, several tied votes failed, and the bill was left amended for reprinting. House Bill 2544, dealing with school administrators’ rights and negotiations, saw an amendment to allow individual bargaining, but that amendment failed and the bill was agreed to. The session ended with a correction to the record on House Bill 1944, a motion to recommit several bills to Appropriations, and adjournment until June 22, 2026.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Our system is located along scenic North Shore between Duluth and Knife River, bordered on the north
- <00:19:50.880><c> is</c><00:19:51.000><c> located</c><00:19:51.440><c> along</c><00:19:51.720><c> scenic
- </c><00:19:52.040><c> North</c> Our system is located along scenic North Our system is located along
- scenic North Shore<00:19:52.560><c> between</c><00:19:52.920><c> Duluth</c><00:19:53.280><c> and</c><
- It's a beautiful scenic trail. It's phenomenal and I hope to keep it going as much as we can.
Bills:
HF4156, HF3835, HF3995, HF4383, HF4091, HF4084, HF4311, HF198, HF4486, HF4302, HF4309, HF4032, HF3855, HF3673, HF4265, HF4012, HF4339, HF4298, HF3852
Keywords:
infrastructure, wastewater, stormwater, Buhl, state bonds, appropriations, economic development, water infrastructure, grants, capital investment, funding, state regulation, Frazee, North River Drive, infrastructure improvements, HF4383, Minnesota capital investment, bonding bill, Department of Natural Resources, DNR
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><02:04:16.520><c> byways</c><02:04:17.079><c> program</c><02:04:17.800><c> a</c> America is the scenic
- byways program a America is the scenic byways program a beloved<02:04:18.559><c> program</c><02:04:18.960
- </c><02:04:23.400><c> byways</c> the one restriction and Scenic byways the one restriction and Scenic
- </c><02:04:33.520><c> byway</c><02:04:34.000><c> has</c> one restriction that a Scenic byway has one
- restriction that a Scenic byway has is<02:04:34.800><c> no</c> is no is no Billboards<02:04:36.679><c
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Public Works and Highways (01/28/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- And it doesn't specify what types of highways and byways and expressways, correct?
- So Conway Scenic has to the Fryeburg line, Fryeburg, Maine, for example.
- </c> railroad business whether it be Scenic railroad business whether it be Scenic or or or commercial
- Conway Scenic owns some private portions of the Conway Branch.
- </c><01:32:03.560><c> Railroad</c> the existing Conway Scenic Railroad the existing Conway Scenic Railroad
Summary:
The Public Works and Highways Committee heard testimony on House Bill 375, which would allow municipalities to designate certain road segments for ATV travel, create maps and signage for those routes, set seasonal limits, and require certain equipment on ATVs such as lights, a horn, flashers, and directional signals. The sponsor, Rep. Dan Maguire, said the bill is intended to support tourism and give towns a structured, optional way to permit ATV use on roads, not to override existing uses. Members asked about possible overlap with agricultural vehicle rules, golf carts, speed limits, and whether the bill could allow ATV use on busier roads or expressways; the sponsor said he did not intend to interfere with existing lawful uses and believed golf carts would only be included if they met the relevant statutory requirements.
NHDOT State Maintenance Engineer Alan Hennessy said the department had concerns with language exempting municipalities and the Bureau of Trails from the permitting process, arguing that the existing permit system provides needed review, public notice, and signage requirements. He also raised questions about road funding and maintenance if ATVs were allowed on state highways. Fish and Game Captain Michael Eastman testified that his commission opposed the bill as written, citing concerns about the ATV definition, the distinction between ATVs, UTVs, and other OHRVs, and the potential impact on state highways and road maintenance. He said towns can already open roads to OHRV use under existing law, and he noted that accident data for road use would generally be handled by local police or State Police rather than Fish and Game.
Craig Reny, chief of the Bureau of Trails, said the current Bureau of Trails/DOT permit process for highway crossings and connectors works well and is used to ensure safety through engineering review. He said his bureau was not taking a position on the bill but wanted to clarify that existing procedures already address many of the issues the bill appears to cover. No vote or final action was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS House Floor - 5 March, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Byway and shall be known as the Davis Lake Road Scenic Byway.
- <01:24:55.520><c> Byway</c><01:24:56.400><c> and</c><01:24:56.560><c> shall</c><01:24:56.880><c> be</
- c><01:24:57.040><c> known</c><01:24:57.199><c> as</c><01:24:57.360><c> the</c> Scenic Byway and shall
- be known as the Scenic Byway and shall be known as the Davis<01:24:58.000><c> Lake</c><01:24:58.400>
- <c> Road</c><01:24:58.800><c> Scenic</c><01:24:59.280><c> Byway.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/18/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure
Transportation & Infrastructure
Transcript Highlights:
- We're looking at designating the upper Verde as wild and scenic, so we've got a lot going on there, and
- Village of Oak Creek, they put in roundabouts as a whole pushback from the community to make it a scenic
- We also have signs up on 260 trying to bring people to the most scenic route to Phoenix down through
- Kind of a question to that: so Highway 191 already has a national scenic byway name, but you’re only
- Kind of a question to that: so Highway 191 already has a national scenic byway name, but you’re only
Bills:
HB2067, HB2068, HB2127, HB2164, HB2200, HB2201, HB2242, HB2283, HB2284, HB2285, HB2286, HB2287, HB2304, HB2306, HB2399, HB2601, HB2609, HB2760, HB2761, HB2859, HB2887, HB2892, HB2893, HB2894, HB2978, HB4027, HCM2012, HCM2016
Keywords:
appropriation, transportation, infrastructure, Apache Junction, funding, Show Low, road extension, special license plates, nonprofits, charitable contributions, Reay Lane, Graham County, HB 2200, State Route 89, SR 89, Chino Valley, Arizona Department of Transportation, ADOT, road widening, highway expansion
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
HB 1053 Conference Committee Apr 3rd, 2025 at 05:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- Rolette County asks us to take over a county road that is a scenic byway.
Summary:
The conference committee on House Bill 1053 met to resolve Senate changes concerning a statutory cap on state highway mileage. Members discussed the history of the mileage limit, which was set in 1933, and whether keeping the cap in Century Code still served a useful purpose. House members were split between viewing the cap as an accountability and educational tool for future legislators and seeing it as unnecessary clutter because DOT already reports highway mileage and is separately limited by the 50-mile-per-year rule. DOT Director Ron Hanky testified that the department already tracks and reports mileage for budget and federal purposes, that the 7,700-mile cap is not especially useful to DOT, and that the department would prefer the cap be removed. He also explained how mileage is measured and noted several potential road additions that could be affected by the cap.
The committee ultimately could not reach agreement. Representative Dressler moved that the House reject the Senate amendment, and the motion was seconded, but the roll call failed with a split vote: Dressler, Johnston, and Freilich voted yes; Hogan, Rommel, and Corey voted no. With no further motion, the committee adjourned and planned to reschedule another meeting.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Jan 28th, 2026 at 11:02 am
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And whereas Grant County straddles the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail at 6,000 to 7,000 feet
- and international teams and boosts awareness and use of the Trail of the Mountain Spirit National Scenic
- Byway...
- the Catwalk Recreation Area, City of Rocks State Park, the Trail of the Mountain Spirit National Scenic
- Byway, Bear Canyon Reservoir, and Lake Roberts.
Keywords:
nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Jan 28th, 2026 at 11:26 am
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- including the development of the Riverwalk Trail and the establishment of a Continental Divide National Scenic
- and international teams and boosts awareness and use of the trails of the Mountain Spirits National Scenic
- Byway.
- the Catwalk Recreation Area, City of Rocks State Park, the Trail of the Mountain Spirits National Scenic
- Byway, Bear Canyon Reservoir, and Lake Roberts, and also Bill Evans Lake, where we have the state record
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 5 March, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 655, Scenic Byways, designate certain segments of road in Chickasaw County as the Davis Lake
- Road Scenic Byway.
- The Davis Lake Road Scenic Byway runs approximately 12 and 32 hundredths miles within Chickasaw County
- </c><00:52:02.400><c> Byway</c><00:52:02.960><c> runs</c> The Davis Lake Road Scenic Byway runs The Davis
- Lake Road Scenic Byway runs approximately<00:52:03.960><c> 12</c><00:52:04.920><c> and</c><00:52:05.080
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Tribal and State Relations Committee Apr 13th, 2026
Tribal and State Relations Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Scenic byways? I don't think so. Mr.
- Scenic byways? I don't think so. Mr.
Summary:
The meeting focused on Turtle Mountain’s public health and behavioral health priorities, especially access to rural health transformation funding and a long-running data use agreement with the state. Tribal public health leaders described how, during COVID, a temporary data-sharing arrangement allowed them to do their own contact tracing and case management, and they argued that a similar agreement is now needed to respond more quickly to very high syphilis rates and other infectious disease concerns. Committee members generally expressed support and said they would follow up with state officials, while tribal representatives emphasized that they already have the staff and infrastructure to use timely data effectively.
A major portion of the meeting was devoted to the Turtle Mountain Recovery Center and the broader issue of the IMD exclusion and residential treatment capacity. Tribal leaders described the center’s opening, its five levels of care, its 16-bed limit, and its efforts to become financially sustainable through billing, grants, and partnerships. They shared success stories and argued for an IMD waiver or similar flexibility so the center could expand to 32 beds and better meet local need. Committee members discussed the policy barriers to expanding residential treatment, including federal approval timelines, state funding choices, and the need to preserve a continuum of care that includes outpatient and community-based services.
The committee then heard a detailed presentation from Hector Hernandez-Dogato of the National Health Law Program on the history and mechanics of the IMD exclusion and Section 1115 waivers. He explained that the exclusion limits Medicaid payment for services in facilities with more than 16 beds, but noted existing exceptions and alternatives such as state plan options, managed care arrangements, telehealth, and community-based services. He also reviewed mixed results from states that have used IMD waivers, warning that they do not automatically improve overdose deaths, emergency room use, or access to community care, and may risk reinforcing institutionalization if not paired with strong upstream services. The committee discussed a draft bill to appropriate $49,000 and one FTE for HHS to pursue an IMD waiver, with members suggesting the bill may need to explicitly include serious mental illness as well as substance use disorder and asking for department input at a future meeting.