AN ACT to exempt disabled veterans from payment of tolls for use of turnpike projects.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Exemption. – Notwithstanding G.S. 136‑89.211, disabled veterans are exempt from payment of tolls for use of turnpike projects.

SECTION 2.  Procedures. – The Department of Transportation shall establish procedures and adopt rules and regulations to govern the application, renewal, and expiration of the exemption, verification of disability determination by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and issuance of placard or transponder to facilitate use of the exemption.

SECTION 3.  Effective Date. – This act is effective when it becomes law.