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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Surface Transportation Adaptability to Ensure Safety (STATES) Act of 2005 - Amends Federal highway law to authorize a State to undertake a surface transportation program project on any State-maintained public road, including a road functionally classified as a local or rural minor collector, if the State determines that the project is necessary to address high fatality rates or other safety concerns. </p>]]></text>
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