[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 139 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 139

 To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for a maximum speed 
  limit of 65 miles per hour on highways with 4 lanes or more located 
          outside of urbanized areas, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

 Mr. Combest introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Public Works and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for a maximum speed 
  limit of 65 miles per hour on highways with 4 lanes or more located 
          outside of urbanized areas, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. NATIONAL MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT.

    Section 154(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in clause (1) by inserting ``or any other highway with 
        4 lanes or more open to traffic'' after ``Interstate System''; 
        and
            (2) in clause (2) by inserting ``, or any other highway 
        within its jurisdiction with 4 lanes or more open to traffic,'' 
        after ``Interstate System''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTS ON HIGHWAY SAFETY.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study 
of the effects on highway safety of increasing the maximum speed limit 
above 55 miles per hour on highways with 4 lanes or more open to 
traffic under the amendments made by section 1 of this Act.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress 
a report on the results of the study conducted under this section.

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