[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 502 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 502

 To prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds on metric system highway 
                                signing.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 21, 1993

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds on metric system highway 
                                signing.

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

SECTION 1. METRIC SYSTEM SIGNING.

    (a) Placement of Signs.--No Federal funds may be expended to 
construct, erect, or otherwise place any sign relating to any speed 
limit, distance, or other measurement on any highway if such sign 
establishes such speed limit, distance, or other measurement using the 
metric system unless Congress, after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, specifically authorizes such expenditure.
    (b) Modification of Signs.--No Federal funds may be expended to 
modify any sign relating to any speed limit, any distance, or any other 
measurement on any highway for the conversion of such sign to the 
metric system unless Congress, after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, specifically authorizes such expenditure.
    (c) Definitions.--For purposes of subsections (a) and (b), the 
following definitions apply:
            (1) Highway.--The term ``highway'' has the meaning such 
        term has under section 101 of title 23, United States Code.
            (2) Metric system.--The term ``metric system'' has the 
        meaning the term ``metric system of measurement'' has under 
        section 4 of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (15 U.S.C. 
        205c).
    (d) Nonapplicability to Puerto Rico.--This section shall not apply 
to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

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