[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1007 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1007

To amend title 23, United States Code, to permit a maximum speed limit 
   of 65 miles per hour on any highway within a State's jurisdiction 
       located outside an urbanized area, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 21, 1995

 Mr. Roberts introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to permit a maximum speed limit 
   of 65 miles per hour on any highway within a State's jurisdiction 
       located outside an urbanized area, 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. MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS.

    (a) In General.--The first sentence of section 154(a) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``The Secretary'' and all 
that follows through ``, or (4)'' and inserting the following: ``The 
Secretary shall not approve any project under section 106 in any State 
which has (1) a maximum speed limit on any highway within its 
jurisdiction located inside an urbanized area of 50,000 population or 
more in excess of 55 miles per hour, (2) a maximum speed limit on any 
highway within its jurisdiction located outside an urbanized area of 
50,000 population or more in excess of 65 miles per hour, or (3)''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The third sentence of section 154(a) of 
such title is amended by striking ``Clause (4)'' and inserting ``Clause 
(3)''.
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