[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1351 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1351

 To prohibit smoking in any transportation facility for which Federal 
                   financial assistance is provided.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 16, 1997

Mr. Lewis of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Rivers, 
Mr. Filner, Mr. Stark, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Norton, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Mink 
 of Hawaii, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. Oberstar) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit smoking in any transportation facility for which Federal 
                   financial assistance is provided.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Smoke-Free Transportation Facilities 
Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SMOKING IN TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.

    (a) Smoking Prohibition.--As a condition of the receipt of Federal 
financial assistance, the Secretary of Transportation shall require 
that the owner or operator of a transportation facility take such 
actions as may be necessary to prohibit smoking in any indoor portion 
of the facility that is accessible to the general public.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Smoking.--The term ``smoking'' includes the smoking of 
        cigarettes, cigars, and pipes.
            (2) Transportation facility.--The term ``transportation 
        facility'' includes any airport terminal, bus terminal, subway 
        station, and train station.
    (c) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations to carry 
out this section.
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