[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2808 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2808

   To designate a commercial zone within which the transportation of 
   certain passengers or property in commerce is exempt from certain 
       provisions of chapter 135 of title 49, United States Code.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 4, 1997

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To designate a commercial zone within which the transportation of 
   certain passengers or property in commerce is exempt from certain 
       provisions of chapter 135 of title 49, United States Code.

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

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NEW MEXICO COMMERCIAL ZONE.

    (a) Commercial Zone Defined.--In this Act, the term ``commercial 
zone'' means a zone containing lands adjacent to, and commercially a 
part of, 1 or more municipalities with respect to which the exception 
described in section 13506(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, 
applies.
    (b) Designation of Zone.--
            (1) In general.--The area described in paragraph (2) is 
        designated as a commercial zone, to be known as the ``New 
        Mexico Commercial Zone''.
            (2) Description of area.--The area described in this 
        paragraph is the area that is comprised of Dona Ana County and 
        Luna County in New Mexico.
    (c) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this Act shall affect any action 
commenced or pending before the Secretary of Transportation or Surface 
Transportation Board before the date of enactment of this Act.
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