[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3812 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3812

   To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit State and local 
governments to adopt or continue in force speed limits for trains lower 
                       than Federal speed limits.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 7, 1998

 Mr. Blunt (for himself and Mr. Coburn) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit State and local 
governments to adopt or continue in force speed limits for trains lower 
                       than Federal speed limits.

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

SECTION 1. STATE AND LOCAL SPEED LIMITS.

    Section 20106 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) General Rule.--'' before ``Laws, 
        regulations, and orders''; and
    (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Exception for Speed Limits.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
State and local governments may adopt or continue in force lower speed 
limits for trains than those established by the Secretary.''.
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