[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1039 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1039

   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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 21, 1997

 Mr. Domenici introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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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.--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.--
                    (A) In general.--The area described in this 
                paragraph is the area extending--
                            (i) from the western most point of the 
                        commercial zone for El Paso, Texas, (as so 
                        designated before the date of enactment of this 
                        Act) north along Interstate 10 to Las Cruces, 
                        New Mexico;
                            (ii) west from Las Cruces, New Mexico, 
                        along Interstate 10 to Deming, New Mexico;
                            (iii) south from Deming, New Mexico, along 
                        highway 11 to the Columbus Port of Entry on the 
                        border between New Mexico and the Republic of 
                        Mexico; and
                            (iv) east from the Columbus Port of Entry 
                        to the southwestern most point of the 
                        commercial zone described in clause (i).
                    (B) Map.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
                prepare and make available for public inspection a map 
                depicting the commercial zone established under this 
                section.
    (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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