[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1689 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1689

To prohibit States from imposing restrictions on the operation of motor 
 vehicles providing limousine service between a place in a State and a 
            place in another State, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 1999

 Mr. Andrews introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit States from imposing restrictions on the operation of motor 
 vehicles providing limousine service between a place in a State and a 
            place in another State, 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. REGULATION OF INTERSTATE LIMOUSINE SERVICE.

    No State or political subdivision of the State and no interstate 
agency or other political agency of 2 or more States may enact or 
enforce any law, rule, regulation, standard, or other provision having 
the force and effect of law that restricts the operation of a motor 
vehicle providing limousine service between a place in a State and a 
place in another State.

SEC. 2. LICENSING OF PERSONS PROVIDING INTERMUNICIPAL LIMOUSINE SERVICE 
              WITHIN A STATE.

    No State or political subdivision of the State may enact or enforce 
any law, rule, regulation, standard, or other provision having the 
force and effect of law that would require a person engaged in 
intermunicipal limousine service within the State to obtain a license, 
permit, or other form of permission from more than 1 State agency or 
agency of a political subdivision of the State in order to engage in 
such intermunicipal limousine service. Nothing in this section shall 
prohibit any local authority from regulating limousine service if 
during the course of the service the same passenger is picked up within 
the local authority's jurisdictional area and the last stop of the 
passenger's service is also within the local authority's jurisdictional 
area.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Limousine service.--The term ``limousine service'' 
        means prearranged, passenger transportation in a motor vehicle 
        (other than a taxicab) with a seating capacity of not to exceed 
        14 passengers in addition to the driver that is provided at a 
        premium fare on a non-scheduled, charter basis and is not on a 
        regular route.
            (2) State.--The term ``State'' means the 50 States and the 
        District of Columbia.
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