[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 523 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 523

To encourage States to enter into agreements with other States for the 
  establishment of conforming regulations governing the provision of 
                 limousine service between the States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 1999

 Mr. Andrews introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
    Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the 
 Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To encourage States to enter into agreements with other States for the 
  establishment of conforming regulations governing the provision of 
                 limousine service between the States.

    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.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided by subsection (b), no State or 
political subdivision thereof 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 unless the States have in effect an agreement or compact 
concerning the regulation of interstate limousine service that allows 
for the restriction.
    (b) Exception.--A State may enact and enforce a law, rule, 
regulation, standard, or other provision having the force and effect of 
law that requires an individual providing limousine service described 
in subsection (a) to register each vehicle with the State before 
providing such service and may impose a fee upon such an individual to 
cover the administrative costs associated with such registration, 
except that the fee may not exceed $50 per vehicle annually. Any State 
that requires such registration shall permit an individual to submit 
the registration (and any fee associated with the registration) by 
mail.
    (c) Consent of Congress.--The consent of Congress is hereby given 
to 2 or more States to negotiate and enter into agreements or compacts 
described in subsection (a), except that no such agreement or compact 
may be in conflict with any law of the United States.
    (d) State Defined.--In this Act, the term ``State'' means the 50 
States and the District of Columbia.
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