[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3757 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3757

 To amend title 23, United States Code, to permit States to carry out 
   surface transportation program projects on local roads to address 
                            safety concerns.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 2004

  Mr. DeMint (for himself, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Wilson of 
   South Carolina, and Mr. Barrett of South Carolina) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 23, United States Code, to permit States to carry out 
   surface transportation program projects on local roads to address 
                            safety concerns.

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

SECTION 1. LOCATION OF SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM PROJECTS.

     Section 133(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Except'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Except''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Safety projects.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a 
        State may undertake a surface transportation program project on 
        any State-maintained public road, including a road functionally 
        classified as a local or rural minor collector, if the State 
        determines that the project is necessary to address high 
        fatality rates or other safety concerns.''.
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