[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2783 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2783

      To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for mass 
   transportation services that provide temporary substitute highway 
              traffic service as a result of an emergency.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 19, 2007

  Mrs. Tauscher (for herself, Ms. Lee, Ms. Matsui, Mr. McNerney, Mrs. 
Napolitano, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stark, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
  Lantos, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
Thompson of California, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, 
  Ms. Watson, and Mr. Farr) 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 provide for mass 
   transportation services that provide temporary substitute highway 
              traffic service as a result of an emergency.

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

SECTION 1. MASS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND TRAVELER INFORMATION 
              SERVICES FOR EMERGENCIES.

    (a) Eligibility for Mass Transportation.--Section 125(d) of title 
23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after ``ferryboats'' 
the following: ``and additional mass transportation services, including 
the operation of traveler information services,''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to mass transportation services provided as temporary substitute 
highway traffic services eligible for emergency relief under section 
125(d) of title 23, United States Code, on or after April 29, 2007.
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