[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 409 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 409

   To amend title 23, United States Code, to inspect highway tunnels.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 2007

    Mr. Capuano (for himself, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Frank of 
   Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Markey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Neal of 
  Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Tierney) 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 inspect highway tunnels.

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

SECTION 1. HIGHWAY TUNNEL INSPECTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 151 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the section heading by inserting ``and tunnel'' 
        after ``bridge'';
            (2) in subsection headings (a) and (c) by inserting ``and 
        Tunnel'' after ``Bridge'' each place it appears;
            (3) in the text by inserting ``and tunnel'' after 
        ``bridge'' each place it appears; and
            (4) in the text by inserting ``and tunnels'' after 
        ``bridges''; and
            (5) in subsection (d) by striking ``of this title'' and 
        inserting ``for the bridge inspection program and section 
        104(a) and section 502 for the tunnel inspection program.''
    (b) Surface Transportation Program.--Section 133(b)(1) of such 
title is amended by inserting ``, tunnels, including safety 
inspection,'' after ``highways)''.
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