[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1071 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1071

To prohibit the imposition and collection of tolls on certain highways 
                    constructed using Federal funds.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2009

Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Rodriguez) introduced 
      the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the imposition and collection of tolls on certain highways 
                    constructed using Federal funds.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping America's Freeways Free 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPOSITION AND COLLECTION OF TOLLS ON CERTAIN 
              HIGHWAYS CONSTRUCTED USING FEDERAL FUNDS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Federal highway facility.--The term ``Federal highway 
        facility'' means any highway, bridge, or tunnel on the 
        Interstate System that is constructed using Federal funds.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Transportation.
            (3) Tolling provision.--The term ``tolling provision'' 
        means--
                    (A) section 129 of title 23, United States Code;
                    (B) section 1216(b) of the Transportation Equity 
                Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 129 note; 112 Stat. 
                212);
                    (C) section 1604(b) of the Safe, Accountable, 
                Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy 
                for Users (23 U.S.C. 129 note; 119 Stat. 1250); and
                    (D) section 1012(b)(4) of the Intermodal Surface 
                Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 149 
                note; 105 Stat. 1938).
    (b) Prohibition.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
        shall not permit the imposition or collection of any toll on 
        any portion of a Federal highway facility--
                    (A) that is in existence on the date of enactment 
                of this Act; and
                    (B) on which no toll is imposed or collected under 
                a tolling provision on that date of enactment.
            (2) Exemption.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the 
        imposition or collection of a toll on a Federal highway 
        facility on which a toll is imposed or collected under a 
        tolling provision on the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) State Buy-Back.--No toll shall be imposed or collected on a 
Federal highway facility that is purchased by a State on or after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
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