[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 708 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 708

To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish standards limiting 
   the amounts of arsenic and lead contained in glass beads used in 
                           pavement markings.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 15, 2011

Mr. Shuster (for himself and Mr. Holden) 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 establish standards limiting 
   the amounts of arsenic and lead contained in glass beads used in 
                           pavement markings.

    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 ``Safe Highway Markings Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. STANDARDS LIMITING AMOUNTS OF ARSENIC AND LEAD CONTAINED IN 
              GLASS BEADS USED IN PAVEMENT MARKINGS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 330. Standards limiting amounts of arsenic and lead contained in 
              glass beads used in pavement markings
    ``(a) Standards.--
            ``(1) Withholding of apportionments for noncompliance.--The 
        Secretary shall withhold up to 5 percent of the amount required 
        to be apportioned to a State under paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) 
        of section 104(b) on the first day of fiscal year 2013 and each 
        fiscal year thereafter, if the State does not meet the 
        requirement of paragraph (2) on that date.
            ``(2) Requirement.--A State meets the requirement of this 
        paragraph if the State has in effect and is enforcing 
        requirements to ensure that glass beads used in pavement 
        markings, on or along any road or highway in the State, do not 
        contain more than 200 parts per million arsenic or lead, as 
        determined in accordance with the testing methods of the 
        Environmental Protection Agency numbered 6010C and 3052.
            ``(3) Availability for apportionment.--An amount withheld 
        under this section from apportionment to a State shall not 
        subsequently be available for apportionment to that State.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions 
apply:
            ``(1) Glass bead.--The term `glass bead' means a 
        transparent spherical glass manufactured to be highly resistant 
        to traffic wear and used in pavement markings to provide 
        retroreflective properties when viewed at night with motor 
        vehicle headlights.
            ``(2) Pavement marking.--The term `pavement marking' means 
        a system composed of pigmented binders that is applied to the 
        pavement surface to convey guidance, regulations, or warnings 
        to motorists.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following:

``330. Standards limiting amounts of arsenic and lead contained in 
                            glass beads used in pavement markings.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--This Act and the amendments made by this Act 
shall take effect on the 90th day following the date of enactment of 
this Act.
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