[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1216 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1216

   To waive the requirement that existing traffic signs meet minimum 
     retroreflectivity standards on or before the compliance dates 
           established by the Federal Highway Administration.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 16, 2011

  Mr. Corker introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
   To waive the requirement that existing traffic signs meet minimum 
     retroreflectivity standards on or before the compliance dates 
           established by the Federal Highway Administration.

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

SECTION 1. MINIMUM RETROREFLECTIVITY STANDARDS FOR TRAFFIC SIGNS.

    (a) Waiver.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, existing 
traffic control devices shall not be required to comply with the 
minimum retroreflectivity level standards set forth in section 2A.08 of 
the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 
2009 Edition (incorporated by reference in part 655 of title 23, Code 
of Federal Regulations), on or before the compliance dates set forth in 
table I-2 of such Manual.
    (b) Exception.--Any traffic control device installed on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act shall meet the standards referred 
to in subsection (a).
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