[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[S. 2021 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2021

 To nullify certain regulations regarding the mandatory replacement of 
             certain traffic signs, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 16, 2011

  Mr. Toomey 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 nullify certain regulations regarding the mandatory replacement of 
             certain traffic signs, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Stopping Intrusive Government Now 
Act of 2011'' or the ``SIGN Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF FEDERAL MANDATES FOR TRAFFIC SIGN 
              RETROREFLECTIVITY.

    (a) Finding.--Congress finds that it is the responsibility of State 
and local governments to determine whether traffic signs of the State 
and local governments should provide necessary levels of 
retroreflectivity.
    (b) Prohibition on Standard.--The Secretary of Transportation 
(referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall not promulgate, 
implement, or enforce a minimum retroreflectivity level standard for a 
traffic control device that is applicable to a State or local 
government.
    (c) Modification of Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for 
Streets and Highways.--The Secretary shall modify 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 (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act)), to 
eliminate--
            (1) the minimum retroreflectivity level standards for 
        traffic control devices contained in section 2A.08 of that 
        Manual; and
            (2) the schedule for the implementation of the standards 
        contained in table I-2 of the Manual.
    (d) Repeal.--Section 406 of the Department of Transportation and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-388; 106 
Stat. 1564) is amended by striking ``to include--'' and all that 
follows through ``(b) a standard'' and inserting ``to include a 
standard''.
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