[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6240 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6240

To modify a certain commercial zone in Texas to include Zapata County, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 6, 2023

 Mr. Cuellar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To modify a certain commercial zone in Texas to include Zapata County, 
                        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. MODIFICATION OF CAMERON, HIDALGO, STARR, AND WILLACY 
              COUNTIES, TEXAS COMMERCIAL ZONE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 13902(c)(4)(A) of title 
49, United States Code, Zapata County in Texas shall be considered part 
of the commercial zone comprised of Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and 
Willacy Counties in Texas for purposes of transportation of property 
under section 13506(b) of such title.
    (b) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall consult with Federal agencies that have 
responsibilities over traffic between the United States and Mexico.
    (c) Submission of Plan.--Not later than 3 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the State of Texas shall submit to the Secretary 
a plan describing how the State will monitor commercial motor vehicle 
traffic and enforce safety regulations.
    (d) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section shall affect any 
action commenced or pending before the Secretary or Surface 
Transportation Board before the date of enactment of this Act.
    (e) Commercial Zone Defined.--In this section, the term 
``commercial zone'' means the area that is comprised of Cameron, 
Hidalgo, Starr, Willacy, and Zapata Counties in Texas.
    (f) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect on the date 
that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
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