[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 248 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 248
To amend title 23, United States Code, to permit States to carry out
surface transportation program projects on local roads to address
safety concerns.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 1, 2005
Mr. DeMint introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
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A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to permit States to carry out
surface transportation program projects on local roads to address
safety concerns.
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 ``Surface Transportation Adaptability
to Ensure Safety (STATES) Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. LOCATION OF SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM PROJECTS.
Section 133(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``Except'' and inserting the following:
``(1) In general.--Except''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Safety projects.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a
State may undertake a surface transportation program project on
any State-maintained public road, including a road functionally
classified as a local or rural minor collector, if the State
determines that the project is necessary to address high
fatality rates or other safety concerns.''.
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