Appendix A1. Congressional Legislation
PUBLIC LAW 102-240-DEC. 18, 1991 (INTERMODAL
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY ACT OF 1991)
Section 1077. REVISION OF MANUAL — Not later than
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall revise the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and such
other regulations and agreements of the Federal Highway Administration
as may be necessary to authorize States and local governments, at
their discretion, to install stop or yield signs at any rail-highway
grade crossing without automatic traffic control devices with 2
or more trains operating across the rail-highway grade crossing
per day.
PUBLIC LAW 102-388-OCT. 6, 1992 (DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1993)
Section 406 — The Secretary of Transportation shall
revise the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices to include
—
(a) a standard for a minimum level of retroreflectivity that
must be maintained for pavement markings and signs, which shall
apply to all roads open to public travel; and
(b) a standard to define the roads that must have a centerline
or edge lines or both, provided that in setting such standard
the Secretary shall consider the functional classification of
roads, traffic volumes, and the number and width of lanes.
PUBLIC LAW 104-59-NOV. 28, 1995 (NATIONAL HIGHWAY
SYSTEM DESIGNATION ACT OF 1995)
Section 205. RELIEF FROM MANDATES —
(c) METRIC REQUIREMENTS —
(1) PLACEMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SIGNS — The Secretary
shall not require the States to expend any Federal or State
funds to construct, erect, or otherwise place or to modify any
sign relating to a speed limit, distance, or other measurement
on a highway for the purpose of having such sign establish such
speed limit, distance, or other measurement using the metric
system.
(2) OTHER ACTIONS — Before September 30, 2000, the Secretary
shall not require that any State use or plan to use the metric
system with respect to designing or advertising, or preparing
plans, specifications, estimates, or other documents, for a
Federal-aid highway project eligible for assistance under title
23, United States Code.
(3) DEFINITIONS — In this subsection, the following definitions
apply:
(A) HIGHWAY— The term ‘highway’ has the meaning
such term has under section 101 of title 23, United State Code.
(B) METRIC SYSTEM — the term ‘metric system’
has the meaning the term ‘metric system of measurement’
has under section 4 of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (15 U.S.C.
205c).
Section 306. MOTORIST CALL BOXES — Section 111 of
title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
(c) MOTORIST CALL BOXES—
(1) IN GENERAL— Notwithstanding subsection (a), a State
may permit the placement of motorist call boxes on rights-of-way
of the National Highway System. Such motorist call boxes may
include the identification and sponsorship logos of such call
boxes.
(2) SPONSORSHIP LOGOS—
(A) APPROVAL BY STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES— All call
box installations displaying sponsorship logos under this
subsection shall be approved by the highway agencies having
jurisdiction of the highway on which they are located.
(B) SIZE ON BOX—A sponsorship logo may be placed on
the call box in a dimension not to exceed the size of the
call box or a total dimension in excess of 12 inches by 18
inches.
(C) SIZE ON IDENTIFICATION SIGN—Sponsorship logos in
a dimension not to exceed 12 inches by 30 inches may be displayed
on a call box identification sign affixed to the call box
post.
(D) SPACING OF SIGNS—Sponsorship logos affixed to an
identification sign on a call box post may be located on the
rights-of-way at intervals not more frequently than 1 per
every 5 miles.
(E) DISTRIBUTION THROUGHOUT STATE—Within a State, at
least 20 percent of the call boxes displaying sponsorship
logos shall be located on highways outside of urbanized areas
with a population greater than 50,000.
(3) NONSAFETY HAZARDS—The call boxes and their location,
posts, foundations, and mountings shall be consistent with requirements
of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices or any requirements
deemed necessary by the Secretary to assure that the call boxes
shall not be a safety hazard to motorists.
Section 353(a) SIGNS — Traffic control signs referred
to in the experimental project conducted in the State of Oregon
in December 1991 shall be deemed to comply with the requirements
of Section 2B-4 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
of the Department of Transportation.
Section 353(b) STRIPES — Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, a red, white, and blue center line in the Main
Street of Bristol, Rhode Island, shall be deemed to comply with
the requirements of Section 3B-1 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices of the Department of Transportation.
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