[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 556 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 556

 To require the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration to 
 make an exception to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to 
allow for certain colored markings between longitudinal parallel lines 
                for celebratory or ceremonial purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 2017

Mr. Lance (for himself and Mr. Pascrell) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration to 
 make an exception to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to 
allow for certain colored markings between longitudinal parallel lines 
                for celebratory or ceremonial 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 ``Blue Line Use Exception Act of 
2017'' or the ``BLUE Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES EXCEPTION.

    Notwithstanding any provision in the Manual on Uniform Traffic 
Control Devices relating to the space between parallel longitudinal 
lines on roads or the color of line markings, the Administrator of the 
Federal Highway Administration shall grant an exception to allow for 
the use of colored markings in the space between longitudinal parallel 
lines for ceremonial or celebratory purposes if the State 
transportation department (as defined in section 101 of title 23, 
United States Code) of the State where such markings are to be used 
approves of such use.
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