Clear the ROADS Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8823 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8823

   To amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
 Transportation to withhold from States certain apportionments if the 
   States do not make reasonable efforts to prohibit certain roadway 
                  obstruction, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 25, 2024

     Mr. Huizenga (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Mills) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
 Transportation to withhold from States certain apportionments if the 
   States do not make reasonable efforts to prohibit certain roadway 
                  obstruction, 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 ``Clear the Reckless Obstructions And 
Dangers on Streets Act of 2024'' or the ``Clear the ROADS Act of 
2024''.

SEC. 2. ROADWAY OBSTRUCTION.

    (a) Withholding of Apportionments for Noncompliance.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
        is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 180. Roadway obstruction
    ``(a) Withholding of Apportionments for Noncompliance.--Beginning 
not later than the first October 1 after the Secretary of 
Transportation has issued such regulations as are necessary to carry 
out this section or the first October 1 after a State has held a 
legislative session, whichever is later, and each October 1 thereafter, 
the Secretary shall withhold an amount equal to 10 percent of the funds 
to be apportioned to a State on that date under each of paragraphs (1) 
and (2) of section 104(b), unless the Secretary has certified on or 
before that date that the State has met the requirement described in 
subsection (b).
    ``(b) Requirement.--A State meets the requirement of this 
subsection if the Secretary determines the State has made reasonable 
efforts to prohibit individuals who are not performing work on behalf 
of a Federal, State, or local government from knowingly and recklessly 
obstructing lawful vehicle transportation on Federal-aid highways in 
the State in a manner that endangers the safety or health of the 
public.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
        title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
        the following:

``180. Roadway obstruction.''.
    (b) Rulemaking.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue 
such regulations as are necessary to carry out section 180 of title 23, 
United States Code (as added by this section).
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