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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Mar 4, 1998
Directs the Secretary of Transportation, if a State has not enacted and is not enforcing a law that bans the sale of alcohol through a drive-up or drive-through sales window, to withhold: (1) on October 1, 1999, five percent of specified Federal-aid highway apportionments for such State; and (2) on October 1, 2000, and on October 1 of each fiscal year thereafter, ten percent of such apportionments. Sets forth provisions regarding the period of availability of withheld funds and the effects of compliance and noncompliance with such requirement.
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Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D–NM
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1341-1342)
Introduced in Senate
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