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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5755 

To withhold certain highway funds from a State that uses an automated 

traffic enforcement system on a Federal-aid highway. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 20, 2014 

Mr. STOCKMAN (for himself and Mr. BENTIVOLIO) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 

in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To withhold certain highway funds from a State that uses 

an automated traffic enforcement system on a Federalaid highway. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safer American Streets 

5 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS FOR USEAGE OF AUTO2 MATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS. 

3 (a) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS FOR USAGE OF AUTO4 MATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS.—Chapter 1 of 

5 title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding after 

6 section 156 the following: 

7 ‘‘§ 157. Withholding of funds for usage of automated 

8 traffic enforcement systems 

9 ‘‘(a) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS FOR NONCOMPLI10 ANCE.— 

11 ‘‘(1) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 AND THERE12 AFTER.—Beginning on October 1, 2015, and every 

13 fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall withhold 

14 10 percent of the amount required to be apportioned 

15 to any State under each of sections 104(b)(1), 

16 104(b)(3), and 104(b)(4) of this title in which the 

17 State or any municipal government therein employs 

18 an automated traffic enforcement system on a Fed19 eral-aid highway. 

20 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—A State meets the re21 quirement of this paragraph if the State certifies not 

22 later than 90 days before the beginning of each fis23 cal year that neither the State nor any municipal 

24 government therein employs an automated traffic 

25 enforcement system on a Federal-aid highway. 


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1 ‘‘(b) EFFECT OF WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—No 

2 funds withheld under this section from apportionment to 

3 any State shall be available for apportionment to that 

4 State. 

5 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 

6 ‘‘(1) AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT SYS7 TEM.—The term ‘automated traffic enforcement sys8 tem’ means equipment that takes a film or digital 

9 camera-based photograph which is linked with a sys10 tem that can detect a moving infraction and syn11 chronize the taking of a photograph with the occur12 rence of such an infraction. 

13 ‘‘(2) MOVING INFRACTION.—The term ‘moving 

14 infraction’ means any violation of State or local traf15 fic law or ordinance committed by the driver of a ve16 hicle while it is in motion.’’. 

17 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 

18 chapter is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘157. Withholding of funds for usage of automated traffic enforcement systems.’’. 

19 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF AUTOMATED TRAF20 FIC ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS IN THE DIS21 TRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

22 (a) DETECTION OF A MOVING INFRACTION.—The 

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1 mated traffic enforcement system to detect a moving in2 fraction in the District of Columbia. 

3 (b) EVIDENCE OF A MOVING INFRACTION.—Informa4 tion obtained through the use of an automated traffic en5 forcement system may not be used as proof in an adminis6 trative adjudication under title II of the Traffic Adjudica7 tion Act of 1978 (sec. 50–2302.01 et seq., D.C. Official 

8 Code). 

9 SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 

10 Title IX of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support 

11 Temporary Amendment Act of 1996 (sec. 50–2209.01 et 

12 seq., D.C. Official Code) is repealed. 

13 SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 

14 In this Act: 

15 (1) AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT SYS16 TEM.—The term ‘‘automated traffic enforcement 

17 system’’ means equipment that takes a film or dig18 ital camera-based photograph which is linked with a 

19 system that can detect a moving infraction and syn20 chronize the taking of a photograph with the occur21 rence of such an infraction. 

22 (2) MOVING INFRACTION.—The term ‘‘moving 

23 infraction’’ means any conduct subject to adminis24 trative adjudication under title II of the Traffic Ad25 judication Act of 1978 and with respect to which the 


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1 Attorney General of the District of Columbia does 

2 not commence a proceeding in the Superior Court of 

3 the District of Columbia. 

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