Original sentence: A change in the compliance penalty to a sliding scale of five to 10 percent.Five states indicated the 1978 compensation amendments offered them no problem.Following passage, the highway bill and Shuster Substitute went to a House-Senate conference.Formal votes were taken on several issues (with very close results) because consensus could not be reached.ISTEA and HBA controls would apply to a scenic byway designated in accordance with the nomination process as a national scenic byway or All-American Road on the Interstate or federal-aid primary highway even it was not designated pursuant to state law as a state scenic byway.The Senate bill contained no comparable provision and, after much debate by the Conference Committee, a substitute was agreed to which codified the FHWA'S June 14, 1993, policy implementation.The amendment was never brought before the House Public Works Committee, nor the entire House.The meetings, marked by intense debate and discussion, lasted two days each.The outdoor advertising program sustained continued scrutiny during the 2nd session of the 101st Congress.Witnesses in opposition included former Federal Highway Administrator Bill Cox, and former US Secretary of Transportation John Volpe, who made a statement in favor of continuing the program and requiring the payment of just compensation
Edited sentence: A change in the compliance penalty to a sliding scale of fiveto 10 percent.Five states indicated the1978 compensation amendments offered them no problem.Following passage, the highway bilk and Shuster Substitute went to a House-Senate conference.Formal votes were taken on several issues (with very close results) because consensus could be reached.ISTEA and HBA controls would apply to a scenic byway designated inaccordance with the nomination process as a national scenic byway or All-American Road on the Interstate or federal-aid primary highway even it was not designated pursuant to state law as a state scenic byway.The Senate bill contained no comparable provision and, after much debate by the Conference Committee, A substitute was agreed to which codified the FHWA'S June 14, 1993, policy implementation.The amendment was never brought before the House Public Works Committee, nor the entire Rouse.The meetings, marked by intense debate and discussion, lasted two day each.The outdoor advertising program faced continued attack during the 2nd session of the 101st Congress.Witnesses in opposition included former Federal Highway Administrator Bill Cox, and former US Secretary of Transportation John Volpe, who made an eloquent statement in favor of continuing the program and requiring the payment of just compensation