To amend title 23, United States Code, to allow food concessions at State-owned interstate rest areas.

Bill: 115-hr-1990
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2017-04-06
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Food industry and services

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Retail and wholesale trades

Roads and highways

Transportation programs funding
Latest action: action_date: 2017-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-04-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill allows concessions, including restaurants, food services, and convenience stores, at state-owned rest areas along highways on the Interstate System.</p> <p>A state may use revenues received from such concessions to support any federal-aid highway program. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1990 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 6, 2017 Mr. Banks of Indiana (for himself and Mr. Courtney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to allow food concessions at State-owned interstate rest areas.

1. Rest areas (a) Food concessions Section 111(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: (D) concessions, including restaurants, food services, and convenience stores; . (b) Tax revenues Section 111(b)(4) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a State may use revenues received from concessions under paragraph (2)(D) to support any program authorized under this title. .