PUBLIC LAW 104-260—OCT. 9, 1996 110 STAT. 3175 Public Law 104r-260 104th Congress An Act To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that traffic signal synchronization projects Oct 9, 1996 are exempt from certain requirements of Environmental Pit)tection Agency Rules. [H.R. 2988] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION. 1. TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION PROJECTS. Section 176(c)(4) (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)(4)) of the Clean Air Act is amended by adding the following at the end thereof: "(D) Compliance with the rules of the Administrator for determining the conformity of transportation plans, programs, and proiects funded or approved under title 23 of the United States Code or the Federal Transit Act to State or Federal implementation plans shall not be required for traffic signal sjmchronization projects prior to the funding, approval or implementation of such proiects. The supporting regional emissions analysis for any conformity aetermination made with respect to a transportation plan, program, or project shall consider the effect on emissions of any such project ftinded, approved, or implemented prior to the conformity determination,". Approved October 9, 1996. LEGISLATIVEfflSTORY—H.R.2988: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 104-807 (Comm. on Commerce). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 142 (1996): Sept. 24, considered and passed House. Sept. 27, considered and passed Senate.
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