,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #chhj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aj1 #bjbe,mr4 
,huizenga 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,kustoff1  
and ,mr4 ,moolenaar7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
direct the ,secretary of ,transportation
 to withhold from ,states certain       
apportionments if the ,states do not    
make reasonable efforts to prohibit     
certain roadway obstruction1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,clear the     
,reckless ,obstructions ,and ,dangers on
 ,streets ,act or the ,clear the ,,roads
 ,act4  #b4 ,roadway obstruction  7a7   
,withholding of apportionments for      
noncompliance  7#a7 ,in general ,chapter
 #a of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following3  #ahj4 ,roadway obstruction  
7a7 ,withholding of apportionments for  

noncompliance ,beginning not later than 
the first ,october #a after the         
,secretary of ,transportation has issued
 such regulations as are necessary to   
carry out this section or the first     
,october #a after a ,state has held a   
legislative session1 whichever is later1
 and each ,october #a thereafter1 the   
,secretary shall withhold an amount     
equal to #aj percent of the funds to be 
apportioned to a ,state on that date    
under each of paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7  
of section #ajd7;b71 unless the         
,secretary has certified on or before   
that date that the ,state has met the   
requirement described in subsection 7b74
  7b7 ,requirement ,a ,state meets the  
requirement of this subsection if the   
,secretary determines the ,state has    
made reasonable efforts to prohibit     
individuals who are not performing work 
on behalf of a ,federal1 ,state1 or     
local government from knowingly and     
recklessly obstructing lawful vehicle   
transportation on ,federal-aid highways 

in the ,state in a manner that endangers
 the safety or health of the public4  4 
7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the analysis  
for chapter #a of title #bc1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #ahj4 ,roadway  
obstruction4  4  7b7 ,rulemaking ,not   
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this section1 the          
,secretary of ,transportation shall     
issue such regulations as are necessary 
to carry out section #ahj of title #bc1 
,united ,states ,code 7as added by this 
section74