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S. 1494

Highway Beautification Act of 1985

Highway Beautification Act of 1985 - Amends Federal law regarding outdoor advertising to require the Secretary of Transportation to submit an annual report to the Congress detailing the extent to which each State is in compliance with the outdoor advertising requirements.

Provides that a State shall be deemed as failing to provide effective control of outdoor advertising if the State allows vegetation located on State rights-of-way for interstate or primary system highways to be altered or removed if the purpose of such alteration is to improve the visibility of certain outdoor advertising. Specifies exemptions.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA](R-WA)Sponsor
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    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

    Environment and Public Works Committee
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    Introduced in Senate