House Bill to Limit Lead & Arsenic in Glass Beads in Pavement Markings Introduced
On February 15, 2011, Representative Shuster (R) introduced the Safe Highway Markings Act of 2011 (H.R. 708) which would establish a limit of 200 parts per million of arsenic or lead in each glass bead used in pavement markings on or along any road or highway.1
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States that do not comply with this requirement would receive up to 5% less in Federal appropriations for fiscal year 2013 and any subsequent year that the State does not meet the requirement.
(On July 29, 2010, Senator Specter introduced a similar measure, the Safe Highway Markings Act of 2010 (S. 3670) in the 111th Congress, which would establish a limit of 200 parts per million of arsenic or lead in each glass bead used in pavement markings on or along any road or highway. See ITT’s Online Archives or 08/09/10 news, 10080920, for BP summary.)
1Glass bead would mean a transparent spherical glass manufactured to be highly resistant to traffic wear and used in pavement markings to provide retroreflective properties when viewed at night with motor vehicle head lights. Pavement marking would mean a system composed of pigmented binders that is applied to the pavement surface to convey guidance, regulations, or warnings to motorists.