105th CONGRESS
          1st Session
          To prohibit smoking in any transportation facility for which 
          Federal financial assistance is provided.
                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                     April 16, 1997
          Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. SERRANO, Ms.
              RIVERS, Mr. FILNER, Mr. STARK, Mr. DELLUMS, Ms. NORTON, Mr.
              MCGOVERN, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, and 
              Mr. OBERSTAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred
              to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
                                         A BILL
          To prohibit smoking in any transportation facility for which 
          Federal financial assistance is provided.
              Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
          Representatives of the United States of America in Congress
          assembled, 
          SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
            This Act may be cited as the `Smoke-Free Transportation 
          Facilities Act of 1997'.
          SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SMOKING IN TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.
            (a) SMOKING PROHIBITION- As a condition of the receipt of Federal
          financial assistance, the Secretary of Transportation shall require
          that the owner or operator of a transportation facility take such
          actions as may be necessary to prohibit smoking in any indoor
          portion of the facility that is accessible to the general public.
            (b) DEFINITIONS- In this section, the following definitions apply:
                (1) SMOKING- The term `smoking' includes the smoking of
              cigarettes, cigars, and pipes.
                (2) TRANSPORTATION FACILITY- The term `transportation
              facility' includes any airport terminal, bus terminal, subway
              station, and train station.
            (c) REGULATIONS- Not later than 180 days after the date of the
          enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations to
          carry out this section.