That is not at all what the law said. The law, the original ISTEA legislation, forbade the federal highway admin from using federal money to specifically fund a metric road sign project. It did not threaten to take away existing funds or deny future funds for any other projects. States were free to spend their own money on metric road sign projects. I do not know if this provision is still in effect or even enforced. Ironically, it was ISTEA that originally mandated metric project plans for FHWA funded projects by October 2000, a requirement removed in TEA-21.
Phil -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Gallagher Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 11:19 AM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:29369] RE: Canadian metric muddle evident (snip) > My guess is that one state will eventually take the mantle and > start then others will fall in line, thus making it a bottom-up approach. > It would have to be a state like California though as California sets trends > for the rest of the country for things like highway construction. > Something in the back of my head keeps telling me that there was a law passed in Congress, in recent years, which threatened to take away federal highway money from any state which decided to convert their roads to metric signage. I can't remember the exact details. Does anyone else remember this? Stephen
