1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “State Ethics Law Protection Act of 2013”.
State Ethics Law Protection Act of 2013
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to protect States that have in effect laws or orders with respect to pay-to-play reform, and for other purposes.
2. Pay-to-play reform
Section 112 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(h) Pay-to-Play reform—A State transportation department shall not be considered to have violated a requirement of this section solely because the State in which that State transportation department is located, or a local government within that State, has in effect a law or an order that limits the amount of money an individual or entity that is doing business with a State or local agency with respect to a Federal-aid highway project may contribute to a political party, campaign, candidate, or elected official.”