[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 6]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR661.21]

[Page 110]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 661--BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 
1982, AS AMENDED--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 661.21  State Buy America provisions.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, any State 
may impose more stringent Buy America or buy national requirements than 
contained in section 165 of the Act and the regulations in this part.
    (b) FTA will not participate in contracts governed by the following:
    (1) State Buy America or Buy National preference provisions which 
are not as strict as the Federal requirements.
    (2) State and local Buy National or Buy America preference 
provisions which are not explicitly set out under State law. For 
example, administrative interpretations of non-specific State 
legislation will not control.
    (3) State and local Buy Local preference provisions.