In a move to reduce or even eliminate the HIghway Beautification Act of 1965, Clear Channels newest, bestest storebought Congresscritter, Rep Sam Graves (R-Major Sack of it from MO), wants to repeal the provisions of the Act so that (don't laugh) Small Businesses can put more signs up on the interstates, and othe roads built with Federal Funds.

Citing small-business survival, Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), chairman of the House Small Business subcommittee on rural enterprises, agriculture and technology, is proposing an overhaul of federal regulations that could mean more signs along U.S. highways.

“Simply put, small business in rural communities cannot survive under current laws governing outdoor advertising,” Graves said.
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And when said small businesses go under, which many, many do, who pays for the removal of the signs? Or do they just sit there for years becoming more and more of an eyesore as time passes? Alternate possibility: Clear Channel, which practically owns the billboard business takes over and it's just trading in one eyesore for another.