[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2611 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2611
To designate high priority corridors on the National Highway System,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
August 4, 2021
Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Wicker, and Mrs.
Hyde-Smith) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
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A BILL
To designate high priority corridors on the National Highway System,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM.
(a) Identification.--
(1) Central texas corridor.--Section 1105(c) of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
(Public Law 102-240; 105 Stat. 2032; 129 Stat. 1422) is amended
by striking paragraph (84) and inserting the following:
``(84) The Central Texas Corridor, including the route--
``(A) commencing in the vicinity of Texas Highway
338 in Odessa, Texas, running eastward generally
following Interstate Route 20, connecting to Texas
Highway 158 in the vicinity of Midland, Texas, then
following Texas Highway 158 eastward to United States
Route 87 and then following United States Route 87
southeastward, passing in the vicinity of San Angelo,
Texas, and connecting to United States Route 190 in the
vicinity of Brady, Texas;
``(B) commencing at the intersection of Interstate
Route 10 and United States Route 190 in Pecos County,
Texas, and following United States Route 190 to Brady,
Texas;
``(C) following portions of United States Route 190
eastward, passing in the vicinity of Fort Hood,
Killeen, Belton, Temple, Bryan, College Station,
Huntsville, Livingston, Woodville, and Jasper, to the
logical terminus of Texas Highway 63 at the Sabine
River Bridge at Burrs Crossing and including a loop
generally encircling Bryan/College Station, Texas;
``(D) following United States Route 83 southward
from the vicinity of Eden, Texas, to a logical
connection to Interstate Route 10 at Junction, Texas;
``(E) following United States Route 69 from
Interstate Route 10 in Beaumont, Texas, north to United
States Route 190 in the vicinity of Woodville, Texas;
``(F) following United States Route 96 from
Interstate Route 10 in Beaumont, Texas, north to United
States Route 190 in the vicinity of Jasper, Texas; and
``(G) following United States Route 190, State
Highway 305, and United States Route 385 from
Interstate Route 10 in Pecos County, Texas, to
Interstate 20 at Odessa, Texas.''.
(2) Central louisiana corridor.--Section 1105(c) of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
(Public Law 102-240; 105 Stat. 2032; 133 Stat. 3018), is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(92) The Central Louisiana Corridor commencing at the
logical terminus of Louisiana Highway 8 at the Sabine River
Bridge at Burrs Crossing and generally following portions of
Louisiana Highway 8 to Leesville, Louisiana, and then eastward
on Louisiana Highway 28, passing in the vicinity of Alexandria,
Pineville, Walters, and Archie, to the logical terminus of
United States Route 84 at the Mississippi River Bridge at
Vidalia, Louisiana.''.
(3) Central mississippi corridor.--Section 1105(c) of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
(Public Law 102-240; 105 Stat. 2032; 133 Stat. 3018) (as
amended by paragraph (2)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(93) The Central Mississippi Corridor, including the
route--
``(A) commencing at the logical terminus of United
States Route 84 at the Mississippi River and then
generally following portions of United States Route 84
passing in the vicinity of Natchez, Brookhaven,
Monticello, Prentiss, and Collins, to Interstate Route
59 in the vicinity of Laurel, Mississippi, and
continuing on Interstate Route 59 north to Interstate
Route 20 and on Interstate Route 20 to the Mississippi-
Alabama State border; and
``(B) commencing in the vicinity of Laurel,
Mississippi, running south on Interstate Route 59 to
United States Route 98 in the vicinity of Hattiesburg,
connecting to United States Route 49 south then
following United States Route 49 south to Interstate
Route 10 in the vicinity of Gulfport and following
Mississippi Route 601 southerly terminating near the
Mississippi State Port at Gulfport.''.
(4) Middle alabama corridor.--Section 1105(c) of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
(Public Law 102-240; 105 Stat. 2032; 133 Stat. 3018) (as
amended by paragraph (3)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(94) The Middle Alabama Corridor including the route--
``(A) beginning at the Alabama-Mississippi border
generally following portions of I-20 until following a
new interstate extension paralleling United States
Highway 80, specifically--
``(B) crossing Alabama Route 28 near Coatopa,
Alabama, traveling eastward crossing United States
Highway 43 and Alabama Route 69 near Selma, Alabama,
traveling eastwards closely paralleling United States
Highway 80 to the south crossing over Alabama Routes
22, 41, and 21, until its intersection with I-65 near
Hope Hull, Alabama;
``(C) continuing east along the proposed Montgomery
Outer Loop south of Montgomery, Alabama where it would
next join with I-85 east of Montgomery, Alabama;
``(D) continuing along I-85 east bound until its
intersection with United States Highway 280 near
Opelika, Alabama or United States Highway 80 near
Tuskegee, Alabama;
``(E) generally following the most expedient route
until intersecting with existing United States Highway
80 (JR Allen Parkway) through Phenix City until
continuing into Columbus, Georgia.''.
(5) Middle georgia corridor.--Section 1105(c) of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
(Public Law 102-240; 105 Stat. 2032; 133 Stat. 3018) (as
amended by paragraph (4)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(95) The Middle Georgia Corridor including the route--
``(A) beginning at the Alabama-Georgia Border
generally following the Fall Line Freeway from
Columbus, Georgia to Augusta, Georgia, specifically--
``(B) travelling along United States Route 80 (JR
Allen Parkway) through Columbus, Georgia and near Fort
Benning, Georgia, east to Talbot County, Georgia where
it would follow Georgia Route 96, then commencing on
Georgia Route 49C (Fort Valley Bypass) to Georgia Route
49 (Peach Parkway) to its intersection with Interstate
Route 75 in Byron, Georgia;
``(C) continuing north along Interstate Route 75
through Warner Robins and Macon, Georgia where it would
meet Interstate Route 16, then following Interstate
Route 16 east it would next join United States Route 80
and then onto State Route 57;
``(D) commencing with State Route 57 which turns
into State Route 24 near Milledgeville, Georgia would
then bypass Wrens, Georgia with a newly constructed
bypass, and after the bypass it would join United
States Route 1 near Fort Gordon into Augusta, Georgia
where it will terminate at Interstate Route 520.''.
(b) Inclusion of Certain Segments on Interstate System.--Section
1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
of 1991 (Public Law 102-240; 109 Stat. 597; 126 Stat. 427; 129 Stat.
1422; 133 Stat. 3018) is amended, in the first sentence--
(1) by inserting ``subsection (c)(84),'' after ``subsection
(c)(83),''; and
(2) by striking ``and subsection (c)(91)'' and inserting
``subsection (c)(91), subsection (c)(92), subsection (c)(93),
subsection (c)(94), and subsection (c)(95)''.
(c) Designation.--Section 1105(e)(5)(C) of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-240; 109 Stat.
597; 129 Stat. 1422; 133 Stat. 3018) is amended by striking the
fifteenth sentence and inserting the following: ``The route referred to
in subsection (c)(84)(A) is designated as Interstate Route I-14 North.
The route referred to in subsection (c)(84)(B) is designated as
Interstate Route I-14 South. The Bryan/College Station, Texas loop
referred to in subsection (c)(84)(C) is designated as Interstate Route
I-214. The routes referred to in subsections (c)(84)(C), (c)(92),
(c)(93), (c)(94), and (c)(95) are designated as Interstate Route I-14.
The routes referred to in subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), and (G) of
subsection (c)(84) and subparagraph (B) of subsection (c)(93) shall
each be given separate Interstate route numbers.''.
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