[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 992 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 992

 To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
     to designate the Texas and New Mexico portions of the future 
   Interstate-designated segments of the Port-to-Plains Corridor as 
              Interstate Route 27, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 28, 2023

   Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Lujan) 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 amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
     to designate the Texas and New Mexico portions of the future 
   Interstate-designated segments of the Port-to-Plains Corridor as 
              Interstate Route 27, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``I-27 Numbering Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. NUMBERING OF DESIGNATED FUTURE INTERSTATE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1105(e)(5)(C)(i) of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-240; 109 Stat. 
598; 133 Stat. 3018) is amended by inserting after the tenth sentence 
the following: ``The routes referred to in clause (i) (other than 
subclause (V)(bb) and subclause (IX)(aa) of that clause) and clause 
(iv) of subsection (c)(38)(A) are designated as Interstate Route I-27. 
The route referred to in subsection (c)(38)(A)(i)(V)(bb) is designated 
as Interstate Route I-227. The route referred to in subsection 
(c)(38)(A)(i)(IX)(aa) is designated as Interstate Route I-327.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1105(c)(38)(A)(i) of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 
102-240; 105 Stat. 2032; 114 Stat. 2763A-201; 116 Stat. 1741) is 
amended--
            (1) in subclause (V)--
                    (A) by striking ``Lamesa, the Corridor'' and 
                inserting the following: ``Lamesa--
                                            ``(aa) the Corridor''; and
                    (B) in item (aa) (as so redesignated), by striking 
                ``87 and, the Corridor'' and inserting the following: 
                ``87; and
                                            ``(bb) the Corridor''; and
            (2) in subclause (IX)--
                    (A) by striking ``(IX) United States Route 287'' 
                and inserting the following:
                                    ``(IX)(aa) United States Route 
                                287''; and
                    (B) in item (aa) (as so redesignated), by striking 
                ``Oklahoma, and also United States Route 87'' and 
                inserting the following: ``Oklahoma; and
                                    ``(bb) United States Route 87''.
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