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    <item congress="117" measure-type="s" measure-number="2398" measure-id="id117s2398" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2021-07-20" update-date="2022-08-11">
        <title>Sustainable Highways Innovation Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117s2398v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2022-08-11">
            <action-date>2021-07-20</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Sustainable Highways Innovation Act</strong></p> <p>This bill specifies that alternative fueling infrastructure, renewable energy generation facilities, electrical transmission and distribution infrastructure, and broadband infrastructure and conduits are<em> utility facilities</em> for purposes of accommodations within a right-of-way on a federal-aid highway. The bill also encourages states to implement certain vegetation management practices (e.g., increased mowing heights and planting pollinator-friendly habitats) along such rights-of-way.</p> <p><br> </p>]]></summary-text>
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