[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 202 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 202

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a demonstration 
project to establish a highway corridor from Chihuahua, Mexico, through 
                  El Paso, Texas, to Denver, Colorado.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 1995

 Mr. Coleman (for himself and Mr. Richardson) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a demonstration 
project to establish a highway corridor from Chihuahua, Mexico, through 
                  El Paso, Texas, to Denver, Colorado.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CAMINO REAL CORRIDOR.

    (a) Project Authorization.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
carry out a project to establish a highway corridor to be known as the 
``Camino Real Corridor'' from Chihuahua, Mexico, through El Paso, 
Texas, to Denver, Colorado, for the purpose of demonstrating methods of 
improving cross-border passages of people, goods, and capital.
    (b) Location of Highway Improvements.--The Secretary shall carry 
out the project pursuant to subsection (a) by making improvements to 
Interstate Route 10 and border arterials in El Paso County, Texas, and 
by making improvements to Interstate Route 25 in the States of New 
Mexico and Colorado. Such improvements shall include implementation of 
intelligent vehicle highway systems.
    (c) Camino Real Corridor Commission.--
            (1) Establishment.--As part of the project to be carried 
        out under subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish a 
        commission to be known as the ``Camino Real Corridor 
        Commission''.
            (2) Duties.--It shall be the duty of the Commission to 
        advise the Secretary on methods to ensure the efficient use of 
        the Camino Real Corridor.
            (3) Membership.--The Commission shall be composed of 
        representatives appointed by the Secretary from organizations 
        representing interests along the Camino Real Corridor.
            (4) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
        first meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall submit to 
        the Secretary and Congress a report containing recommendations 
        concerning possible expansion of the Camino Real Corridor to 
        the East and West and to Canada.
    (d) Funding.--There shall be available out of the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section 
$225,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.
    (e) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds authorized by subsection (d) 
shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds 
were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; 
except that the Federal share of the cost of the project under this 
section shall be 80 percent and such funds shall remain available until 
expended. Funds authorized by subsection (d) shall not be subject to 
any obligation limitation.
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