[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1561 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1561

To amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 and title 
   23, United States Code, to allow the Virgin Islands and the other 
territories to participate in the State infrastructure bank program and 
to use surface transportation program funds for construction of certain 
                     access and development roads.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 8, 1997

Ms. Christian-Green (for herself, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Underwood) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 and title 
   23, United States Code, to allow the Virgin Islands and the other 
territories to participate in the State infrastructure bank program and 
to use surface transportation program funds for construction of certain 
                     access and development roads.

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

SECTION 1. STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK PROGRAM.

    Section 350(l)(4) of the National Highway System Designation Act of 
1995 (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 109 Stat. 622) is amended by striking 
``section 101'' and inserting ``section 401''.

SEC. 2. CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN ACCESS AND DEVELOPMENT ROADS.

    Section 118(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico'' and inserting ``, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, 
and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands''.
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