[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2869 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2869

 To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to carry out highway and 
 bridge projects to improve the flow of traffic between the States of 
  Nebraska and Iowa and to direct the Secretary to designate certain 
        highways in those States as an Interstate System route.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 15, 1999

 Mr. Bereuter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to carry out highway and 
 bridge projects to improve the flow of traffic between the States of 
  Nebraska and Iowa and to direct the Secretary to designate certain 
        highways in those States as an Interstate System route.

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

SECTION 1. HIGHWAY AND BRIDGE PROJECTS.

    (a) Authority.--For the purpose of improving the interstate flow of 
traffic and relieving present and projected traffic burdens on the 
existing highway network, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized 
to carry out highway projects to plan, engineer, and construct--
            (1) modifications to United States Route 34 to connect 
        United States Route 75 south of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, with 
        Interstate Route 29 south of Pacific Junction, Iowa, including 
        a bridge across the Missouri River to be located south of and 
        adjacent to the existing toll bridge at Plattsmouth, Nebraska; 
        and
            (2) an extension of Interstate Route 480 from its southern 
        terminus in Omaha, Nebraska, southward on the route of United 
        States Route 75 in Sarpy County, Nebraska, and eastward 
        (including a bridge over the Missouri River) to connect with 
        Interstate Route 29 north of Pacific Junction, Iowa.
    (b) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds authorized by this section 
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 construction of the 
two bridges shall be 80 percent and such funds shall remain available 
until expended. Funds authorized by this section shall not be subject 
to any obligation limitation.
    (c) State Shares.--The States of Nebraska and Iowa, or political 
subdivisions of such States, shall each provide 10 percent of the cost 
of construction of the bridges authorized under this section.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, 
there is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than Mass Transit Account) such sums as may be necessary.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF INTERSTATE SYSTEM ROUTE.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b)(2), notwithstanding 
section 103(c) of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall designate as an Interstate System route the 
highway, including the bridge over the Missouri River, described in 
section 1(a)(2).
    (b) Substandard Features.--
            (1) Upgrading.--Each segment of the highway described in 
        subsection (a) that does not substantially meet the Interstate 
        System design standards under section 109(b) of title 23, 
        United States Code, in effect on the date of enactment of this 
        Act shall be upgraded in accordance with plans and schedules 
        developed by the State in which the segment is located.
            (2) Designation.--Each segment of the highway described in 
        subsection (a) that on the date of enactment of this Act is not 
        at least 4 lanes wide, separated by a median, access-
        controlled, and grade-separated--
                    (A) shall be designated as a future Interstate 
                System route; and
                    (B) shall become part of the Interstate System 
                route designated under subsection (a) at such time as 
                the Secretary determines that the segment substantially 
                meets the Interstate System design standards described 
                in paragraph (1).
    (c) Treatment of Route.--
            (1) Mileage limitation.--The mileage of the Interstate 
        System route designated under subsection (a) shall not be 
        charged against the limitation established by section 103(c)(2) 
        of title 23, United States Code.
            (2) Use of certain funds.--A State may use funds available 
        to the State under paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 104(b) of 
        title 23, United States Code, to eliminate substandard features 
        of, and to resurface, restore, rehabilitate, or reconstruct, 
        any portion of the designated route.
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