II 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 169 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 26, 2005 Mr. Bingaman (for himself, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Inhofe) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to identify a route that passes through the States of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System.

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Southwest Passage Initiative for regional and interstate transportation

Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032) is amended by adding at the end the following: (46) The corridor extending from the point on the border between the United States and Mexico at El Paso, Texas, where United States Route 54 begins, along United States Route 54 through the States of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas, and ending in Wichita, Kansas, to be known as the Southwest Passage Initiative for Regional and Interstate Transportation Corridor or SPIRIT Corridor. .