[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6541 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6541

    To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study of 
   economically beneficial uses of the rights-of-way associated with 
               certain highways, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 21, 2012

   Mr. Reed 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 conduct a study of 
   economically beneficial uses of the rights-of-way associated with 
               certain highways, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Maximize Our Highways Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. STUDY OF ECONOMICALLY BENEFICIAL USES OF THE RIGHTS-OF-WAY 
              ASSOCIATED WITH CERTAIN HIGHWAYS.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study 
of economically beneficial uses of the rights-of-way associated with 
highways constructed with Federal assistance, which shall include--
            (1) the identification of economically beneficial 
        activities that may be carried out with respect to those 
        rights-of-way to ensure that--
                    (A) those rights-of-way are used in the most 
                economically beneficial manner compatible with 
                transportation purposes; and
                    (B) economic underutilization of those rights-of-
                way is minimized to the extent possible;
            (2) an analysis of the costs and benefits, including with 
        respect to safety, of carrying out the economically beneficial 
        activities identified under paragraph (1);
            (3) an analysis of barriers to carrying out the 
        economically beneficial activities identified under paragraph 
        (1); and
            (4) an analysis of the revenue that may be generated by 
        carrying out the economically beneficial activities identified 
        under paragraph (1) and how that revenue may be used to support 
        transportation infrastructure.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress and make available to 
States a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection 
(a), which shall include legislative recommendations based on the 
results.
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