[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6673 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6673

 To ensure that certain requirements are included before tolls can be 
          collected on certain routes, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 17, 2018

 Ms. Herrera Beutler introduced the following bill; which was referred 
         to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To ensure that certain requirements are included before tolls can be 
          collected on certain routes, 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 ``I-5 Corridor Cooperation Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR TOLLING.

    (a) Agreement Between States for Certain Tolling.--No toll of any 
kind may be collected along Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 between 
State Route 500 in the State of Washington and U.S. Route 30 in the 
State of Oregon for any purpose unless--
            (1) the economic review described in subsection (b) is 
        completed; and
            (2) the Governors of such States sign an agreement to allow 
        the collection of a toll in this area.
    (b) Economic Impact Study Included in Any NEPA Review.--The 
Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, as part of any 
review process that may be required by the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for the proposed project 
under subsection (a) (to toll Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 between 
Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington), shall conduct an economic 
impact study examining the impact of tolls, including any value pricing 
tolls on businesses, communities, and federally-recognized Indian 
Tribes within Clark and Cowlitz counties in Washington State.
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