[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2220 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2220
To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
with respect to high priority corridors on the National Highway System,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 10, 2019
Mr. Babin (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. Abraham, Mr.
Guest, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Brady, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Flores, Mr. Williams,
Mr. Carter of Texas, and Mr. Weber of Texas) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure
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A BILL
To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
with respect to high priority corridors on the National Highway System,
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-14 Expansion and Improvement Act
of 2019''.
SEC. 2. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM.
(a) Identification.--
(1) Central texas corridor.--Section 1105(c)(84) of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is
amended to read as follows:
``(84) The Central Texas Corridor, including the route--
``(A) commencing in the vicinity of Texas Highway
338 in Odessa, Texas, running eastward generally
following Interstate Route 20, connecting to Texas
Highway 158 in the vicinity of Midland, Texas, then
following Texas Highway 158 eastward to United States
Route 87 and then following United States Route 87
southeastward, passing in the vicinity of San Angelo,
Texas, and connecting to United States Route 190 in the
vicinity of Brady, Texas;
``(B) commencing at the intersection of Interstate
Route 10 and United States Route 190 in Pecos County,
Texas, and following United States Route 190 to Brady,
Texas;
``(C) following portions of United States Route 190
eastward, passing in the vicinity of Fort Hood,
Killeen, Belton, Temple, Bryan, College Station,
Huntsville, Livingston, Woodville, and Jasper, to the
logical terminus of Texas Highway 63 at the Sabine
River Bridge at Burrs Crossing;
``(D) following United States Route 83 southward
from the vicinity of Eden, Texas, to a logical
connection to Interstate Route 10 at Junction, Texas;
``(E) following United States Route 69 from
Interstate Route 10 in Beaumont, Texas, north to United
States Route 190 in the vicinity of Woodville, Texas;
and
``(F) following United States Route 96 from
Interstate Route 10 in Beaumont, Texas, north to United
States Route 190 in the vicinity of Jasper, Texas.''.
(2) Central louisiana corridor.--Section 1105(c) of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(91) The Central Louisiana Corridor commencing at the
logical terminus of Louisiana Highway 8 at the Sabine River
Bridge at Burrs Crossing and generally following portions of
Louisiana Highway 8 to Leesville, Louisiana, and then eastward
on Louisiana Highway 28, passing in the vicinity of Alexandria,
Pineville, Walters, and Archie, to the logical terminus of
United States Route 84 at the Mississippi River Bridge at
Vidalia, Louisiana.''.
(3) Central mississippi corridor.--Section 1105(c) of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, as
amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(92) The Central Mississippi Corridor commencing at the
logical terminus of United States Route 84 at the Mississippi
River and then generally following portions of United States
Route 84 passing in the vicinity of Natchez, Brookhaven,
Monticello, Prentiss, and Collins, to the logical terminus with
Interstate Route 59 in the vicinity of Laurel, Mississippi and
continuing on Interstate Route 59 south to United States Route
98 in the vicinity of Hattiesburg connecting to United States
Route 49 south following to Interstate Route 10 in the vicinity
of Gulfport following Mississippi Route 601 southerly
terminating near the Mississippi State Port at Gulfport.''.
(b) Inclusion of Certain Segments on Interstate System.--Section
1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
of 1991 is amended in the first sentence--
(1) by inserting ``subsection (c)(84),'' after ``subsection
(c)(83),''; and
(2) by striking ``and subsection (c)(90)'' and inserting
``subsection (c)(90), subsection (c)(91), and subsection
(c)(92)''.
(c) Designation.--Section 1105(e)(5)(C) of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended by striking ``The
route referred to in subsection (c)(84) is designated as Interstate
Route I-14.'' and inserting ``The route referred to in subsection
(c)(84)(A) is designated as Interstate Route I-14 North and the State
of Texas shall erect signs, as appropriate and as approved by the
Secretary, identifying such route as future Interstate Route I-14
North. The route referred to in subsection (c)(84)(B) is designated as
Interstate Route I-14 South and the State of Texas shall erect signs,
as appropriate and as approved by the Secretary, identifying such route
as future Interstate Route I-14 South. The routes referred to in
subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F) of subsection (c)(84) and in
subsections (c)(91) and (c)(92) are designated as Interstate Route I-14
and the States of Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi shall erect signs,
as appropriate and as approved by the Secretary, identifying such
routes as segments of future Interstate Route I-14.''.
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