[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3690 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3690

   To accommodate certain facilities within the right-of-way on any 
                          Federal-aid highway.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 4, 2021

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To accommodate certain facilities within the right-of-way on any 
                          Federal-aid highway.

    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 ``Solar Use Network Act'' or the ``SUN 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ACCOMMODATION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY ON 
              ANY FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other State or Federal law, 
including regulations, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, 
renewable energy generation facilities, electrical transmission and 
distribution infrastructure, and broadband infrastructure and conduit 
shall be treated as a facility covered under part 645 of title 23, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), for purposes of 
section 109(l) of title 23, United States Code, for purposes of being 
accommodated under such section.
    (b) State Approval.--A State, on behalf of the Secretary of 
Transportation, may approve accommodating the infrastructure and 
facilities described in subsection (a) within any right-of-way on a 
Federal-aid highway pursuant to section 109(l) of title 23, United 
States Code.
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