102 HR 10241 IH: I–47 Future Interstate Act of 2026 U.S. House of Representatives 2026-09-03 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 10241IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 3, 2026Mr. Babin (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Rose, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Williams of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate United States Route 287 as Interstate Route I–47, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the I–47 Future Interstate Act of 2026.

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Designation of Interstate Route I–47

(a)

Designation as high priority corridor

Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240; 105 Stat. 2032; 135 Stat. 596) is amended by adding at the end the following:(103)United States Route 287 from State Highway 87 in Port Arthur, Texas, to United States Route 89 in Choteau, Montana..(b)

Designation and numbering as Interstate

Section 1105(e)(5) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240; 109 Stat. 597; 135 Stat. 598) is amended—(1)in subparagraph (A), in the first sentence, by striking and subsection (c)(102) and inserting subsection (c)(102), and subsection (c)(103); and(2)in subparagraph (C)(i), by adding at the end the following: The route referred to in subsection (c)(103) is designated as Interstate Route I–47..