[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 87 (Wednesday, June 26, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S6173]
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        PORTS-TO-PLAINS CORRIDOR OF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed 
to the consideration of Calendar No. 424, S. 1646.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1646) to identify certain routes in the States 
     of Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Mexico as part of the 
     Ports-to-Plains Corridor, a high-priority corridor on the 
     National Highway System.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the 
table, and any statements relating thereto be printed in the Record at 
the appropriate place as if read without any intervening action or 
debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 1646) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                S. 1646

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

     SECTION 1. IDENTIFICATION OF PORTS-TO-PLAINS HIGH PRIORITY 
                   CORRIDOR ROUTES.

       Section 1105(c)(38) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032; 114 
     Stat. 2763A-201) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by redesignating clauses (i) 
     through (viii) as subclauses (I) through (VIII), 
     respectively;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (A) as clause (i);
       (3) by striking ``(38) The'' and inserting ``(38)(A) The'';
       (4) in subparagraph (A) (as designated by paragraph (3))--
       (A) in clause (i) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--
       (i) in subclause (VII) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), 
     by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in subclause (VIII) (as redesignated by paragraph 
     (1)), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(IX) United States Route 287 from Dumas to the border 
     between the States of Texas and Oklahoma, and also United 
     States Route 87 from Dumas to the border between the States 
     of Texas and New Mexico.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) In the State of Oklahoma, the Ports-to-Plains 
     Corridor shall generally follow United States Route 287 from 
     the border between the States of Texas and Oklahoma to the 
     border between the States of Oklahoma and Colorado.
       ``(iii) In the State of Colorado, the Ports-to-Plains 
     Corridor shall generally follow--
       ``(I) United States Route 287 from the border between the 
     States of Oklahoma and Colorado to Limon; and
       ``(II) Interstate Route 70 from Limon to Denver.
       ``(iv) In the State of New Mexico, the Ports-to-Plains 
     Corridor shall generally follow United States Route 87 from 
     the border between the States of Texas and New Mexico to 
     Raton.''; and
       (5) by striking ``(B) The corridor designation contained in 
     paragraph (A)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(B) The corridor designation contained in subclauses (I) 
     through (VIII) of subparagraph (A)(i)''.

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