[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 130 (Thursday, July 27, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S3838]
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  SA 1090. Mr. SCHUMER (for Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Lujan, Mr. 
Cornyn, and Mr. Heinrich)) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 992, to 
amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to 
designate the Texas and New Mexico portions of the future Interstate-
designated segments of the Port-to-Plains Corridor as Interstate Route 
27, and for other purposes; as follows:

        Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``I-27 Numbering Act of 
     2023''.

     SEC. 2. NUMBERING OF DESIGNATED FUTURE INTERSTATE.

       (a) In General.--Section 1105(e)(5)(C)(i) of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 
     102-240; 109 Stat. 598; 133 Stat. 3018) is amended by 
     inserting after the tenth sentence the following: ``The 
     routes referred to in clause (i) (other than subclauses 
     (V)(aa) and (V)(bb) and subclause (IX)(aa) of that clause) 
     and clause (iv) of subsection (c)(38)(A) are designated as 
     Interstate Route I-27. The route referred to in subsection 
     (c)(38)(A)(i)(V)(aa) is designated as Interstate Route I-27E. 
     The route referred to in subsection (c)(38)(A)(i)(V)(bb) is 
     designated as Interstate Route I-27W. The route referred to 
     in subsection (c)(38)(A)(i)(IX)(aa) is designated as 
     Interstate Route I-27N.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1105(c)(38)(A)(i) of 
     the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
     (Public Law 102-240; 105 Stat. 2032; 114 Stat. 2763A-201; 116 
     Stat. 1741) is amended--
       (1) in subclause (V)--
       (A) by striking ``Lamesa, the Corridor'' and inserting the 
     following: ``Lamesa--
       ``(aa) the Corridor''; and
       (B) in item (aa) (as so redesignated), by striking ``87 
     and, the Corridor'' and inserting the following: ``87; and
       ``(bb) the Corridor''; and
       (2) in subclause (IX)--
       (A) by striking ``(IX) United States Route 287'' and 
     inserting the following:

       ``(IX)(aa) United States Route 287''; and

       (B) in item (aa) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``Oklahoma, and also United States Route 87'' and inserting 
     the following: ``Oklahoma; and

       ``(bb) United States Route 87''.

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