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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1859 

To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 

to designate a portion of United States Route 15 in Pennsylvania as 

part of the Interstate System, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 3, 2017 

Mr. MARINO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 

Act of 1991 to designate a portion of United States 

Route 15 in Pennsylvania as part of the Interstate System, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDOR 

4 ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1105(c)(9) of the Inter6 modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 

7 (Public Law 102–240) is amended by inserting before the 

8 period at the end the following: ‘‘and including United 


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1 States Route 15 in Pennsylvania from its intersection with 

2 Interstate Route 180 to the New York border’’. 

3 (b) DESIGNATION; SIGNS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1105(e)(5)(C)(i) of 

5 such Act is amended— 

6 (A) in the first sentence by inserting be7 fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘, in8 cluding United States Route 15 in Pennsylvania 

9 from its intersection with Interstate Route 180 

10 to the New York border’’; and 

11 (B) by inserting after the first sentence 

12 the following: ‘‘The Commonwealth of Pennsyl13 vania shall erect signs identifying the route re14 ferred to in subsection (c)(9) as Interstate 

15 Route 99, including United States Route 15 in 

16 Pennsylvania from its intersection with Inter17 state Route 180 to the New York border.’’. 

18 (2) DEADLINE.—The Commonwealth of Penn19 sylvania shall erect signs in accordance with the 

20 amendment made by paragraph (1) not later than 

21 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

22 (3) GRANTS.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 

24 Transportation may make grants to the State 

25 of Pennsylvania for projects— 


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1 (i) to erect signs along United States 

2 Route 15 in Pennsylvania from its inter3 section with Interstate Route 180 to the 

4 New York border identifying that highway 

5 segment as part of the Interstate System; 

6 and 

7 (ii) to make such improvements as 

8 may be necessary for that highway seg9 ment to conform with standards applicable 

10 to the Interstate System. 

11 (B) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA12 TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 

13 out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 

14 Mass Transit Account) such sums as may be 

15 necessary to carry out this paragraph. 

16 (c) VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITATIONS ON INTERSTATE

17 SYSTEM.—Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is 

18 amended by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(u) VEHICLES ON HIGHWAY SEGMENT IN PENNSYL20 VANIA.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a vehicle could operate 

22 legally on the highway segment described in para23 graph (2) on the day before the segment was des24 ignated as part of the Interstate System, the vehicle 


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1 may continue to operate on that segment without re2 gard to any requirement under this section. 

3 ‘‘(2) DESCRIPTION.—The highway segment de4 scribed in this paragraph is the portion of Interstate 

5 Route 99 in Pennsylvania between Interstate Route 

6 180 and the New York border, formerly known as 

7 United States Route 15.’’. 

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