Calendar No. 598

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1887

[Report No. 103–357]

A BILL

To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide

tem, and for other purposes.for the designation of the National Highway SysAUGUST 23 (legislative day, AUGUST 18), 1994

Reported without amendment
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Calendar No. 598

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1887

[Report No. 103–357]

To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for the designation of

the National Highway System, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 3 (legislative day, FEBRUARY 22), 1994

Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. MOYNIHAN, Mr. REID, Mr. WOFFORD, Mr.

WARNER, Mr. DURENBERGER, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr.

FORD, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. BURNS, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. MCCONNELL,

Mr. HEFLIN, Mr. ROBB, Mr. CRAIG, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. SASSER, Mr.

BINGAMAN, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. GREGG, Mr.

KEMPTHORNE, Mr. BOREN, Mr. DANFORTH, Mr. MATHEWS, Mr. BOND,

Mr. DASCHLE, Mr. LUGAR, Mr. CONRAD, Mr. SIMON, Mr. GLENN, Mr.

DORGAN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. DODD, and Mr. COHEN) introduced the

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

AUGUST 23 (legislative day, AUGUST 18), 1994

Reported by Mr. BAUCUS, without amendment

A BILL

To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for the

designation of the National Highway 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,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Highway

3 System Designation Act of 1994’’.

4 SEC. 2. NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM DESIGNATION.

5 Section 103 of title 23, United States Code, is

6 amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following

7 new subsection:

8 ‘‘(c) NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM DESIGNATION.—

9 ‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The most recent National

10 Highway System as submitted by the Secretary of

11 Transportation pursuant to this section is hereby

12 designated to be the National Highway System.

13 ‘‘(2) MODIFICATIONS.—

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the request of a

15 State, the Secretary may—

16 ‘‘(i) add a new route segment to the

17 National Highway System, including a new

18 intermodal connection; or

19 ‘‘(ii) delete a then existing route seg20 ment and any connection to the route seg21 ment,

22 if the total mileage of the National Highway

23 System (including any route segment or connec24 tion proposed to be added under this subpara25 graph) does not exceed 165,000 miles (265,542

26 kilometers).
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1 ‘‘(B) PROCEDURES FOR CHANGES RE2 QUESTED BY STATES.—Each State that makes

3 a request for a change in the National Highway

4 System pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall es5 tablish that each change in a route segment or

6 connection referred to in such subparagraph

7 has been identified by the State, in cooperation

8 with local officials, pursuant to applicable

9 transportation planning activities for metropoli10 tan areas carried out under section 134 and

11 statewide planning processes carried out under

12 section 135.

13 ‘‘(3) APPROVAL BY THE SECRETARY.—The Sec14 retary may approve a request made by a State for

15 a change in the National Highway System pursuant

16 to paragraph (2) if the Secretary determines that

17 the change—

18 ‘‘(A) meets the criteria established for the

19 National Highway System under this title; and

20 ‘‘(B) enhances the national transportation

21 characteristics of the National Highway

22 System.’’.