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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2220 

To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 

with respect to high priority corridors on the National Highway System, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 10, 2019 

Mr. BABIN (for himself, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. 

GUEST, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. BRADY, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. FLORES, Mr. 

WILLIAMS, Mr. CARTER of Texas, and Mr. WEBER of Texas) 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 with respect to high priority corridors on 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘I–14 Expansion and 

5 Improvement Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS ON NATIONAL HIGH7 WAY SYSTEM. 

8 (a) IDENTIFICATION.— 


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1 (1) CENTRAL TEXAS CORRIDOR.—Section 

2 1105(c)(84) of the Intermodal Surface Transpor3 tation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended to read as 

4 follows: 

5 ‘‘(84) The Central Texas Corridor, including 

6 the route— 

7 ‘‘(A) commencing in the vicinity of Texas 

8 Highway 338 in Odessa, Texas, running east9 ward generally following Interstate Route 20, 

10 connecting to Texas Highway 158 in the vicin11 ity of Midland, Texas, then following Texas 

12 Highway 158 eastward to United States Route 

13 87 and then following United States Route 87 

14 southeastward, passing in the vicinity of San 

15 Angelo, Texas, and connecting to United States 

16 Route 190 in the vicinity of Brady, Texas; 

17 ‘‘(B) commencing at the intersection of 

18 Interstate Route 10 and United States Route 

19 190 in Pecos County, Texas, and following 

20 United States Route 190 to Brady, Texas; 

21 ‘‘(C) following portions of United States 

22 Route 190 eastward, passing in the vicinity of 

23 Fort Hood, Killeen, Belton, Temple, Bryan, 

24 College Station, Huntsville, Livingston, Wood25 ville, and Jasper, to the logical terminus of 


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1 Texas Highway 63 at the Sabine River Bridge 

2 at Burrs Crossing; 

3 ‘‘(D) following United States Route 83 

4 southward from the vicinity of Eden, Texas, to 

5 a logical connection to Interstate Route 10 at 

6 Junction, Texas; 

7 ‘‘(E) following United States Route 69 

8 from Interstate Route 10 in Beaumont, Texas, 

9 north to United States Route 190 in the vicin10 ity of Woodville, Texas; and 

11 ‘‘(F) following United States Route 96 

12 from Interstate Route 10 in Beaumont, Texas, 

13 north to United States Route 190 in the vicin14 ity of Jasper, Texas.’’. 

15 (2) CENTRAL LOUISIANA CORRIDOR.—Section 

16 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 

17 Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended by adding at the 

18 end the following: 

19 ‘‘(91) The Central Louisiana Corridor com20 mencing at the logical terminus of Louisiana High21 way 8 at the Sabine River Bridge at Burrs Crossing 

22 and generally following portions of Louisiana High23 way 8 to Leesville, Louisiana, and then eastward on 

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1 ical terminus of United States Route 84 at the Mis2 sissippi River Bridge at Vidalia, Louisiana.’’. 

3 (3) CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI CORRIDOR.—Section 

4 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 

5 Efficiency Act of 1991, as amended by this Act, is 

6 further amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(92) The Central Mississippi Corridor com8 mencing at the logical terminus of United States 

9 Route 84 at the Mississippi River and then generally 

10 following portions of United States Route 84 passing 

11 in the vicinity of Natchez, Brookhaven, Monticello, 

12 Prentiss, and Collins, to the logical terminus with 

13 Interstate Route 59 in the vicinity of Laurel, Mis14 sissippi and continuing on Interstate Route 59 south 

15 to United States Route 98 in the vicinity of Hatties16 burg connecting to United States Route 49 south 

17 following to Interstate Route 10 in the vicinity of 

18 Gulfport following Mississippi Route 601 southerly 

19 terminating near the Mississippi State Port at Gulf20 port.’’. 

21 (b) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN SEGMENTS ON INTER22 STATE SYSTEM.—Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal 

23 Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended 

24 in the first sentence— 


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1 (1) by inserting ‘‘subsection (c)(84),’’ after 

2 ‘‘subsection (c)(83),’’; and 

3 (2) by striking ‘‘and subsection (c)(90)’’ and in4 serting ‘‘subsection (c)(90), subsection (c)(91), and 

5 subsection (c)(92)’’. 

6 (c) DESIGNATION.—Section 1105(e)(5)(C) of the 

7 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 

8 is amended by striking ‘‘The route referred to in sub9 section (c)(84) is designated as Interstate Route I–14.’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘The route referred to in subsection 

11 (c)(84)(A) is designated as Interstate Route I–14 North 

12 and the State of Texas shall erect signs, as appropriate 

13 and as approved by the Secretary, identifying such route 

14 as future Interstate Route I–14 North. The route referred 

15 to in subsection (c)(84)(B) is designated as Interstate 

16 Route I–14 South and the State of Texas shall erect signs, 

17 as appropriate and as approved by the Secretary, identi18 fying such route as future Interstate Route I–14 South. 

19 The routes referred to in subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), 

20 and (F) of subsection (c)(84) and in subsections (c)(91) 

21 and (c)(92) are designated as Interstate Route I–14 and 

22 the States of Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi shall erect 

23 signs, as appropriate and as approved by the Secretary, 


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1 identifying such routes as segments of future Interstate 

2 Route I–14.’’. 

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