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[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 549 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 549

 To extend a certain high priority corridor in the States of Colorado, 
                  Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 8, 2005

    Mr. Allard (for himself, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. 
 Salazar, and Mr. Thune) introduced the following bill; which was read 
  twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL

 
 To extend a certain high priority corridor in the States of Colorado, 
                  Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

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

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDOR IN COLORADO, NEBRASKA, 
              SOUTH DAKOTA, AND WYOMING.

    Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2031; 112 Stat. 191; 115 Stat. 871) is amended 
by striking paragraph (14) and inserting the following:
            ``(14) Heartland Expressway from Denver, Colorado, through 
        Scottsbluff, Nebraska, to Rapid City, South Dakota as follows:
                    ``(A) In the State of Colorado, the Heartland 
                Expressway Corridor shall generally follow--
                            ``(i) Interstate 76 from Denver to Brush; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) Colorado Highway 71 from Limon to 
                        the border between the States of Colorado and 
                        Nebraska.
                    ``(B) In the State of Nebraska, the Heartland 
                Expressway Corridor shall generally follow--
                            ``(i) Nebraska Highway 71 from the border 
                        between the States of Colorado and Nebraska to 
                        Scottsbluff;
                            ``(ii) United States Route 26 from 
                        Scottsbluff to the intersection with State 
                        Highway L62A;
                            ``(iii) State Highway L62A from the 
                        intersection with United States Route 26 to 
                        United States Route 385 north of Bridgeport;
                            ``(iv) United States Route 385 to the 
                        border between the States of Nebraska and South 
                        Dakota; and
                            ``(v) United States Highway 26 from 
                        Scottsbluff to the border of the States of 
                        Nebraska and Wyoming.
                    ``(C) In the State of Wyoming, the Heartland 
                Expressway Corridor shall generally follow United 
                States Highway 26 from the border of the States of 
                Nebraska and Wyoming to the termination at Interstate 
                25 at Interchange number 94.
                    ``(D) In the State of South Dakota, the Heartland 
                Expressway Corridor shall generally follow--
                            ``(i) United States Route 385 from the 
                        border between the States of Nebraska and South 
                        Dakota to the intersection with State Highway 
                        79; and
                            ``(ii) State Highway 79 from the 
                        intersection with United States Route 385 to 
                        Rapid City.''.
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