I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 723 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study to determine 
the feasibility of constructing a highway in California connecting State 
Route 130 in Santa Clara County with Interstate Route 5 in San 
Joaquin County, and to determine the feasibility of constructing a fixed 
guideway system along the right-of-way of the highway. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2005 
Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. DOOLITTLE, and Mr. NUNES) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study 
to determine the feasibility of constructing a highway 
in California connecting State Route 130 in Santa Clara 
County with Interstate Route 5 in San Joaquin County, 
and to determine the feasibility of constructing a fixed 
guideway system along the right-of-way of the highway. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 
HIGHWAY AND FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEM IN 
SANTA CLARA AND SAN JOAQUIN COUNTIES, 
CALIFORNIA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) More than half of the road miles on the 
Interstate System are congested during peak travel 
hours. 
(2) Over the next 20 years, the United States 
population is projected to increase by 60,000,000 
people and highway travel by more than 40 percent. 
(3) Highway capacity must be increased to pro-
mote safer travel conditions. 
(4) Forty-two percent of the Nation’s major 
urban roads carry a high volume of traffic, which is 
often more than they were designed to handle. 
(5) Traffic congestion creates dangers for mo-
torists, slows the movement of goods, and hinders 
economic competitiveness. 
(6) Idling vehicles increase air pollution, while 
wasted time and fuel cost the United States econ-
omy more than $70,000,000,000 a year. 
(b) FEASIBILITY STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall conduct a study to determine the feasi-
bility of constructing—
(A) a highway in California connecting 
State Route 130 in Santa Clara County with 
Interstate Route 5 in San Joaquin County; and 
(B) a fixed guideway system along the 
right-of-way of the highway. 
(2) DELEGATION.—The Secretary shall delegate 
responsibility for carrying out the study, with funds 
made available to carry out this section, to the San 
Joaquin Council of Governments upon request of the 
Council. 
(3) ASSUMPTIONS.—In conducting the study, 
the Secretary shall use the following assumptions: 
(A) The highway will be open only to pas-
senger vehicles. 
(B) The highway will have a total of 6 
lanes, including 3 lanes in each direction. 
(C) A fixed guideway system will be con-
structed along the right-of-way of the highway. 
(D) The highway and fixed guideway sys-
tem will be constructed using innovative financ-
ing. 
(E) The highway and fixed guideway sys-
tem will be constructed using performance- 
based contracting.
(F) The highway and fixed guideway sys-
tem will be constructed using procedures that 
allow streamlined compliance with environ-
mental requirements, without undermining the 
purpose of the requirements. 
(G) The highway may contain high occu-
pancy vehicle lanes, energy-efficient vehicle 
lanes, and high occupancy toll lanes. 
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