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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2869
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to carry out highway and
bridge projects to improve the flow of traffic between the States of
Nebraska and Iowa and to direct the Secretary to designate certain
highways in those States as an Interstate System route.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 15, 1999
Mr. BEREUTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to carry out
highway and bridge projects to improve the flow of traffic
between the States of Nebraska and Iowa and to direct
the Secretary to designate certain highways in those
States as an Interstate System route.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. HIGHWAY AND BRIDGE PROJECTS.
(a) AUTHORITY.—For the purpose of improving the
interstate flow of traffic and relieving present and pro-
jected traffic burdens on the existing highway network, the
Secretary of Transportation is authorized to carry out
highway projects to plan, engineer, and construct—
(1) modifications to United States Route 34 to
connect 
United 
States 
Route 
south 
of
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, with Interstate Route 29
south of Pacific Junction, Iowa, including a bridge
across the Missouri River to be located south of and
adjacent to the existing toll bridge at Plattsmouth,
Nebraska; and
(2) an extension of Interstate Route 480 from
its southern terminus in Omaha, Nebraska, south-
ward on the route of United States Route 75 in
Sarpy County, Nebraska, and eastward (including a
bridge over the Missouri River) to connect with
Interstate Route 29 north of Pacific Junction, Iowa.
(b) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23.—Funds authorized
by this section shall be available for obligation in the same
manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter
1 of title 23, United States Code, except that the Federal
share of the cost of the construction of the two bridges
shall be 80 percent and such funds shall remain available
until expended. Funds authorized by this section shall not
be subject to any obligation limitation.
(c) STATE SHARES.—The States of Nebraska and
Iowa, or political subdivisions of such States, shall each
provide 10 percent of the cost of construction of the
bridges authorized under this section.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated out
of the Highway Trust Fund (other than Mass Transit Ac-
count) such sums as may be necessary.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF INTERSTATE SYSTEM ROUTE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b)(2), not-
withstanding section 103(c) of title 23, United States
Code, the Secretary of Transportation shall designate as
an Interstate System route the highway, including the
bridge over the Missouri River, described in section
1(a)(2).
(b) SUBSTANDARD FEATURES.—
(1) UPGRADING.—Each segment of the highway
described in subsection (a) that does not substan-
tially meet the Interstate System design standards
under section 109(b) of title 23, United States Code,
in effect on the date of enactment of this Act shall
be upgraded in accordance with plans and schedules
developed by the State in which the segment is lo-
cated.
(2) DESIGNATION.—Each segment of the high-
way described in subsection (a) that on the date of
enactment of this Act is not at least 4 lanes wide,
separated by a median, access-controlled, and grade-
separated—
(A) shall be designated as a future Inter-
state System route; and
(B) shall become part of the Interstate
System route designated under subsection (a)
at such time as the Secretary determines that
the segment substantially meets the Interstate
System design standards described in para-
graph (1).
(c) TREATMENT OF ROUTE.—
(1) MILEAGE LIMITATION.—The mileage of the
Interstate System route designated under subsection
(a) shall not be charged against the limitation estab-
lished by section 103(c)(2) of title 23, United States
Code.
(2) USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS.—A State may use
funds available to the State under paragraphs (1)
and (3) of section 104(b) of title 23, United States
Code, to eliminate substandard features of, and to
resurface, restore, rehabilitate, or reconstruct, any
portion of the designated route.
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