Title: A bill to designate high priority corridors on the National Highway System, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
This bill expands and designates high priority corridors on the National Highway System.
Specifically, the bill

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2611 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2611

 To designate high priority corridors on the National Highway System, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 4, 2021

 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Wicker, and Mrs. 
  Hyde-Smith) 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 designate high priority corridors on the National Highway System, 
                        and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

    (a) Identification.--
            (1) Central texas corridor.--Section 1105(c) of the 
        Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
        (Public Law 102-240; 105 Stat. 2032; 129 Stat. 1422) is amended 
        by striking paragraph (84) and inserting the following:
            ``(84) The Central Texas Corridor, including the route--
                    ``(A) commencing in the vicinity of Texas Highway 
                338 in Odessa, Texas, running eastward generally 
                following Interstate Route 20, connecting to Texas 
                Highway 158 in the vicinity of Midland, Texas, then 
                following Texas Highway 158 eastward to United States 
                Route 87 and then following United States Route 87 
                southeastward, passing in the vicinity of San Angelo, 
                Texas, and connecting to United States Route 190 in the 
                vicinity of Brady, Texas;
                    ``(B) commencing at the intersection of Interstate 
                Route 10 and United States Route 190 in Pecos County, 
                Texas, and following United States Route 190 to Brady, 
                Texas;
                    ``(C) following portions of United States Route 190 
                eastward, passing in the vicinity of Fort Hood, 
                Killeen, Belton, Temple, Bryan, College Station, 
                Huntsville, Livingston, Woodville, and Jasper, to the 
                logical terminus of Texas Highway 63 at the Sabine 
                River Bridge at Burrs Crossing and including a loop 
                generally encircling Bryan/College Station, Texas;
                    ``(D) following United States Route 83 southward 
                from the vicinity of Eden, Texas, to a logical 
                connection to Interstate Route 10 at Junction, Texas;
                    ``(E) following United States Route 69 from 
                Interstate Route 10 in Beaumont, Texas, north to United 
                States Route 190 in the vicinity of Woodville, Texas;
                    ``(F) following United States Route 96 from 
                Interstate Route 10 in Beaumont, Texas, north to United 
                States Route 190 in the vicinity of Jasper, Texas; and
                    ``(G) following United States Route 190, State 
                Highway 305, and United States Route 385 from 
                Interstate Route 10 in Pecos County, Texas, to 
                Interstate 20 at Odessa, Texas.''.
            (2) Central louisiana corridor.--Section 1105(c) of the 
        Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
        (Public Law 102-240; 105 Stat. 2032; 133 Stat. 3018), is 
        amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(92) The Central Louisiana Corridor commencing at the 
        logical terminus of Louisiana Highway 8 at the Sabine River 
        Bridge at Burrs Crossing and generally following portions of 
        Louisiana Highway 8 to Leesville, Louisiana, and then eastward 
        on Louisiana Highway 28, passing in the vicinity of Alexandria, 
        Pineville, Walters, and Archie, to the logical terminus of 
        United States Route 84 at the Mississippi River Bridge at 
        Vidalia, Louisiana.''.
            (3) Central mississippi corridor.--Section 1105(c) of the 
        Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
        (Public Law 102-240; 105 Stat. 2032; 133 Stat. 3018) (as 
        amended by paragraph (2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
            ``(93) The Central Mississippi Corridor, including the 
        route--
                    ``(A) commencing at the logical terminus of United 
                States Route 84 at the Mississippi River and then 
                generally following portions of United States Route 84 
                passing in the vicinity of Natchez, Brookhaven, 
                Monticello, Prentiss, and Collins, to Interstate Route 
                59 in the vicinity of Laurel, Mississippi, and 
                continuing on Interstate Route 59 north to Interstate 
                Route 20 and on Interstate Route 20 to the Mississippi-
                Alabama State border; and
                    ``(B) commencing in the vicinity of Laurel, 
                Mississippi, running south on Interstate Route 59 to 
                United States Route 98 in the vicinity of Hattiesburg, 
                connecting to United States Route 49 south then 
                following United States Route 49 south to Interstate 
                Route 10 in the vicinity of Gulfport and following 
                Mississippi Route 601 southerly terminating near the 
                Mississippi State Port at Gulfport.''.
            (4) Middle alabama corridor.--Section 1105(c) of the 
        Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
        (Public Law 102-240; 105 Stat. 2032; 133 Stat. 3018) (as 
        amended by paragraph (3)) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
            ``(94) The Middle Alabama Corridor including the route--
                    ``(A) beginning at the Alabama-Mississippi border 
                generally following portions of I-20 until following a 
                new interstate extension paralleling United States 
                Highway 80, specifically--
                    ``(B) crossing Alabama Route 28 near Coatopa, 
                Alabama, traveling eastward crossing United States 
                Highway 43 and Alabama Route 69 near Selma, Alabama, 
                traveling eastwards closely paralleling United States 
                Highway 80 to the south crossing over Alabama Routes 
                22, 41, and 21, until its intersection with I-65 near 
                Hope Hull, Alabama;
                    ``(C) continuing east along the proposed Montgomery 
                Outer Loop south of Montgomery, Alabama where it would 
                next join with I-85 east of Montgomery, Alabama;
                    ``(D) continuing along I-85 east bound until its 
                intersection with United States Highway 280 near 
                Opelika, Alabama or United States Highway 80 near 
                Tuskegee, Alabama;
                    ``(E) generally following the most expedient route 
                until intersecting with existing United States Highway 
                80 (JR Allen Parkway) through Phenix City until 
                continuing into Columbus, Georgia.''.
            (5) Middle georgia corridor.--Section 1105(c) of the 
        Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
        (Public Law 102-240; 105 Stat. 2032; 133 Stat. 3018) (as 
        amended by paragraph (4)) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
            ``(95) The Middle Georgia Corridor including the route--
                    ``(A) beginning at the Alabama-Georgia Border 
                generally following the Fall Line Freeway from 
                Columbus, Georgia to Augusta, Georgia, specifically--
                    ``(B) travelling along United States Route 80 (JR 
                Allen Parkway) through Columbus, Georgia and near Fort 
                Benning, Georgia, east to Talbot County, Georgia where 
                it would follow Georgia Route 96, then commencing on 
                Georgia Route 49C (Fort Valley Bypass) to Georgia Route 
                49 (Peach Parkway) to its intersection with Interstate 
                Route 75 in Byron, Georgia;
                    ``(C) continuing north along Interstate Route 75 
                through Warner Robins and Macon, Georgia where it would 
                meet Interstate Route 16, then following Interstate 
                Route 16 east it would next join United States Route 80 
                and then onto State Route 57;
                    ``(D) commencing with State Route 57 which turns 
                into State Route 24 near Milledgeville, Georgia would 
                then bypass Wrens, Georgia with a newly constructed 
                bypass, and after the bypass it would join United 
                States Route 1 near Fort Gordon into Augusta, Georgia 
                where it will terminate at Interstate Route 520.''.
    (b) Inclusion of Certain Segments on Interstate System.--Section 
1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act 
of 1991 (Public Law 102-240; 109 Stat. 597; 126 Stat. 427; 129 Stat. 
1422; 133 Stat. 3018) is amended, in the first sentence--
            (1) by inserting ``subsection (c)(84),'' after ``subsection 
        (c)(83),''; and
            (2) by striking ``and subsection (c)(91)'' and inserting 
        ``subsection (c)(91), subsection (c)(92), subsection (c)(93), 
        subsection (c)(94), and subsection (c)(95)''.
    (c) Designation.--Section 1105(e)(5)(C) of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-240; 109 Stat. 
597; 129 Stat. 1422; 133 Stat. 3018) is amended by striking the 
fifteenth sentence and inserting the following: ``The route referred to 
in subsection (c)(84)(A) is designated as Interstate Route I-14 North. 
The route referred to in subsection (c)(84)(B) is designated as 
Interstate Route I-14 South. The Bryan/College Station, Texas loop 
referred to in subsection (c)(84)(C) is designated as Interstate Route 
I-214. The routes referred to in subsections (c)(84)(C), (c)(92), 
(c)(93), (c)(94), and (c)(95) are designated as Interstate Route I-14. 
The routes referred to in subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), and (G) of 
subsection (c)(84) and subparagraph (B) of subsection (c)(93) shall 
each be given separate Interstate route numbers.''.
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