Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding an Interstate 73 corridor transportation compact.

Bill: 114-hres-585
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hurt, Robert [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2016-01-13
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Intergovernmental relations

Michigan

North Carolina

Ohio

Public-private cooperation

Roads and highways

South Carolina

State and local government operations

Transportation programs funding

Virginia

West Virginia
Latest action: action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-01-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the entering into of an agreement or compact by two or more states for cooperative effort and mutual assistance would be beneficial to the development of an Interstate 73 corridor.</p> <p> Such an agreement may incorporate the following elements to the extent that they are consistent with federal law:</p> <ul> <li>the study, development, and promotion of a plan for the design, construction, financing, and operation of such corridor through South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, and Michigan;</li> <li>coordination of efforts to establish a common legal framework in all the signatory states to authorize and facilitate design, construction, financing, and operation of such corridor or through public-private partnerships;</li> <li>advocacy for federal funding to support the establishment of such corridor;</li> <li>making available to the corridor project funding and resources that are or may be appropriated by the signatory states and allocated for that purpose; and</li> <li>doing all things necessary or convenient to facilitate and coordinate the corridor's design, construction, financing, and operation.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: IV 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 585 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2016 Mr. Hurt of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Adams , Mr. Goodlatte , Mr. Griffith , Mrs. Comstock , and Mr. Rice of South Carolina ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding an Interstate 73 corridor transportation compact.

That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the entering into of an agreement or compact by 2 or more States, for cooperative effort and mutual assistance, would be beneficial to the development of an Interstate 73 corridor. Such an agreement may incorporate the following elements to the extent that such elements are consistent with Federal law and specifically section 1105(c)(5) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991: (1) Study, development, and promotion of a plan for the design, construction, financing, and operation of the Interstate 73 corridor through the States of South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, and Michigan. (2) Coordination of efforts to establish a common legal framework in all the signatory States to authorize and facilitate design, construction, financing, and operation of the Interstate 73 corridor or through public-private partnerships. (3) Advocacy for Federal funding to support the establishment of the Interstate 73 corridor. (4) Making available to the Interstate 73 corridor project funding and resources that are or may be appropriated by the signatory States and allocated for that purpose. (5) Doing all things necessary or convenient to facilitate and coordinate the design, construction, financing, and operation of the Interstate 73 corridor to the extent that such plans and programs are consistent with Federal law and the laws of the signatory States.