To identify certain roads in the vicinity of Beale Air Force Base and Travis Air Force Base, California, as defense access roads for purposes of the Defense Access Road Program.

Bill: 117-hr-6607
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]
Introduced: 2022-02-04
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: California

Defense spending

Military facilities and property

Roads and highways

Transportation programs funding
Latest action: action_date: 2022-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill certifies specified roads in California in the vicinity of Beale Air Force Base or Travis Air Force Base as important to the national defense for purposes of the Defense Access Road Program. The program provides a means for the military to pay their share of the cost of public highway improvements necessary to mitigate an unusual impact of a defense activity (e.g., a significant increase in personnel at a military installation).</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6607 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 4, 2022 Mr. Garamendi (for himself and Mr. LaMalfa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To identify certain roads in the vicinity of Beale Air Force Base and Travis Air Force Base, California, as defense access roads for purposes of the Defense Access Road Program.

1. Identification of defense access roads, Beale Air Force Base and Travis Air Force Base, California (a) Certification For purposes of the Defense Access Road Program, the roads specified in subsection (b) in the vicinity of Beale Air Force Base, California, or in the vicinity of Travis Air Force Base, California, are hereby certified to the Secretary of Defense, and by extension to the Secretary of Transportation, as important to the national defense pursuant to section 210 of title 23, United States Code. (b) Roads identified The certification made by subsection (a) applies to the following roads: (1) For Beale Air Force Base, California: (A) Chuck Yeager Road. (B) North Beale Road. (C) Spenceville Road, also known as Camp Beale Highway. (D) South Beale Road. (2) For Travis Air Force Base, California: (A) Air Base Parkway. (B) Canon Road. (C) Gate Road, including North Gate Road. (D) Petersen Road. (E) Vanden Road.