[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 365 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 365
To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a program to make
allocations to States for projects to expand 2-lane highways in rural
areas to 4-lane highways.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 12, 2003
Mr. Bingaman (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. Cochran)
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 amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a program to make
allocations to States for projects to expand 2-lane highways in rural
areas to 4-lane highways.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Four-Lane Highway Safety and
Development Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. RURAL 4-LANE HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Title 23, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after section 138 the following:
``Sec. 139. Rural 4-lane highway development program
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) 2-lane highway.--The term `2-lane highway' means a
highway that has not more than 1 lane of traffic in each
direction.
``(2) 4-lane highway.--The term `4-lane highway' means a
highway that has 2 lanes of traffic in each direction.
``(b) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary shall establish and
carry out a program to make allocations to States for projects,
consisting of planning, design, environmental review, and construction,
to expand eligible 2-lane highways in rural areas to 4-lane highways.
``(c) Applications.--To be eligible to receive an allocation under
this section, a State shall submit to the Secretary an application at
such time, in such form, and containing such information as the
Secretary may require.
``(d) Eligible Highways.--The Secretary may make allocations under
this section only for projects to expand 2-lane highways that are on--
``(1) the National Highway System; or
``(2) a high priority corridor identified under section
1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032).
``(e) Priority in Selection.--In making allocations under this
section, the Secretary shall give priority to--
``(1) projects to improve highway safety on the most
dangerous rural 2-lane highways on the National Highway System;
``(2) projects carried out on rural highways with respect
to which the annual volume of commercial vehicle traffic--
``(A) has increased since the date of enactment of
the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation
Act (107 Stat. 2057); or
``(B) is expected to increase after the date of
enactment of this section;
``(3) projects carried out on rural highways with high
levels of commercial truck traffic; and
``(4) projects on highway corridors that will help
stimulate regional economic growth and development in rural
areas.
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account) to carry out this section $300,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2004 through 2009.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 138 the following:
``139. Rural 4-lane highway development program.''.
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