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S. 1021Senate116th Congress (2019-2021)In Committee

A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 with respect to a portion of the Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky) Parkway, and for other purposes.

Sponsored by Mitch McConnellSen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Introduced April 3, 2019

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The bill updates the 1991 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act to give a segment of Kentucky’s Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky) Parkway special status. It designates that stretch as a High‑Priority Corridor, a future part of the Interstate system, and assigns it an Interstate number. The changes affect the portion of the parkway between the William H. Natcher Parkway and the Edward T. Breathitt (Pennyrile) Parkway.

Key Provisions

  • Adds the parkway segment to the list of High‑Priority Corridors under the ISTEA.
  • Amends the law to include this segment as a future Interstate, specifically as a spur of Interstate 69.
  • Assigns the Interstate designation I‑369 to the parkway segment.
  • Updates vehicle operation rules to reflect the new Interstate status for the parkway.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S2243)

Environment and Public Works Committee

April 3, 2019

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Introduced in Senate

April 3, 2019

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S2243)

Environment and Public Works Committee

April 3, 2019

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John Thune
Sen. John ThuneR-SD · Apr 3, 2019

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.

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Richard J. Durbin
Sen. Richard J. DurbinD-IL · Apr 3, 2019

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.

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Mitch McConnell
Sen. Mitch McConnellR-KY · Apr 3, 2019

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.

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Mitch McConnell
Sen. Mitch McConnellR-KY · Apr 3, 2019

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.

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Introduced in SenateIssued April 3, 2019

II

116th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1021

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 3, 2019

Mr. McConnell introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

A BILL

To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 with respect to a portion of the Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky) Parkway, and for other purposes.

1.

Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky) Parkway

(a)

Designation as high priority corridor

Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240; 105 Stat. 2032; 131 Stat. 797) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(91)

The Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky) Parkway from the interchange with the William H. Natcher Parkway in Ohio County, Kentucky, west to the interchange of the Western Kentucky Parkway with the Edward T. Breathitt (Pennyrile) Parkway.

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(b)

Designation as future Interstate

Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240; 109 Stat. 597; 131 Stat. 797) is amended in the first sentence by striking and subsection (c)(90) and inserting subsection (c)(90), and subsection (c)(91).

(c)

Numbering of Parkway

Section 1105(e)(5)(C)(i) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240; 109 Stat. 598; 126 Stat. 426; 131 Stat. 797) is amended by adding at the end the following: The route referred to in subsection (c)(91) is designated as Interstate Route I–369..

(d)

Operation of vehicles

Section 127(l)(3)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in the matter preceding clause (i), in the first sentence, by striking clause (i) or (ii) and inserting clauses (i) through (iii); and

(2)

by adding at the end the following:

(iii)

The Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky) Parkway (to be designated as a spur of Interstate Route 69) from the interchange with the William H. Natcher Parkway in Ohio County, Kentucky, west to the interchange of the Western Kentucky Parkway with the Edward T. Breathitt (Pennyrile) Parkway.

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