H.R. 2470House117th Congress (2021-2023)In Committee

To designate certain future interstates and high priority corridors in Kentucky, and for other purposes.

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The bill designates the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Expressway in Kentucky as a High Priority Corridor and as a future Interstate highway. It adds the route to the list of corridors under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act and assigns it the Interstate number I‑365, a spur of I‑65. The changes also update vehicle operation rules to treat the expressway as part of the Interstate system. The measure affects transportation planning, funding, and vehicle regulations for the specified stretch of road in Kentucky.

Key Provisions

Adds the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Expressway (from I‑65 in Barren County to US‑27 in Somerset) to the High Priority Corridor list.
Designates the same route as a future Interstate and assigns it the number I‑365, a spur of I‑65.
Amends vehicle operation statutes to include the expressway under Interstate vehicle operation requirements.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Highways and Transit Subcommittee

April 14, 2021

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Introduced in House

April 13, 2021

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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

April 13, 2021

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Highways and Transit Subcommittee

April 14, 2021

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Introduced in HouseIssued April 13, 2021

117th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2470

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 13, 2021

Mr. Guthrie (for himself, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, and Mr. Comer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To designate certain future interstates and high priority corridors in Kentucky, and for other purposes.

Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Expressway

(a)

Designation as high priority corridor

Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended by adding at the end the following:

(92)

The Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Expressway from the interchange with Interstate 65 in Barren County, Kentucky, east to the interchange with U.S. Highway 27 in Somerset, Kentucky.

(b)

Designation as future interstate

Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended by striking and subsection (c)(91) and inserting subsection (c)(91), and subsection (c)(92).

(c)

Numbering of Parkway

Section 1105(e)(5)(C)(i) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended by adding at the end the following: The route referred to in subsection (c)(92) is designated as Interstate Route I–365..

(d)

Operation of vehicles

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

(1)

in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking clauses (i) through (iv) and inserting clauses (i) through (v); and

(2)

by adding at the end the following:

(v)

The Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Expressway (to be designated as a spur of Interstate Route 65) from the interchange with Interstate 65 in Barren County, Kentucky, east to the interchange with U.S. Highway 27 in Somerset, Kentucky.