H.R. 2574House117th Congress (2021-2023)In Committee

To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate a portion of United States Route 74 in North Carolina as a future interstate, and for other purposes.

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The bill amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to officially label a stretch of U.S. Route 74 in North Carolina—from Columbus to Kings Mountain—as a high‑priority corridor and as a future interstate. This change guides federal transportation planning and could lead to the road being upgraded to interstate standards, affecting travelers, local communities, and state transportation projects in that area.

Key Provisions

Adds U.S. Route 74 from Columbus to Kings Mountain, North Carolina, as High Priority Corridor 92 in the ISTEA law.
Amends the law to include this segment as a future interstate by updating the relevant subsection to reference the new corridor (c)(92).

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Highways and Transit Subcommittee

April 16, 2021

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Introduced in House

April 15, 2021

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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

April 15, 2021

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Highways and Transit Subcommittee

April 16, 2021

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Introduced in HouseIssued April 15, 2021

117th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2574

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 15, 2021

Ms. Foxx (for herself and Mr. Cawthorn) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate a portion of United States Route 74 in North Carolina as a future interstate, and for other purposes.

Designation of future interstate

(a)

Designation as high priority corridor

Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(92)

United States Route 74 from Columbus, North Carolina to Kings Mountain, North Carolina.

(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).