S. 1766Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)In Committee

Future Interstate in Oklahoma and Arkansas Act

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The bill changes the 1991 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act to name U.S. Route 412—from its junction with I‑35 in Noble County, Oklahoma, through Tulsa, to its junction with I‑49 in Springdale, Arkansas—as a high‑priority corridor and a future part of the Interstate system. It also lets vehicles that were legal on that road before it becomes an Interstate keep operating even if new weight limits would otherwise apply. The changes affect highway planning and vehicle regulations in Oklahoma and Arkansas.

Key Provisions

Adds U.S. Route 412 from I‑35 in Noble County, OK to I‑49 in Springdale, AR as a High Priority Corridor (designated as corridor (c)(92)).
Amends the list of future Interstates to include this corridor, updating the statutory language accordingly.
Creates a vehicle‑weight exemption so that any vehicle legally operating on the designated segment before its Interstate designation can continue to do so despite any new weight restrictions.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works Committee

May 20, 2021

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Introduced in Senate

May 20, 2021

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works Committee

May 20, 2021

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Introduced in SenateIssued May 20, 2021

117th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1766

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 20, 2021

Mr. Inhofe (for himself, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Cotton) 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 to designate United States Route 412 as a future part of the Interstate System, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Future Interstate in Oklahoma and Arkansas Act.

Future interstate designation

(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; 133 Stat. 3018) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(92)

The route that generally follows United States Route 412 from its intersection with Interstate 35 in Noble County, Oklahoma, passing through Tulsa, Oklahoma, to its intersection with Interstate 49 in Springdale, Arkansas.

(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; 133 Stat. 3018) is amended in the first sentence by striking and subsection (c)(91) and inserting subsection (c)(91), and subsection (c)(92).

(c)

Vehicle weight limitations

Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

(v)

Operation of vehicles on certain Oklahoma highways

If any segment of highway referred to in paragraph (92) of section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240; 105 Stat. 2032; 133 Stat. 3018) is designated as a route on the Interstate System, a vehicle that could operate legally on that segment before the date of such designation may continue to operate on that segment, without regard to any requirement under this section.