Sec. 1105. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM
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## SEC. 1105 HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM ###
(a)Findings The Congress finds that— ####
(1)the construction of the Interstate Highway System connected the major population centers of the Nation and greatly enhanced economic growth in the United States; ####
(2)many regions of the Nation are not now adequately served by the Interstate System or comparable highways and require further highway development in order to serve the travel and economic development needs of the region; and ####
(3)the development of transportation corridors is the most efficient and effective way of integrating regions and improving efficiency and safety of commerce and travel and further promoting economic development. ###
(b)Purpose It is the purpose of this section to identify highway corridors and evacuation routes of national significance; to include those corridors on the National Highway System; to allow the Secretary, in cooperation with the States, to prepare long-range plans and feasibility studies for these corridors; to allow the States to give priority to funding the construction of these corridors; and to provide increased funding for segments of these corridors that have been identified for construction. ###
(c)Identification of High Priority Corridors on National Highway System The following are high priority corridors on the National Highway System: ####
(1)North-South Corridor from Kansas City, Missouri, to Shreveport, Louisiana. ####
(2)Avenue of the Saints Corridor from St. Louis, Missouri, to St. Paul, Minnesota. ####
(3)East-West Transamerica Corridor commencing on the Atlantic Coast in the Hampton Roads area going westward across Virginia to the vicinity of Lynchburg, Virginia, continuing west to serve Roanoke and then to a West Virginia corridor centered around Beckley to Welch as part of the Coalfields Expressway described in section 1069(v), then to Williamson sharing a common corridor with the I–73/74 Corridor (referred to in item 12 of the table contained in subsection (f)), then to a Kentucky Corridor centered on the cities of Pikeville, Jenkins, Hazard, London, and Somerset; then, generally following the Louie B. Nunn Parkway corridor from Somerset to Columbia, to Glasgow, to I–65; then to Bowling Green, Hopkinsville, Benton, and Paducah, into Illinois, and into Missouri and exiting western Missouri and moving westward across southern Kansas. ####
(4)Hoosier Heartland Industrial Corridor from Lafayette, Indiana, to Toledo, Ohio. ####
(5)#####
(A)I–73/74 North-South Corridor from Charleston, South Carolina, through Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to Portsmouth, Ohio, to Cincinnati, Ohio, to termini at Detroit, Michigan and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The Sault Ste. Marie terminus shall be reached via a corridor connecting Adrian, Jackson, Lansing, Mount Pleasant, and Grayling, Michigan. #####
(B)######
(i)In the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Corridor shall generally follow— ######
(I)United States Route 220 from the Virginia-North Carolina border to I–581 south of Roanoke; ######
(II)I–581 to I–81 in the vicinity of Roanoke; ######
(III)I–81 to the proposed highway to demonstrate intelligent transportation systems authorized by item 29 of the table in section 1107(b) in the vicinity of Christiansburg to United States Route 460 in the vicinity of Blacksburg; and ######
(IV)United States Route 460 to the West Virginia State line. ######
(ii)In the States of West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio, the Corridor shall generally follow— ######
(I)United States Route 460 from the West Virginia State line to United States Route 52 at Bluefield, West Virginia; and ######
(II)United States Route 52 to United States Route 23 at Portsmouth, Ohio. ######
(iii)In the States of North Carolina and South Carolina, the Corridor shall generally follow— ######
(I)in the case of I–73— ######
(aa)United States Route 220 from the Virginia State line to State Route 68 in the vicinity of Greensboro; ######
(bb)State Route 68 to I–40; ######
(cc)I–40 to United States Route 220 in Greensboro; ######
(dd)United States Route 220 to United States Route 1 near Rockingham; ######
(ee)United States Route 1 to the South Carolina State line; and ###### (ff)7 South Carolina State line to the Myrtle Beach Conway region to Georgetown, South Carolina, including a connection to Andrews following the route 41 corridor and to Camden following the U.S. Route 521 corridor; and 7Margin so in law. ######
(II)in the case of I–74— ######
(aa)I–77 from Bluefield, West Virginia, to the junction of I–77 and the United States Route 52 connector in Surry County, North Carolina; ######
(bb)the I–77/United States Route 52 connector to United States Route 52 south of Mount Airy, North Carolina; ######
(cc)United States Route 52 to United States Route 311 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina; ######
(dd)United States Route 311 to United States Route 220 in the vicinity of Randleman, North Carolina; ######
(ee)United States Route 220 to United States Route 74 near Rockingham; ######
(ff)United States Route 74 to United States Route 76 near Whiteville; ######
(gg)United States Route 74/76 to the South Carolina State line in Brunswick County; and ###### (hh)7 South Carolina State line to the Myrtle Beach Conway region to Georgetown, South Carolina. ####
(6)United States Route 80 Corridor from Meridian, Mississippi, to Savannah, Georgia. ####
(7)East-West Corridor from Memphis, Tennessee, through Huntsville, Alabama, to Atlanta, Georgia, and Chattanooga, Tennessee. ####
(8)Highway 412 East-West Corridor from Tulsa, Oklahoma, through Arkansas along United States Route 62/63/65 to Nashville, Tennessee. ####
(9)United States Route 220 and the Appalachian Thruway Corridor from Business 220 in Bedford, Pennsylvania, to the vicinity of Corning, New York, including United States Route 322 between United States Route 220 and I–80. ####
(10)Appalachian Regional Corridor X. ####
(11)Appalachian Regional Corridor V. ####
(12)United States Route 25E Corridor from Corbin, Kentucky, to Morristown, Tennessee, via Cumberland Gap, to include that portion of Route 58 in Virginia which lies within the Cumberland Gap Historical Park. ####
(13)Raleigh-Norfolk Corridor from Raleigh, North Carolina, through Rocky Mount, Williamston, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina, to Norfolk, Virginia. ####
(14)Heartland Expressway from Denver, Colorado, through Scottsbluff, Nebraska, to Rapid City, South Dakota as follows: #####
(A)In the State of Colorado, the Heartland Expressway Corridor shall generally follow— ######
(i)Interstate 76 from Denver to Brush; and ######
(ii)Colorado Highway 71 from Limon to the border between the States of Colorado and Nebraska. #####
(B)In the State of Nebraska, the Heartland Expressway Corridor shall generally follow— ######
(i)Nebraska Highway 71 from the border between the States of Colorado and Nebraska to Scottsbluff; ######
(ii)United States Route 26 from Scottsbluff to the intersection with State Highway L62A; ######
(iii)State Highway L62A from the intersection with United States Route 26 to United States Route 385 north of Bridgeport; ######
(iv)United States Route 385 to the border between the States of Nebraska and South Dakota; and ######
(v)United States Highway 26 from Scottsbluff to the border of the States of Nebraska and Wyoming. #####
(C)In the State of Wyoming, the Heartland Expressway Corridor shall generally follow United States Highway 26 from the border of the States of Nebraska and Wyoming to the termination at Interstate 25 at Interchange number 94. #####
(D)In the State of South Dakota, the Heartland Expressway Corridor shall generally follow— ######
(i)United States Route 385 from the border between the States of Nebraska and South Dakota to the intersection with State Highway 79; and ######
(ii)State Highway 79 from the intersection with United States Route 385 to Rapid City. ####
(15)Urban Highway Corridor along M–59 in Michigan. ####
(16)Economic Lifeline Corridor along I–15 and I–40 in California, Arizona, and Nevada. ####
(17)Route 29 Corridor from Greensboro, North Carolina, to the District of Columbia. ####
(18)Corridor from Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, through Port Huron, Michigan, southwesterly along Interstate Route 69 through Indianapolis, Indiana, through Evansville, Indiana, Memphis, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Shreveport/Bossier, Louisiana, to Houston, Texas, and to the Lower Rio Grande Valley at the border between the United States and Mexico, as follows: #####
(A)In Michigan, the corridor shall be from Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, southwesterly along Interstate Route 94 to the Ambassador Bridge interchange in Detroit, Michigan. #####
(B)In Michigan and Illinois, the corridor shall be from Windsor, Ontario, Canada, through Detroit, Michigan, westerly along Interstate Route 94 to Chicago, Illinois. #####
(C)In Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana, the Corridor shall— ######
(i)follow the alignment generally identified in the Corridor 18 Special Issues Study Final Report; and ######
(ii)include a connection between the Corridor east of Wilmar, Arkansas, and west of Monticello, Arkansas, to Pine Bluff, Arkansas. #####
(D)In the Lower Rio Grande Valley, the Corridor shall— ######
(i)include United States Route 77 from the Rio Grande River to Interstate Route 37 at Corpus Christi, Texas, and then to Victoria, Texas, via U.S. Route 77; ######
(ii)include United States Route 281 from the Rio Grande River to Interstate Route 37 and then to Victoria, Texas, via United States Route 59; ######
(iii)include the Corpus Christi Northside Highway and Rail Corridor from the existing intersection of United States Route 77 and Interstate Route 37 to United States Route 181, including FM511 from United States Route 77 to the Port of Brownsville; and ######
(iv)include Texas State Highway 44 from United States Route 59 at Freer, Texas, to Texas State Highway 358. #####
(E)In Kentucky, the corridor shall utilize the existing Purchase Parkway from the Tennessee State line to Interstate 24, follow Interstate Route 24 to the Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway, then utilize the existing Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway and Edward T. Breathitt (Pennyrile) Parkway to Henderson. ####
(19)United States Route 395 Corridor from the United States-Canadian border to Reno, Nevada. ####
(20)United States Route 59 Corridor from Laredo, Texas, through Houston, Texas, to the vicinity of Texarkana, Texas. ####
(21)United States Route 219 Corridor from Buffalo, New York, to the intersection of Interstate Route 80. ####
(22)The Alameda Transportation Corridor along Alameda Street from the entrance to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to Interstate 10, Los Angeles, California. ####
(23)The Interstate Route 35 Corridor from Laredo, Texas, through Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Wichita, Kansas, to Kansas City, Kansas/Missouri, to Des Moines, Iowa, to Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Duluth, Minnesota, including I–29 between Kansas City and the Canadian border and the connection from Wichita, Kansas, to Sioux City, Iowa, which includes I–135 from Wichita, Kansas to Salina, Kansas, United States Route 81 from Salina, Kansas, to Norfolk, Nebraska, Nebraska State Route 35 from Norfolk, Nebraska, to South Sioux City, Nebraska, and the connection to I–29 in Sioux City, Iowa. ####
(24)The Dalton Highway from Deadhorse, Alaska to Fairbanks, Alaska. ####
(25)State Route 168 (South Battlefield Boulevard), Virginia, from the Great Bridge Bypass to the North Carolina State line. ####
(26)The CANAMEX Corridor from Nogales, Arizona, through Las Vegas, Nevada, to Salt Lake City, Utah, to Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Montana, to the Canadian Border as follows: #####
(A)In the State of Arizona, the CANAMEX Corridor shall generally follow— ######
(i)I–19 from Nogales to Tucson; ######
(ii)I–10 from Tucson to Phoenix; and ######
(iii)United States Route 93 in the vicinity of Phoenix to the Nevada Border. #####
(B)In the State of Nevada, the CANAMEX Corridor shall follow— ######
(i)United States Route 93 from the Arizona Border to Las Vegas; and ######
(ii)I–15 from Las Vegas to the Utah Border. #####
(C)From the Utah Border through Montana to the Canadian Border, the CANAMEX Corridor shall follow I–15. ####
(27)The Camino Real Corridor from El Paso, Texas, to Denver, Colorado, as follows: #####
(A)In the State of Texas, the Camino Real Corridor shall generally follow— ######
(i)arterials from the international ports of entry to I–10 in El Paso County; and ######
(ii)I–10 from El Paso County to the New Mexico border. #####
(B)In the State of New Mexico, the Camino Real Corridor shall generally follow— ######
(i)I–10 from the Texas Border to Las Cruces; and ######
(ii)I–25 from Las Cruces to the Colorado Border. #####
(C)In the State of Colorado, the Camino Real Corridor shall generally follow I–25 from the New Mexico border to Denver continuing to the Wyoming border. #####
(D)In the State of Wyoming, the Camino Real Corridor shall generally follow— ######
(i)I–25 north to join with I–90 at Buffalo; and ######
(ii)I–90 to the Montana border. #####
(E)In the State of Montana, the Camino Real Corridor shall generally follow— ######
(i)I–90 to Billings; and ######
(ii)Montana Route 3, United States Route 12, United States Route 191, United States Route 87, to I–15 at Great Falls; and ######
(iii)I–15 from Great Falls to the Canadian border. ####
(28)The Birmingham Northern Beltline beginning at I–59 in the vicinity of Trussville, Alabama, and traversing westwardly intersecting with United States Route 75, United States Route 79, and United States Route 31; continuing southwestwardly intersecting United States Route 78 and terminating at I–59 with the I–459 interchange. ####
(29)The Coalfields Expressway beginning at Beckley, West Virginia, to Pound, Virginia, generally following the corridor defined as State Routes 54, 97, 10, 16, and 83. ####
(30)Interstate Route 5 in the States of California, Oregon, and Washington, including California State Route 905 between Interstate Route 5 and the Otay Mesa Port of Entry. ####
(31)The Mon-Fayette Expressway and Southern Beltway in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. ####
(32)The Wisconsin Development Corridor from the Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin border near Dubuque, Iowa, to the Upper Mississippi River Basin near Eau Claire, Wisconsin, as follows: #####
(A)United States Route 151 from the Iowa border to Fond du Lac via Madison, Wisconsin, then United States Route 41 from Fond du Lac to Marinette via Oshkosh, Appleton, and Green Bay, Wisconsin. #####
(B)State Route 29 from Green Bay to I–94 via Wausau, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire, Wisconsin. #####
(C)United States Route 10 from Appleton to Marshfield, Wisconsin. ####
(33)The Capital Gateway Corridor following United States Route 50 from the proposed intermodal transportation center connected to and including the I–395 corridor in Washington, D.C., to the intersection of United States Route 50 with Kenilworth Avenue and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Maryland. ####
(34)The Alameda Corridor-East and Southwest Passage, California. The Alameda Corridor-East is generally described as the corridor from East Los Angeles (terminus of Alameda Corridor) through Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties, to termini at Barstow in San Bernardino County and Coachella in Riverside County. The Southwest Passage shall follow I–10 from San Bernardino to the Arizona State line. ####
(35)Everett-Tacoma FAST Corridor. ####
(36)New York and Pennsylvania State Route 17 from Harriman, New York, to its intersection with I–90 in Pennsylvania. ####
(37)United States Route 90 from I–49 in Lafayette, Louisiana, to I–10 in New Orleans. ####
(38)#####
(A)The Ports-to-Plains Corridor from Laredo, Texas, via I–27 to Denver, Colorado, shall include: ######
(i)In the State of Texas the Ports-to-Plains Corridor shall generally follow— ######
(I)I–35 from Laredo to United States Route 83 at Exit 18; ######
(II)United States Route 83 from Exit 18 to Carrizo Springs; ######
(III)United States Route 277 from Carrizo Springs to San Angelo; ######
(IV)United States Route 87 from San Angelo to Sterling City; ######
(V)From Sterling City to Lamesa— ######
(aa)the Corridor shall follow United States Route 87; and ######
(bb)the Corridor shall also follow Texas Route 158 from Sterling City to I–20, then via I–20 West to Texas Route 349 and, Texas Route 349 from Midland to Lamesa; ######
(VI)United States Route 87 from Lamesa to Lubbock; ######
(VII)I–27 from Lubbock to Amarillo; ######
(VIII)United States Route 287 from Amarillo to Dumas; and ######
(IX)######
(aa)United States Route 287 from Dumas to the border between the States of Texas and Oklahoma; and ######
(bb)United States Route 87 from Dumas to the border between the States of Texas and New Mexico. ######
(ii)In the State of Oklahoma, the Ports-to-Plains Corridor shall generally follow United States Route 287 from the border between the States of Texas and Oklahoma to the border between the States of Oklahoma and Colorado. ######
(iii)In the State of Colorado, the Ports-to-Plains Corridor shall generally follow— ######
(I)United States Route 287 from the border between the States of Oklahoma and Colorado to Limon; and ######
(II)Interstate Route 70 from Limon to Denver. ######
(iv)In the State of New Mexico, the Ports-to-Plains Corridor shall generally follow United States Route 87 from the border between the States of Texas and New Mexico to Raton. #####
(B)The corridor designation contained in subclauses
(I)through
(VIII)of subparagraph (A)(i) shall take effect only if the Texas Transportation Commission has not designated the Ports-to-Plains Corridor in Texas by June 30, 2001. ####
(39)United States Route 63 from Marked Tree, Arkansas, to I–55. ####
(40)The Greensboro Corridor from Danville, Virginia, to Greensboro, North Carolina, along United States Route 29. ####
(41)The Falls-to-Falls Corridor—United States Route 53 from International Falls on the Minnesota/Canada border to Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. ####
(42)The portion of Corridor V of the Appalachian development highway system from Interstate Route 55 near Batesville, Mississippi, to the intersection with Corridor X of the Appalachian development highway system near Fulton, Mississippi. ####
(43)The United States Route 95 Corridor from the Canadian border at Eastport, Idaho, to the Oregon State border. ####
(44)The Louisiana Highway 1 corridor from Grand Isle, Louisiana, along Louisiana Highway 1, to the intersection with United States Route 90. ####
(45)The United States Route 78 Corridor from Memphis, Tennessee, to Corridor X of the Appalachian development highway system near Fulton, Mississippi, and Corridor X of the Appalachian development highway system extending from near Fulton, Mississippi, to near Birmingham, Alabama. ####
(46)Interstate Route 710 between the terminus at Long Beach, California, to California State Route 60. ####
(47)Interstate Route 87 from the Quebec border to New York City. ####
(48)The Route 50 High Plains Corridor along the United States Route 50 corridor from Newton, Kansas, to Pueblo, Colorado. ####
(49)The Atlantic Commerce Corridor on Interstate Route 95 from Jacksonville, Florida, to Miami, Florida. ####
(50)The East-West Corridor commencing in Watertown, New York, continuing northeast through New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, and terminating in Calais, Maine. ####
(51)The SPIRIT Corridor on United States Route 54 from El Paso, Texas, through New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma to Wichita, Kansas. ####
(52)The route in Arkansas running south of and parallel to Arkansas State Highway 226 from the relocation of United States Route 67 to the vicinity of United States Route 49 and United States Route 63. ####
(53)United States Highway Route 6 from Interstate Route 70 to Interstate Route 15, Utah. ####
(54)The California Farm-to-Market Corridor, California State Route 99 from south of Bakersfield to Sacramento, California. ####
(55)In Texas, Interstate Route 20 from Interstate Route 35E in Dallas County, east to the intersection of Interstate Route 635, north to the intersection of Interstate Route 30, northeast through Texarkana to Little Rock, Arkansas, Interstate Route 40 northeast from Little Rock east to the proposed Interstate Route 69 corridor. ####
(56)In the State of Texas, the La Entrada al Pacifico Corridor consisting of the following highways and any portion of a highway in a corridor on 2 miles of either side of the center line of the highway: #####
(A)State Route 349 from Lamesa to the point on that highway that is closest to 32 degrees, 7 minutes, north latitude, by 102 degrees, 6 minutes, west longitude. #####
(B)The segment or any roadway extending from the point described by subparagraph
(A)to the point on Farm-to-Market Road 1788 closest to 32 degrees, 0 minutes, north latitude, by 102 degrees, 16 minutes, west longitude. #####
(C)Farm-to-Market Road 1788 from the point described by subparagraph
(B)to its intersection with Interstate Route 20. #####
(D)Interstate Route 20 from its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 1788 to its intersection with United States Route 385. #####
(E)United States Route 385 from Odessa to Fort Stockton, including those portions that parallel United States Route 67 and Interstate Route 10. #####
(F)United States Route 67 from Fort Stockton to Presidio, including those portions that parallel Interstate Route 10 and United States Route 90. ####
(57)United States Route 41 corridor between Interstate Route 94 via Interstate Route 894 and Highway 45 near Milwaukee and Interstate Route 43 near Green Bay in the State of Wisconsin. ####
(58)The Theodore Roosevelt Expressway from Rapid City, South Dakota, north on United States Route 85 to Williston, North Dakota, west on United States Route 2 to Culbertson, Montana, and north on Montana Highway 16 to the international border with Canada at the port of Raymond, Montana. ####
(59)The Central North American Trade Corridor from the border between North Dakota and South Dakota, north on United States Route 83 through Bismark and Minot, North Dakota, to the international border with Canada. ####
(60)The Providence Beltline Corridor beginning at Interstate Route 95 in the vicinity of Hope Valley, Rhode Island, traversing eastwardly intersecting and merging into Interstate Route 295, continuing northeastwardly along Interstate Route 95, and terminating at the Massachusetts border, and including the western bypass of Providence, Rhode Island, from Interstate Route 295 to the Massachusetts border. ####
(61)In the State of Missouri, the corridors consisting of the following highways: #####
(A)Interstate Route 70, from Interstate Route 29/35 to United States Route 61/Avenue of the Saints. #####
(B)Interstate Route 72/United States Route 36, from the intersection with Interstate Route 29 to United States Route 61/Avenue of the Saints. #####
(C)United States Route 67, from Interstate Route 55 to the Arkansas State line. #####
(D)United States Route 65, from United States Route 36/Interstate Route 72 to the East-West TransAmerica corridor, at the Arkansas State line. #####
(E)United States Route 63, from United States Route 36 and the proposed Interstate Route 72 to the East-West TransAmerica corridor, at the Arkansas State line. #####
(F)United States Route 54, from the Kansas State line to United States Route 61/Avenue of the Saints. ####
(62)The Georgia Developmental Highway System Corridors identified in section 32–4–22 of the Official Code of Georgia, Annotated. ####
(63)The Liberty Corridor, a corridor in an area encompassing very critical and significant transportation infrastructure providing regional, national, and international access through the State of New Jersey, including Interstate Routes 95, 80, 287, and 78, United States Routes 1, 9, and 46, and State Routes 3 and 17, and portways and connecting infrastructure. ####
(64)The corridor in an area of passage in the State of New Jersey serving significant interstate and regional traffic, located near the cities of Camden, New Jersey, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and including Interstate Route 295, State Route 42, United States Route 130, and Interstate Routes 76 and 676. ####
(65)The Interstate Route 95 Corridor beginning at the New York State line and continuing through Connecticut to the Rhode Island State line. ####
(66)The Interstate Route 91 Corridor from New Haven, Connecticut, to the Massachusetts State line. ####
(67)The Fairbanks-Yukon International Corridor consisting of the portion of the Alaska Highway from the international border with Canada to the Richardson Highway, and the Richardson Highway from its junction with the Alaska Highway to Fairbanks, Alaska. ####
(68)The Washoe County Corridor and the Intermountain West Corridor, which shall generally follow— #####
(A)for the Washoe County Corridor, along Interstate Route 580/United States Route 95/United States Route 95A from Reno, Nevada, to Las Vegas, Nevada; and #####
(B)for the Intermountain West Corridor, from the vicinity of Las Vegas, Nevada, north along United States Route 95 terminating at Interstate Route 80. ####
(69)The Cross Valley Connector connecting Interstate Route 5 and State Route 14, Santa Clarita Valley, California. ####
(70)The Economic Lifeline corridor, along Interstate Route 15 and Interstate Route 40, California, Arizona, and Nevada, including Interstate Route 215 South from near San Bernadino, California, to Riverside, California, and State Route 91 from Riverside, California, to the intersection with Interstate Route 15 near Corona, California. ####
(71)The High Desert Corridor/E–220 from Los Angeles, California, to Las Vegas, Nevada, via Palmdale and Victorville, California. ####
(72)The North-South corridor, along Interstate Route 49 North, from Kansas City, Missouri, to Shreveport, Louisiana. ####
(73)The Louisiana Highway corridor, along Louisiana Highway 1, from Grand Isle, Louisiana, to the intersection with United States Route 90. ####
(74)The portion of United States Route 90 from Interstate Route 49 in Lafayette, Louisiana, to Interstate Route 10 in New Orleans, Louisiana. ####
(75)The Louisiana 28 corridor from Fort Polk to Alexandria, Louisiana. ####
(76)The portion of Interstate Route 75 from Toledo, Ohio, to Cincinnati, Ohio. ####
(77)The portion of United States Route 24 from the Indiana/Ohio State line to Toledo, Ohio. ####
(78)The portion of Interstate Route 71 from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Cleveland, Ohio. ####
(79)Interstate Route 376 from the Pittsburgh Interchange (I/C No. 56) of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, westward on Interstate Route 279, United States Route 22, United States Route 30, and Pennsylvania Route 60, continuing past the Pittsburgh International Airport on Turnpike Route 60, to the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate Route 76), Interchange 10, and continuing north on Pennsylvania Turnpike Route 60 to Interstate Route 80. ####
(80)The Intercounty Connector, a new east-west multimodal highway between Interstate Route 270 and Interstate Route 95/United States Route 1 in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, Maryland. ####
(81)United States Route 117/Interstate Route 795 from United States Route 70 in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, to Interstate Route 40 west of Faison, Sampson County, North Carolina. ####
(82)United States Route 70 from its intersection with Interstate Route 40 in Garner, Wake County, North Carolina, to the Port at Morehead City, Carteret County, North Carolina. ####
(83)The Sonoran Corridor along State Route 410 connecting Interstate Route 19 and Interstate Route 10 south of the Tucson International Airport. ####
(84)The Central Texas Corridor, including the route— #####
(A)commencing in the vicinity of Texas Highway 338 in Odessa, Texas, running eastward generally following Interstate Route 20, connecting to Texas Highway 158 in the vicinity of Midland, Texas, then following Texas Highway 158 eastward to United States Route 87 and then following United States Route 87 southeastward, passing in the vicinity of San Angelo, Texas, and connecting to United States Route 190 in the vicinity of Brady, Texas; #####
(B)commencing at the intersection of Interstate Route 10 and United States Route 190 in Pecos County, Texas, and following United States Route 190 to Brady, Texas; #####
(C)following portions of United States Route 190 eastward, passing in the vicinity of Fort Hood, Killeen, Belton, Temple, Bryan, College Station, Huntsville, Livingston, Woodville, and Jasper, to the logical terminus of Texas Highway 63 at the Sabine River Bridge at Burrs Crossing and including a loop generally encircling Bryan/College Station, Texas; #####
(D)following United States Route 83 southward from the vicinity of Eden, Texas, to a logical connection to Interstate Route 10 at Junction, Texas; #####
(E)following United States Route 69 from Interstate Route 10 in Beaumont, Texas, north to United States Route 190 in the vicinity of Woodville, Texas; #####
(F)following United States Route 96 from Interstate Route 10 in Beaumont, Texas, north to United States Route 190 in the vicinity of Jasper, Texas; and #####
(G)following United States Route 190, State Highway 305, and United States Route 385 from Interstate Route 10 in Pecos County, Texas, to Interstate 20 at Odessa, Texas. ####
(85)Interstate Route 81 in New York from its intersection with Interstate Route 86 to the United States-Canadian border. ####
(86)Interstate Route 70 from Denver, Colorado, to Salt Lake City, Utah. ####
(87)The Oregon 99W Newberg-Dundee Bypass Route between Newberg, Oregon, and Dayton, Oregon. ####
(88)Interstate Route 205 in Oregon from its intersection with Interstate Route 5 to the Columbia River. ####
(89)I–57 Corridor Extension as follows: In Arkansas, the corridor shall follow United States Route 67 in North Little Rock, Arkansas, from I–40 to United States Route 412, then continuing generally northeast to the State line, and in Missouri, the corridor shall continue generally north from the Arkansas State line to Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and then follow United States Route 60 to I–57. ####
(90)The Edward T. Breathitt Parkway from Interstate 24 to Interstate 69. ####
(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. ####
(92)United States Route 421 from the interchange with Interstate Route 85 in Greensboro, North Carolina, to the interchange with Interstate Route 95 in Dunn, North Carolina. ####
(93)The South Mississippi Corridor from the Louisiana and Mississippi border near Natchez, Mississippi, to Gulfport, Mississippi, shall generally follow— #####
(A)United States Route 84 from the Louisiana border at the Mississippi River passing in the vicinity of Natchez, Brookhaven, Monticello, Prentiss, and Collins, Mississippi, to the logical terminus with Interstate Route 59 in the vicinity of Laurel, Mississippi, and continuing on Interstate Route 59 south to the vicinity of Hattiesburg, Mississippi; and #####
(B)United States Route 49 from the vicinity of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, south to Interstate Route 10 in the vicinity of Gulfport, Mississippi, following Mississippi Route 601 south and terminating near the Mississippi State Port at Gulfport. ####
(94)The Kosciusko to Gulf Coast corridor commencing at the logical terminus of Interstate Route 55 near Vaiden, Mississippi, running south and passing east of the vicinity of the Jackson Urbanized Area, connecting to United States Route 49 north of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and generally following United States Route 49 to a logical connection with Interstate Route 10 in the vicinity of Gulfport, Mississippi. ####
(95)The Interstate Route 22 spur from the vicinity of Tupelo, Mississippi, running south generally along United States Route 45 to the vicinity of Shannon, Mississippi. ####
(96)The route that generally follows United States Route 412 from its intersection with Interstate Route 35 in Noble County, Oklahoma, passing through Tulsa, Oklahoma, to its intersection with Interstate Route 49 in Springdale, Arkansas. ####
(97)The Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Expressway from the interchange with Interstate Route 65 in Barren County, Kentucky, east to the interchange with United States Highway 27 in Somerset, Kentucky. ####
(98)The route that generally follows State Route 7 from Grenada, Mississippi, to Holly Springs, Mississippi, passing in the vicinity of Coffeeville, Water Valley, Oxford, and Abbeville, Mississippi, to its logical connection with Interstate Route 22 in the vicinity of Holly Springs, Mississippi. ####
(99)The Central Louisiana Corridor commencing at the logical terminus of Louisiana Highway 8 at the Sabine River Bridge at Burrs Crossing and generally following portions of Louisiana Highway 8 to Leesville, Louisiana, and then eastward on Louisiana Highway 28, passing in the vicinity of Alexandria, Pineville, Walters, and Archie, to the logical terminus of United States Route 84 at the Mississippi River Bridge at Vidalia, Louisiana. ####
(100)The Central Mississippi Corridor, including the route— #####
(A)commencing at the logical terminus of United States Route 84 at the Mississippi River and then generally following portions of United States Route 84 passing in the vicinity of Natchez, Brookhaven, Monticello, Prentiss, and Collins, to Interstate Route 59 in the vicinity of Laurel, Mississippi, and continuing on Interstate Route 59 north to Interstate Route 20 and on Interstate Route 20 to the Mississippi–Alabama State border; and #####
(B)commencing in the vicinity of Laurel, Mississippi, running south on Interstate Route 59 to United States Route 98 in the vicinity of Hattiesburg, connecting to United States Route 49 south then following United States Route 49 south to Interstate Route 10 in the vicinity of Gulfport and following Mississippi Route 601 southerly terminating near the Mississippi State Port at Gulfport. ####
(101)The Middle Alabama Corridor including the route— #####
(A)beginning at the Alabama–Mississippi border generally following portions of I–20 until following a new interstate extension paralleling United States Highway 80, specifically— #####
(B)crossing Alabama Route 28 near Coatopa, Alabama, traveling eastward crossing United States Highway 43 and Alabama Route 69 near Selma, Alabama, traveling eastwards closely paralleling United States Highway 80 to the south crossing over Alabama Routes 22, 41, and 21, until its intersection with I–65 near Hope Hull, Alabama; #####
(C)continuing east along the proposed Montgomery Outer Loop south of Montgomery, Alabama where it would next join with I–85 east of Montgomery, Alabama; #####
(D)continuing along I–85 east bound until its intersection with United States Highway 280 near Opelika, Alabama or United States Highway 80 near Tuskegee, Alabama; #####
(E)generally following the most expedient route until intersecting with existing United States Highway 80 (JR Allen Parkway) through Phenix City until continuing into Columbus, Georgia. ####
(102)The Middle Georgia Corridor including the route— #####
(A)beginning at the Alabama–Georgia Border generally following the Fall Line Freeway from Columbus, Georgia to Augusta, Georgia, specifically— #####
(B)travelling along United States Route 80 (JR Allen Parkway) through Columbus, Georgia and near Fort Benning, Georgia, east to Talbot County, Georgia where it would follow Georgia Route 96, then commencing on Georgia Route 49C (Fort Valley Bypass) to Georgia Route 49 (Peach Parkway) to its intersection with Interstate Route 75 in Byron, Georgia; #####
(C)continuing north along Interstate Route 75 through Warner Robins and Macon, Georgia where it would meet Interstate Route 16, then following Interstate Route 16 east it would next join United States Route 80 and then onto State Route 57; #####
(D)commencing with State Route 57 which turns into State Route 24 near Milledgeville, Georgia would then bypass Wrens, Georgia with a newly constructed bypass, and after the bypass it would join United States Route 1 near Fort Gordon into Augusta, Georgia where it will terminate at Interstate Route 520. ###
(d)Inclusion on NHS The Secretary shall include all corridors identified in subsection
(c)on the proposed National Highway System submitted to Congress under section 103(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code. ###
(e)Provisions Applicable to Corridors ####
(1)Long-range plan The Secretary, in cooperation with the affected State or States, may prepare a long-range plan for the upgrading of each corridor to the appropriate standard for highways on the National Highway System. Each such plan may include a plan for developing the corridor and a plan for financing the development. ####
(2)Feasibility studies The Secretary, in cooperation with the affected State or States, may prepare feasibility and design studies, as necessary, for those corridors for which such studies have not been prepared. A feasibility study may be conducted under this subsection with respect to the corridor described in subsection (c)(2), relating to Avenue of the Saints, to determine the feasibility of an adjunct to the Avenue of the Saints serving the southern St. Louis metropolitan area and connecting with I–55 in the vicinity of Route A in Jefferson County, Missouri. A study may be conducted under this subsection to determine the feasibility of constructing a more direct limited access highway between Peoria and Chicago, Illinois. A feasibility study may be conducted under this paragraph to identify routes that will expedite future emergency evacuations of coastal areas of Louisiana. ####
(3)Certification acceptance The Secretary may discharge any of his responsibilities under title 23, United States Code, relative to projects on a corridor identified under subsection (c), upon the request of a State, by accepting a certification by the State in accordance with section 117 of such title. ####
(4)Acceleration of projects To the maximum extent feasible, the Secretary may use procedures for acceleration of projects in carrying out projects on corridors identified in subsection (c). ####
(5)Inclusion of certain route segments on interstate system #####
(A)In general The portions of the routes referred to in subsection (c)(1), subsection (c)(3) (relating solely to the Kentucky Corridor), clauses (i), (ii), and (except with respect to Georgetown County)
(iii)of subsection (c)(5)(B), subsection (c)(9), subsection (c)(13), subsection (c)(18), subsection (c)(20), subparagraphs
(A)and (B)(i) of subsection (c)(26), subsection (c)(36), subsection (c)(37), clauses
(i)and
(iv)of subsection (c)(38)(A), subsection (c)(40), subsection (c)(42), subsection (c)(45), subsection (c)(54), subsection (c)(57), subsection (c)(68)(B), subsection (c)(81), subsection (c)(82), subsection (c)(83), subsection (c)(84), subsection (c)(89), subsection (c)(90), subsection (c)(91), subsection (c)(92), subsection (c)(93)(A), subsection (c)(94), subsection (c)(95), subsection (c)(96), subsection (c)(97), subsection (c)(99), subsection (c)(100), subsection (c)(101), and subsection (c)(102) that are not a part of the Interstate System are designated as future parts of the Interstate System. Any segment of such routes shall become a part of the Interstate System at such time as the Secretary determines that the segment meets the Interstate System design standards approved by the Secretary under section 109(b) of title 23, United States Code, and is planned to connect to an existing Interstate System segment by the date that is 25 years after the date of enactment of the MAP–21. #####
(B)Interstate route 376 ######
(i)Designation of interstate route 376 ######
(I)In general The routes referred to in subsection (c)(79), except the portion of Pennsylvania Turnpike Route 60 between Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange 10 and Interstate Route 80, shall be designated as Interstate Route 376. ######
(II)Signs The State of Pennsylvania shall have jurisdiction over the highways described in subclause
(I)(except Pennsylvania Turnpike Route 60) and erect signs in accordance with Interstate signing criteria that identify the routes described in subclause
(I)as Interstate Route 376. ######
(III)Assistance from secretary The Secretary shall assist the State of Pennsylvania in carrying out, not later than December 31, 2008, an activity under subclause
(II)relating to Interstate Route 376 and in complying with sections 109 and 139 of title 23, United States Code. ######
(ii)Other segments The segment of the route referred to in subsection (c)(79) located between the Pennsylvania Turnpike, Interchange 10, and Interstate Route 80 may be signed as Interstate Route 376 under clause (i)(II) if that segment meets the criteria under sections 109 and 139 of title 23, United States Code. #####
(C)Routes ######
(i)Designation The portion of the route referred to in subsection (c)(9) is designated as Interstate Route I–99. The routes referred to in subsections (c)(18) and (c)(20) shall be designated as Interstate Route I–69. A State having jurisdiction over any segment of routes referred to in subsections (c)(18) and (c)(20) shall erect signs identifying such segment that is consistent with the criteria set forth in subsections (e)(5)(A)(i) and (e)(5)(A)(ii) as Interstate Route I–69, including segments of United States Route 59 in the State of Texas. The segment identified in subsection (c)(18)(D)(i) shall be designated as Interstate Route I–69 East, and the segment identified in subsection (c)(18)(D)(ii) shall be designated as Interstate Route I–69 Central. The State of Texas shall erect signs identifying such routes as segments of future Interstate Route I–69. The portion of the route referred to in subsection (c)(36) is designated as Interstate Route I–86. The Purchase Parkway corridor referred to in subsection (c)(18)(E) shall be designated as Interstate Route 69. A State having jurisdiction over any segment of routes and/or corridors referred to in subsections (c)(18) shall erect signs identifying such segment that is consistent with the criteria set forth in subsections (e)(5)(A)(i) and (e)(5)(A)(ii) as Interstate Route 69. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (e)(5)(A)(i) and (e)(5)(A)(ii), or any other provisions of this Act, the Commonwealth of Kentucky shall erect signs, as approved by the Secretary, identifying the routes and/or corridors described in subsection (c)(18) for the Commonwealth, as segments of future Interstate Route 69. The routes referred to in clause
(i)(other than subclauses (V)(aa) and (V)(bb) and subclause (IX)(aa) of that clause) and clause
(iv)of subsection (c)(38)(A) are designated as Interstate Route I–27. The route referred to in subsection (c)(38)(A)(i)(V)(aa) is designated as Interstate Route I–27E. The route referred to in subsection (c)(38)(A)(i)(V)(bb) is designated as Interstate Route I–27W. The route referred to in subsection (c)(38)(A)(i)(IX)(aa) is designated as Interstate Route I–127N. The route referred to in subsection (c)(45) is designated as Interstate Route I–22. The routes referred to in subparagraphs
(A)and (B)(i) of subsection (c)(26) and in subsection (c)(68)(B) are designated as Interstate Route I–11. The route referred to in subsection (c)(84)(A) is designated as Interstate Route I–14 North. The route referred to in subsection (c)(84)(B) is designated as Interstate Route I–14 South. The Bryan/College Station, Texas loop referred to in subsection (c)(84)(C) is designated as Interstate Route I–214. The route referred to in subsection (c)(89) is designated as Interstate Route I–57. The route referred to in subsection (c)(90) is designated as Interstate Route I–169. The route referred to in subsection (c)(91) is designated as Interstate Route I–569. The route referred to in subsection (c)(97) is designated as Interstate Route I–365. The routes referred to in subsections (c)(84)(C), (c)(99), (c)(100), (c)(101), and (c)(102) are designated as Interstate Route I–14. The routes referred to in subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), and
(G)of subsection (c)(84) and subparagraph
(B)of subsection (c)(100) shall each be given separate Interstate route numbers. ######
(ii)Rulemaking to determine future interstate sign erection criteria The Secretary shall conduct a rulemaking to determine the appropriate criteria for the erection of signs for future routes on the Interstate System identified in subparagraph (A). Such rulemaking shall be undertaken in consultation with States and local officials and shall be completed not later than December 31, 1998. #####
(D)Treatment of segments Subject to subparagraph (C), segments designated as part of the Interstate System by this paragraph and the mileage of such segments shall be treated in the manner described in the last 2 sentences of section 139(a) of title 23, United States Code. #####
(E)Use of funds ######
(i)General rule Funds apportioned under section 104(b)(5)(A) of title 23, United States Code, may be used on a project to construct a portion of a route referred to in this paragraph to standards set forth in section 109(b) of such title if the State determines that the project for which the funds were originally apportioned is unreasonably delayed or no longer viable. ######
(ii)Limitation If funds apportioned under section 104(b)(5)(A) of title 23, United States Code, for completing a segment of the Interstate System are used on a project pursuant to this subparagraph, no interstate construction funds may be made available, after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, for construction of such segment. ###
(f)High Priority Segments Highway segments of the corridors referred to in subsection
(c)which are described in this subsection are high priority segments eligible for assistance under this section. Subject to subsection (g)(2), there is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for fiscal years 1992 through 1997 to carry out a project on each such segment the amount listed for each such segment: CITY/STATEHIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORSAMOUNT in millions1.PennsylvaniaFor the segment described in item 6 of this table and up to $11,000,000 for upgrading U.S. 220 High Priority and the Appalachian Thruway Corridor between State College and I–8050.72. Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee Upgrading of the East-West Corridor along Rt. 72 and up to $1,500,000 from the State of Alabama's share of the project for modification of the Keller Memorial Bridge in Decatur, Alabama, to a pedestrian structure 25.43. MissouriImprovement of North-South Corridor along Highway 71, Southwestern, MO3.64. ArkansasFor construction of Highway 412 from Siloam Springs to Springdale, Arkansas as part of Highway 412 East-West Corridor34.05. ArkansasFor construction of Highway 412 from Harrison to Springdale, Arkansas as part of the Highway 412 East-West Corridor56.06. PennsylvaniaTo improve U.S. 220 to a 4-lane limited access highway from Bald Eagle northward to the intersection of U.S. 220 and U.S. 322148.07. S. Dakota/Nebraska Conduct a feasibility study of expressway from Rapid City, S. Dakota to Scotts Bluff, Nebraska0.648. AlabamaConstruction of Appalachian Highway Corridor X from Corridor V near Fulton, Mississippi to U.S. 31 at Birmingham, Alabama as part of Appalachian Highway X Corridor Project59.29. AlabamaFor construction of a portion of Appalachian Development Corridor V from Mississippi State Line near Red Bay, Alabama to the Tennessee State Line north of Bridgeport, Alabama25.410. West VirginiaConstruction of Shawnee Project from 3-Corner Junction to I–77 as part of I–73/74 Corridor project4.511. West VirginiaWidening U.S. Rt. 52 from Huntington to Williamson, W. Virginia as part of the I–73/74 Corridor project100.012. West VirginiaReplacement of U.S. Rt. 52 from Williamson, W. Virginia to I–77 as part of the I–73/74 Corridor project14.013. North Carolina/VirginiaFor Upgrading I–64 and Route 17 Virginia and constructing a new highway from Rocky Mount to Elizabeth City, North Carolina as part of the Raleigh-Norfolk High Priority Corridor Improvements17.814. ArkansasConstruction of Highway 71 between Fayetteville and Alma, Arkansas as part of the North-South High Priority Corridor100.015. Arkansas/TexasFor construction of Highway 71 from Alma, Arkansas to Louisiana border70.016. MichiganTo widen a 60 mile portion of highway M–59 from MacComb County to I–96 in Howell County, Michigan29.617. South Dakota, Colorado, Nebraska To improve the Heartland Expressway from Rapid City, South Dakota to Scotts Bluff, Nebraska29.618. IndianaTo construct a 4-lane highway from Lafayette to Ft. Wayne, Indiana, following existing Indiana 25 and U.S. 249.519. Ohio/Indiana Conduct feasibility and economic study to widen Rt. 24 from Ft. Wayne, Indiana to Toledo, Ohio as part of the Lafayette to Toledo Corridor0.3220. California, Nevada, Arizona For improvements on I–15 and I–40 in California, Nevada and Arizona ($10,500,000 of which shall be expended on the Nevada portion of the corridor, including the I–15/U.S. 95 interchange)59.221. LouisianaTo improve the North-South Corridor from Louisiana border to Shreveport, Louisiana, and up to $6,000,000 for surface transportation projects in Louisiana, including $4,500,000 for the I–10 and I–610 project in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, in the corridor between the St. Charles Parish line and Tulane Avenue, $500,000 for noise analysis and safety abatement measures or barriers along the Lakeview section of I–610 in New Orleans, and $1,000,000 for 3 highway studies (including $250,000 for a study to widen United States Route 84/Louisiana Route 6 traversing north Louisiana, $250,000 for a study to widen Louisiana Route 42 from United States Route 61 to Louisiana Route 44 and extend to I–10 in East Ascension Parish, and $500,000 for a study to connect I–20 on both sides of the Ouachita River)29.622. Missouri, Iowa, MinnesotaFor improvements for Avenue of the Saints from St. Paul, Minnesota to St. Louis, Missouri118.024. Various StatesI–66 Transamerica Highway Feasibility study1.025.Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia To improve Cumberland Gap Tunnel and for various associated improvements as part of U.S. 25E Corridor, except that the allocation percentages under section 1105(g)(2) of this section shall not apply to this project after fiscal year 1992 72.426. Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee To improve the Bloomington, Indiana, to Evansville, Indiana, segment of the Indianapolis, Indiana, to Memphis, Tennessee, high priority corridor23.727. WashingtonFor improvements on the Washington State portion of the U.S. 395 corridor from the U.S.-Canadian border to Reno, Nevada54.528. VirginiaConstruction of a bypass of Danville, Virginia, on Route 29 Corridor17.029. ArkansasHighway 412 from Harrison to Mt. Home20.030.New YorkImprovements on Route 219 between Springville to Ellicottville in New York State9.5 ###
(g)Provisions Relating to High Priority Segments ####
(1)Detailed plans Each State in which a priority segment identified under subsection
(f)is located may prepare a detailed plan for completion of construction of such segment and for financing such construction. ####
(2)Allocation percentages 8 percent of the amount allocated by subsection
(f)for each high priority segment authorized by subsection
(f)shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 1992. 18.4 percent of such amount shall be available for obligation in each of fiscal years 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997. ####
(3)Federal share The Federal share payable on account of any project under subsection
(f)shall be 80 percent of the cost thereof. ####
(4)Delegation to states Subject to the provisions of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary may delegate responsibility for construction of a project or projects under subsection
(f)to the State in which such project or projects are located upon request of such State. ####
(5)Advance construction When a State which has been delegated responsibility for construction of a project under this subsection— #####
(A)has obligated all funds allocated under this subsection for construction of such project; and #####
(B)proceeds to construct such project without the aid of Federal funds in accordance with all procedures and all requirements applicable to such project, except insofar as such procedures and requirements limit the State to the construction of projects with the aid of Federal funds previously allocated to it; the Secretary, upon the approval of the application of a State, shall pay to the State the Federal share of the cost of construction of the project when additional funds are allocated for such project under this subsection. ####
(6)Applicability of title 23 Funds authorized by subsection
(f)and subsection
(h)shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except that the Federal share of the cost of any project under subsection
(f)shall be determined in accordance with this subsection and such funds shall remain available until expended. Funds authorized by subsection
(f)shall not be subject to any obligation limitation. * * * * * * * ####
(8)Special Rule Amounts allocated by subsection
(f)to the State of California for improvements on I–15 and I–40 shall not be subject to any State or local law relating to apportionment of funds available for the construction or improvement of highways. ####
(9)The States of South Dakota and Nebraska may, at their discretion, utilize funds allocated to them for the project described in section 1105(f)(17) of this Act to support the Nebraska/South Dakota feasibility study described in section 1105(f)(7) and may also utilize funds allocated for that study for the project described in section 1105(f)(17). ###
(h)Authorization for Feasibility Studies There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) $8,000,000 per fiscal year for each of the fiscal years 1992 through 1997 to carry out feasibility and design studies under subsection (e)(2). ###
(i)Revolving Loan Fund ####
(1)Establishment The Secretary may establish a Priority Corridor Revolving Loan Fund. ####
(2)Advances The Secretary shall make available as repayable advances amounts from the Revolving Loan Fund to States for planning and construction of corridors listed in subsection (c). In making such amounts available, the Secretary shall give priority to segments identified in subsection (f). ####
(3)Repayment of advances The amount of an advance to a State in a fiscal year under paragraph
(2)may not exceed the amount of a State's estimated apportionments for the National Highway System for the 2 succeeding fiscal years. Advances shall be repaid
(A)by reducing the State's National Highway System apportionment in each of the succeeding 3 fiscal years by ⅓ of the amount of the advance, or
(B)by direct repayment. Repayments shall be credited to the Priority Corridor Revolving Loan Fund. ####
(4)Authorization There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), $40,000,000 per fiscal year for each of fiscal years 1993 through 1997 to carry out this subsection.