117th CONGRESS 1st Session |
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.
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
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Future Interstate in Oklahoma and Arkansas Act”.
SEC. 2. 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.”.