Bill Summary
This bill proposes to amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 by designating a portion of the Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky) Parkway as a High Priority Corridor and a Future Interstate. It also specifies the numbering of this section as Interstate Route I-369 and allows for certain vehicles to operate on this designated route. This bill aims to improve transportation efficiency and connectivity in Western Kentucky.
Possible Impacts
1. Residents living in the affected area may experience disruptions and changes to their daily commute due to construction and potential changes in the route of the parkway.
2. Businesses along the designated parkway may see an increase in traffic and potential changes to access points, which could impact their operations and revenue.
3. Communities and local governments may need to adjust their planning and budgeting to accommodate the changes to the parkway, potentially affecting their financial stability and development plans.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1021 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1021
To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
with respect to a portion of the Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky)
Parkway, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 3, 2019
Mr. McConnell introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
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A BILL
To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
with respect to a portion of the Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky)
Parkway, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. WENDELL H. FORD (WESTERN KENTUCKY) PARKWAY.
(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; 131 Stat. 797) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(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.''.
(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; 131 Stat. 797) is amended in the first sentence
by striking ``and subsection (c)(90)'' and inserting ``subsection
(c)(90), and subsection (c)(91)''.
(c) Numbering of Parkway.--Section 1105(e)(5)(C)(i) of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law
102-240; 109 Stat. 598; 126 Stat. 426; 131 Stat. 797) is amended by
adding at the end the following: ``The route referred to in subsection
(c)(91) is designated as Interstate Route I-369.''.
(d) Operation of Vehicles.--Section 127(l)(3)(A) of title 23,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), in the first
sentence, by striking ``clause (i) or (ii)'' and inserting
``clauses (i) through (iii)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(iii) The Wendell H. Ford (Western
Kentucky) Parkway (to be designated as a spur
of Interstate Route 69) 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.''.
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