Bill Summary
This legislation, known as the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Expressway Bill, aims to designate certain highways in Kentucky as high priority corridors and future interstates. The bill specifically designates the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Expressway, which runs from the interchange with Interstate 65 in Barren County, Kentucky to the interchange with U.S. Highway 27 in Somerset, Kentucky, as a high priority corridor and future interstate. It also assigns the route the designation of Interstate Route I-365. Additionally, the bill amends existing laws to allow for the operation of vehicles on this designated route.
Possible Impacts
1. It could potentially affect the travel and transportation options for people living in Kentucky, especially those living along the designated highways and corridors.
2. It could also have an impact on the economy of Kentucky, as the designation of future interstates and high priority corridors may attract more businesses and commerce to the state.
3. The legislation could also potentially have environmental implications, as the construction and operation of these highways could impact local ecosystems and natural resources.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1091 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1091
To designate certain future interstates and high priority corridors in
Kentucky, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 13, 2021
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 designate certain future interstates and high priority corridors in
Kentucky, 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. LOUIE B. NUNN CUMBERLAND EXPRESSWAY.
(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 Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Expressway from the
interchange with Interstate 65 in Barren County, Kentucky, east
to the interchange with U.S. Highway 27 in Somerset,
Kentucky.''.
(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) 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; 133 Stat. 3018) is amended by adding at the end
the following: ``The route referred to in subsection (c)(92) is
designated as Interstate Route I-365.''.
(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 ``clauses (i) through (iv) of this
subparagraph'' and inserting ``clauses (i) through (v)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(v) The Louie B. Nunn Cumberland
Expressway (to be designated as a spur of
Interstate Route 65) from the interchange with
Interstate 65 in Barren County, Kentucky, east
to the interchange with U.S. Highway 27 in
Somerset, Kentucky.''.
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