Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/1222

 119 STAT. 1204

PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

No. 20.

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State

Project Description

PA

Route 23/US 422 Interchange Modernization and Route 363/US 422 Interchange Improvement Project and U.S. 422 Widening, Montgomery County, PA ..........................................................

$20,000,000

Route 28 Widening and improvements, Allegheny County, PA ...............................................

$15,000,000

PA

Amount

22.

PA

Improvements to I–80, Monroe County, PA .........

$15,000,000

23.

SC

I–73, Construction of I–73 from Myrtle Beach, SC to I–95, ending at the North Carolina State line .............................................................

$40,000,000

Rail Relocation to route 164/I–664 rail corridor, Portsmouth ..........................................................

$15,000,000

Replacement of the Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seawall in Seattle ...............................................

$120,000,000

24. 25.

23 USC 101 note.

VA WA

SEC. 1302. NATIONAL CORRIDOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish and implement a program to make allocations to States for highway construction projects in corridors of national significance to promote economic growth and international or interregional trade pursuant to the selection factors provided in this section. A State must submit an application to the Secretary in order to receive an allocation under this section. (b) SELECTION PROCESS.— (1) PRIORITY.—In the selection process under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to projects in corridors that are a part of, or will be designated as part of, the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways after completion of the work described in the application received by the Secretary and to any project that will be completed within 5 years of the date of the allocation of funds for the project. (2) SELECTION FACTORS.—In making allocations under this section, the Secretary shall consider the following factors: (A) The extent to which the corridor provides a link between two existing segments of the Interstate System. (B) The extent to which the project will facilitate major multistate or regional mobility and economic growth and development in areas underserved by existing highway infrastructure. (C) The extent to which commercial vehicle traffic in the corridor— (i) has increased since the date of enactment of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.); and (ii) is projected to increase in the future. (D) The extent to which international truck-borne commodities move through the corridor.

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