A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide a minimum allocation of highway funds for States that have low population densities and comprise large geographic areas.
Rural States Highway Preservation Act of 1997 - Amends Federal highway provisions to direct the Secretary of Transportation, for FY 1998 and thereafter, to increase and set aside an additional amount of Federal highway funds for allocation (according to a specified formula) to States that: (1) have population densities of fewer than 20 individuals per square mile; and (2) comprise a land area of 10,000 square miles or more.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1398-1400)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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