California State Route 91 Congestion Relief Act

California State Route 91 Congestion Relief Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to carry out certain transportation projects to relieve congestion on State Route 91, California. Sets the federal share of project costs at 80%.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5329 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5329

   To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to carry out certain 
     transportation projects in the State of California to relieve 
                     congestion on State Route 91.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2006

  Mr. Gary G. Miller of California (for himself, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. 
 Young of Alaska) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
           the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to carry out certain 
     transportation projects in the State of California to relieve 
                     congestion on State Route 91.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``California State Route 91 Congestion 
Relief Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF HIGHWAY PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 
carry out the following projects:
            (1) A project to add one general purpose lane in each 
        direction from State Route 55 to the Riverside County line.
            (2) A project to add an auxiliary lane along State Route 91 
        in each direction from State Route 241 to State Route 71.
            (3) A project to add truck storage lanes in both directions 
        at the existing commercial vehicle enforcement facility on 
        State Route 91.
            (4) A project to divert traffic from the State Route 241 
        Toll Road via a direct connector to the State Route 91 Express 
        Lanes (HOT) to improve the traffic operation of the interchange 
        and alleviate traffic between Orange and Riverside Counties.
            (5) A project to add freeway-to-freeway connectors between 
        State Route 56 and Interstate Route 5.
    (b) Applicability of Title 23.--The Secretary shall carry out the 
projects authorized by subsection (a) in accordance with the 
requirements of title 23, United States Code.
    (c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project 
carried out under subsection (a) shall be 80 percent.
    (d) Delegation.--The Secretary may delegate to the State of 
California responsibility for carrying out a project with funds made 
available to carry out this section.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated from the 
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account)--
            (1) $221,325,000 to carry out section 2(a)(1);
            (2) $40,700,000 to carry out section 2(a)(2);
            (3) $7,080,000 to carry out section 2(a)(3);
            (4) $56,000,000 to carry out section 2(a)(4); and
            (5) $65,000,000 to carry out section 2(a)(5).
    (b) Period of Availability.--Funds authorized by subsection (a) 
shall remain available until expended.
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