,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hdb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bd1 #bjae   
,mr4 ,heller 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,reid1  
,mr4 ,flake1 and ,mr4 ,mc,cain7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,environment and ,public  
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the        
,intermodal ,surface ,transportation    
,efficiency ,act of #aiia to extend     
,interstate ,route #aa4  #a4 ,short     
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,intermountain ,west ,corridor          
,development ,act of #bjae4  #b4        
,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7   
,interstate ,route #aa would            
significantly enhance for the ,western  
,united ,states--  7,a7 commerce2  7,b7 
tourism2  7,c7 international trade2     
7,d7 economic vitality2 and  7,e7       
competitiveness on the global stage2    
7#b7 ,interstate ,route #aa would       
connect communities and economic systems
 in the ,states of ,arizona and ,nevada1

 including--  7,a7 the #b largest cities
 in the ,united ,states without an      
,interstate connection2  7,b7 major     
trade hubs2  7,c7 existing and future   
domestic and international deep-water   
ports2 and  7,d7 transcontinental       
roadways and railroad corridors2  7#c7  
,interstate ,route #aa would improve    
safety and travel time in north-south   
corridors of the ,western ,united       
,states2 and  7#d7 the establishment of 
,interstate ,route #aa from the ,state  
of ,arizona-,mexico border through the  
,state of ,nevada and1 ultimately       
integrating into existing high priority 
corridors of the ,national ,highway     
,system leading to the ,canadian border1
 would enhance the economic vitality of 
the ,western ,united ,states4  #c4      
,route designation ,section #aaje of the
 ,intermodal ,surface ,transportation   
,efficiency ,act of #aiia 7#aje ,stat4  
#bjca7 is amended--  7#a7 in subsection 
7c71 by striking paragraph 7#fh7 7#aje  
,stat4 #bjcb2 #aai ,stat4 #abac7 and    

inserting the following3  7#fh7 ,the    
,washoe ,county ,corridor and the       
,intermountain ,west ,corridor shall    
generally follow-- 7,a7 in the case of  
the ,washoe ,county ,corridor1 along    
,interstate ,route #ehj_/,united ,states
 ,route #ie_/,united ,states ,route     
#ie;,a1 from ,reno1 ,nevada1 to ,las    
,vegas1 ,nevada2 and  7,b7 in the case  
of the ,intermountain ,west ,corridor1  
from the vicinity of ,las ,vegas        
extending north along ,united ,states   
,route #ie1 terminating at ,interstate  
,route #hj4  2 and  7#b7 in subsection  
7e77#e7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a7     
7#aji ,stat4 #eig2 #aah ,stat4 #bic2    
#aai ,stat4 #abac71 in the first        
sentence--  7i7 by inserting            
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b77i7 of       
subsection 7c77#bf71 after 7c77#bj712   
and  7ii7 by striking and subsection    
7c77#eg7 and inserting subsection       
7c77#eg71 and subsection 7c77#fh77;,b72 
and  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,c77i7 7#aji 
,stat4 #eih2 #abf ,stat4 #dbg71 in the  

last sentence by inserting 1 and        
subsection 7c77#fh77;,b71 extending     
south from the vicinity of ,wickenburg  
to ,interstate ,route #aj and continuing
 south toward the ,tucson vicinity to   
the ,nogales1 ,arizona region1          
establishing an international trade     
corridor by employing ,interstates in   
existence on the date of enactment of   
the ,intermountain ,west ,corridor      
,development ,act of #bjae or new       
alignments to be determined through     
appropriate studies1 and extending north
 from the vicinity of ,las ,vegas along 
,united ,states ,route #ie1 following   
alignments to be determined by further  
study1 terminating at ,interstate ,route
 #hj1 after subsection 7c77#bf74