,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #geja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ad1 #bjbb    
,mrs4 ,boebert 7for herself1 ,mr4       
,lamborn1 and ,mr4 ,buck7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,rules1 for a period to be
 subsequently determined by the         
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 ,transportation to conduct a study on  
the significant improvements and        
potential alternatives necessary to     
offset extended closures associated with
 ,interstate ,route #gj1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,i-#gj ,detour ,act4
  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the     
following3  7#a7 ,interstate ,route #gj 
is the gateway to the ,rocky ,mountains 
and a major east-west interstate highway

 that runs through and connects #aj     
different states from ,baltimore1       
,maryland1 to ,cove ,fort1 ,utah4  7#b7 
,because of natural hazards1 ,interstate
 ,route #gj through ,glenwood           
experiences significant closures that   
last greater than #a week1 three or four
 times a decade4  7#c7 ,substantial     
improvements to existing roads and      
possible alternative routes should be   
studied and then funded in a timely     
manner to ensure the continuation of    
commerce as well as the safe movement of
 goods and people in the event that     
,interstate ,route #gj is shut down     
again in the future4  7#d7 ,closures of 
,interstate ,route #gj are extremely    
costly1 with an economic impact         
estimated at #a million per hour4  7#e7 
,at this time1 the local counties       
directly impacted by these closures and 
some of the alternatives proposed in    
this bill prefer for any county route or
 county road impacted by this bill to   
remain under county control and not     

become a state highway4  #c4            
,alternatives  7a7 ,report  7#a7 ,in    
general ,as soon as practicable1 but not
 later than #b years after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,transportation shall submit to      
,congress a report with recommendations 
for significant improvements and        
potential alternatives necessary to     
offset extended closures associated with
 ,interstate ,route #gj1 including--    
7,a7 at least #a alternative that       
includes the possibility of improving   
,catherine's ,store ,road1 as proposed  
by ,garfield ,county1 ,colorado2  7,b7  
at least #a alternative that includes   
the possibility of improving the #f spot
 locations to existing roads1 as        
proposed by ,eagle ,county1 ,colorado2  
7,c7 at least #a alternative that       
includes the possibility of improving an
 existing road down ,cottonwood ,creek1 
as proposed by ,eagle ,county           
stakeholders and the ,colorado          
,department of ,transportation2  7,d7 at

 least #a alternative that includes the 
possibility of improving ,interstate    
,route #gj system resilience and        
reducing risks from nearby hazards2 and 
7,e7 any other significant improvements 
and alternatives proposed by ,garfield  
,county1 ,colorado1 ,eagle ,county1     
,colorado1 the ,colorado ,department of 
,transportation1 or the ,secretary      
before the date of enactment of this    
,act4  7#b7 ,contents ,the report       
required under paragraph 7#a7 shall     
include information regarding the cost  
and feasibility of each alternative or  
improvement described in such report4   
7b7 ,legislation  7#a7 ,in general ,not 
later than #fj days after the ,secretary
 submits the report to ,congress under  
subsection 7a71 the ,committee on       
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate shall    
produce legislation based on the        
recommendations provided by the         

,secretary in such report4  7#b7        
,authorization of appropriations ,the   
legislation produced under paragraph    
7#a7 shall include a provision to       
authorize appropriations to carry out   
any activities authorized in such       
legislation4  7#c7 ,consideration ,not  
later than #fj days after producing     
legislation under paragraph 7#a71 the   
committees referred to in such paragraph
 shall move to consider such            
legislation4