,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #geja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ad1 #bjbb     
,mrs4 ,boeb]t 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 
& ,mr4 ,buck7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ,rules1 = a 
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation to
 conduct a /udy on ! significant        
improvem5ts & pot5tial alt]natives      
necess>y to (fset ext5d$ closures       
associat$ ) ,int]/ate ,r\te #gj1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,i-#gj ,det\r ,act4  #b4
 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7  
,int]/ate ,r\te #gj is ! gateway to !   
,rocky ,m\nta9s & a major ea/-we/       
int]/ate highway t runs ?r\gh & connects
 #aj diff]5t /ates f ,baltimore1 ,m>yl&1
 to ,cove ,=t1 ,utah4  7#b7 ,because (  

natural haz>ds1 ,int]/ate ,r\te #gj     
?r\gh ,gl5wood exp]i5ces significant    
closures t la/ great] ?an #a week1 ?ree 
or f\r times a decade4  7#c7 ,sub/antial
 improvem5ts to exi/+ roads & possible  
alt]native r\tes %\ld be /udi$ & !n     
fund$ 9 a timely mann] to ensure !      
cont9uation ( comm]ce z well z ! safe   
movem5t ( goods & p 9 ! ev5t t ,int]/ate
 ,r\te #gj is %ut d[n aga9 9 ! future4  
7#d7 ,closures ( ,int]/ate ,r\te #gj are
 extremely co/ly1 ) an economic impact  
e/imat$ at #a million p] h\r4  7#e7 ,at 
?is "t1 ! local c\nties directly impact$
 by ^! closures & "s ( ! alt]natives    
propos$ 9 ?is bill pref] = any c\nty    
r\te or c\nty road impact$ by ?is bill  
to rema9 "u c\nty control & n become a  
/ate highway4  #c4 ,alt]natives  7a7    
,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,z soon z        
practicable1 b n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y
 ( ,transportation %all submit to       
,congress a report ) recomm5dations =   
significant improvem5ts & pot5tial      

alt]natives necess>y to (fset ext5d$    
closures associat$ ) ,int]/ate ,r\te    
#gj1 includ+--  7,a7 at lea/ #a         
alt]native t includes ! possibility (   
improv+ ,ca!r9e's ,/ore ,road1 z propos$
 by ,g>field ,c\nty1 ,colorado2  7,b7 at
 lea/ #a alt]native t includes !        
possibility ( improv+ ! #f spot         
locations to exi/+ roads1 z propos$ by  
,eagle ,c\nty1 ,colorado2  7,c7 at lea/ 
#a alt]native t includes ! possibility (
 improv+ an exi/+ road d[n ,cottonwood  
,creek1 z propos$ by ,eagle ,c\nty      
/akehold]s & ! ,colorado ,dep>tm5t (    
,transportation2  7,d7 at lea/ #a       
alt]native t includes ! possibility (   
improv+ ,int]/ate ,r\te #gj sy/em       
resili5ce & r$uc+ risks f ne>by haz>ds2 
&  7,e7 any o!r significant improvem5ts 
& alt]natives propos$ by ,g>field       
,c\nty1 ,colorado1 ,eagle ,c\nty1       
,colorado1 ! ,colorado ,dep>tm5t (      
,transportation1 or ! ,secret>y be=e !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7       
,cont5ts ,! report requir$ "u p>agraph  

7#a7 %all include in=mation reg>d+ ! co/
 & feasibility ( ea* alt]native or      
improvem5t describ$ 9 su* report4  7b7  
,legislation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an 
#fj days aft] ! ,secret>y submits !     
report to ,congress "u subsection 7a71 !
 ,committee on ,transportation &        
,infra/ructure ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate %all produce legislation bas$ on
 ! recomm5dations provid$ by ! ,secret>y
 9 su* report4  7#b7 ,au?orization (    
appropriations ,! legislation produc$ "u
 p>agraph 7#a7 %all include a provision 
to au?orize appropriations to c>ry out  
any activities au?oriz$ 9 su*           
legislation4  7#c7 ,consid]ation ,n lat]
 ?an #fj days aft] produc+ legislation  
"u p>agraph 7#a71 ! committees ref]r$ to
 9 su* p>agraph %all move to consid] su*
 legislation4