,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agfe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bj1      
#bjba,mr4 ,inhofe introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend title #bc1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to provide greater       
flexibility for multimodal freight      
improvements1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,future of ,freight ,mobility   
,act of #bjba4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
finds that-- 7#a7 the national movement 
of freight is critical to the economic  
growth of the ,united ,states1          
transporting #a1bdj1jjj1jjj1jjj in goods
 each year1 accounting for nearly #f    
percent of annual gross domestic product
 in the ,united ,states2  7#b7          
multimodal movement of freight1 via     
road1 air1 rail and water1 is critical  
to the national competitiveness of the  
,united ,states1 supporting every sector

 of the ,united ,states economy by      
employing a cohesive network to both    
distribute goods around the country and 
deliver exports of the ,united ,states  
to the rest of the world2  7#c7 the     
,united ,states inland waterways system 
moves more than #ejj1jjj1jjj1jjj tons of
 waterborne cargo every year1 valued at 
over #acj1jjj1jjj1jjj1 and sustains over
 #fe1jjj jobs2  7#d7 the                
,mc,clellan-,kerr ,arkansas ,river      
,navigation ,system 7referred to in this
 ,act as the ,,mkarns7 moves more than  
#d1jjj1jjj1jjj in critical commodities  
every year and supports more than       
#ef1jjj jobs1 driving economic growth   
and efficiency for a #ab-,state region  
consisting of ,oklahoma1 ,arkansas1     
,kansas1 ,texas1 ,colorado1 ,montana1   
,nebraska1 ,minnesota1 ,south ,dakota1  
,north ,dakota1 ,missouri1 and ,idaho2  
7#e7 ,congress authorized the ,corps of 
,engineers to deepen the ,,mkarns from  
#i feet to #ab feet in #bjjc1 and       
approximately #ij percent of the        

,,mkarns is already #ab feet deep2 and  
7#f7 in #bjae1 the ,maritime            
,administration-- 7,a7 designated the   
,,mkarns as ,marine ,highway ,corridor  
,m-#dj2 and  7,b7 changed the status of 
the ,,mkarns from a moderate to high-use
 waterway after waterborne commerce     
increased4  #c4 ,federal-aid highway    
program  7a7 ,nationally significant    
freight and highway projects ,section   
#aag7;d77#a77;,a7 of title #bc1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
clause 7iii77,,ii71 by striking or at   
the end2  7#b7 in clause 7iv71 by       
striking and at the end and inserting   
or2 and  7#c7 by adding at the end the  
following3  7v7 a project on ,marine    
,highway ,corridor ,m-#dj in ,arkansas  
and ,oklahoma on the ,arkansas1         
,verdigris1 and ,white ,rivers1 if the  
,secretary determines that the project--
 7,i7 is functionally connected to the  
,national ,highway ,freight ,network2   
and  7,,ii7 is likely to reduce on-road 
mobile source emissions2 and  4  7b7    

,congestion mitigation and air quality  
improvement program ,section #adi7;b7 of
 title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#h77;,b71  
by striking or at the end2  7#b7 in     
paragraph 7#i71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7
 by adding at the end the following3    
7#aj7 if the project is a project on    
,marine ,highway ,corridor ,m-#dj in    
,arkansas and ,oklahoma on the          
,arkansas1 ,verdigris1 and ,white       
,rivers that-- 7,a7 is functionally     
connected to the ,federal-aid highway   
system2 and  7,b7 the ,secretary        
determines is likely to contribute to   
the attainment or maintenance of a      
national ambient air quality standard4  
4  7c7 ,national highway freight program
 ,section #afg7;i77#e77;,b7 of title    
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in clause 7i71 by striking and at 
the end2  7#b7 in clause 7ii71 by       
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 

the end the following3  7iii7 on ,marine
 ,highway ,corridor ,m-#dj in ,arkansas 
and ,oklahoma on the ,arkansas1         
,verdigris1 and ,white ,rivers1 if the  
,secretary determines that the project--
 7,i7 is functionally connected to the  
,national ,highway ,freight ,network2   
and  7,,ii7 is likely to reduce on-road 
mobile source emissions4  4