,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bj1 #bjba,mr4    
,inh(e introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 to provide great] flexibility =        
multimodal freight improvem5ts1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,future ( ,freight         
,mobility ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,f9d+s     
,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 ! national      
movem5t ( freight is critical to !      
economic gr[? ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1        
transport+ #a1bdj1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 goods   
ea* ye>1 acc\nt+ = ne>ly #f p]c5t (     
annual gross dome/ic product 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2  7#b7 multimodal movem5t (      
freight1 via road1 air1 rail & wat]1 is 
critical to ! national competitiv5ess ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 support+ e sector ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates economy by employ+ a      
cohesive network to bo? di/ribute goods 
ar\nd ! c\ntry & deliv] exports ( !     

,unit$ ,/ates to ! re/ ( ! _w2  7#c7 !  
,unit$ ,/ates inl& wat]ways sy/em moves 
m ?an #ejj1jjj1jjj1jjj tons ( wat]borne 
c>go e ye>1 valu$ at ov]                
#acj1jjj1jjj1jjj1 & su/a9s ov] #fe1jjj  
jobs2  7#d7 ! ,mc,clellan-,k]r ,arkansas
 ,riv] ,navigation ,sy/em 7ref]r$ to 9  
?is ,act z ! ,,mk>ns7 moves m ?an       
#d1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 critical commodities e 
ye> & supports m ?an #ef1jjj jobs1 driv+
 economic gr[? & effici5cy = a #ab-,/ate
 region consi/+ ( ,oklahoma1 ,arkansas1 
,kansas1 ,texas1 ,colorado1 ,montana1   
,nebraska1 ,m9nesota1 ,s\? ,dakota1     
,nor? ,dakota1 ,miss\ri1 & ,idaho2  7#e7
 ,congress au?oriz$ ! ,corps ( ,eng9e]s 
to deep5 ! ,,mk>ns f #i feet to #ab feet
 9 #bjjc1 & approximately #ij p]c5t ( ! 
,,mk>ns is already #ab feet deep2 &     
7#f7 9 #bjae1 ! ,m>itime ,adm9i/ration--
 7,a7 designat$ ! ,,mk>ns z ,m>9e       
,highway ,corridor ,m-#dj2 &  7,b7 *ang$
 ! /atus ( ! ,,mk>ns f a mod]ate to     
high-use wat]way aft] wat]borne comm]ce 
increas$4  #c4 ,f$]al-aid highway       

program  7a7 ,nationally significant    
freight & highway projects ,section     
#aag7;d77#a77;,a7 ( title #bc1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 clause  
7iii77,,ii71 by /rik+ or at ! end2  7#b7
 9 clause 7iv71 by /rik+ & at ! end &   
ins]t+ or2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  7v7 a project on ,m>9e ,highway
 ,corridor ,m-#dj 9 ,arkansas &         
,oklahoma on ! ,arkansas1 ,v]digris1 &  
,:ite ,riv]s1 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t 
! project-- 7,i7 is functionally        
connect$ to ! ,national ,highway        
,freight ,network2 &  7,,ii7 is likely  
to r$uce on-road mobile s\rce emissions2
 &  4  7b7 ,conge/ion mitigation & air  
quality improvem5t program ,section     
#adi7;b7 ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph       
7#h77;,b71 by /rik+ or at ! end2  7#b7 9
 p>agraph 7#i71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at !   
end & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7#aj7 if ! project is a  
project on ,m>9e ,highway ,corridor     
,m-#dj 9 ,arkansas & ,oklahoma on !     

,arkansas1 ,v]digris1 & ,:ite ,riv]s t--
 7,a7 is functionally connect$ to !     
,f$]al-aid highway sy/em2 &  7,b7 !     
,secret>y det]m9es is likely to         
contribute to ! atta9m5t or ma9t5ance ( 
a national ambi5t air quality /&>d4  4  
7c7 ,national highway freight program   
,section #afg7;i77#e77;,b7 ( title #bc1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
clause 7i71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7#b7 9
 clause 7ii71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end 
& ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  7iii7 on ,m>9e ,highway       
,corridor ,m-#dj 9 ,arkansas & ,oklahoma
 on ! ,arkansas1 ,v]digris1 & ,:ite     
,riv]s1 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t !     
project-- 7,i7 is functionally connect$ 
to ! ,national ,highway ,freight        
,network2 &  7,,ii7 is likely to r$uce  
on-road mobile s\rce emissions4  4