ARC Development Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8170 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8170 To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide for certain exceptions to the mileage limitation for Appalachian development highway system projects. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 30, 2024 Mr. Edwards (for himself, Mr. Trone, and Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide for certain exceptions to the mileage limitation for Appalachian development highway system projects. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Appalachian Regional Continuing Development Act of 2024'' or the ``ARC Development Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. MILEAGE LIMITATION EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM PROJECTS. Section 14501 of title 40, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (g) as subsections (f) through (j), respectively; (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (d); (3) in subsection (a)-- (A) by striking ``There shall not'' and inserting ``(c) Local Access Road Mileage.--There shall not''; and (B) by striking ``Construction on the development'' and inserting ``(b) Limitation on Total Mileage.-- Except as provided in subsection (e), construction on the development''; (4) by inserting after subsection (d), as redesignated by this section, the following: ``(e) Application for Alternative Route.-- ``(1) Exemption from mileage limitation.--The Appalachian Regional Commission may approve a waiver of the limitation in subsection (b) for a constructi