September 3, 2026
Mr. Babin (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Rose, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Williams of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate United States Route 287 as Interstate Route I–47, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the I–47 Future Interstate Act of 2026
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Sec. 2. Designation of Interstate Route I–47
(a) Designation as high priority corridor
Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240; 105 Stat. 2032; 135 Stat. 596) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(103)
United States Route 287 from State Highway 87 in Port Arthur, Texas, to United States Route 89 in Choteau, Montana.
(b) Designation and numbering as Interstate
Section 1105(e)(5) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240; 109 Stat. 597; 135 Stat. 598) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (A), in the first sentence, by striking and subsection (c)(102)
and inserting subsection (c)(102), and subsection (c)(103)
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(2)
in subparagraph (C)(i), by adding at the end the following: The route referred to in subsection (c)(103) is designated as Interstate Route I–47.
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