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HR 664 118th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

Defense Access Roads Improvement Act

Introduced: January 31, 2023 Introduced by: Garamendi, John Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Feb 1, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jan 31, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 31, 2023
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E79)
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Defense Access Roads Improvement Act

This bill updates provisions and requirements related to the Defense Access Roads Program, which authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to pay for construction and maintenance of defense access roads.

DOD must establish a formal mechanism under which a state, county, or municipality may petition to certify roads as defense access roads, and DOD must respond in writing.

Additionally, DOD must maintain and regularly update on a federal website a list of all defense access roads that includes certain unclassified information about each road (e.g., the military installation that is closest to the road).

The bill also includes military installations and commercial shipyards as sites that utilize defense access roads, thereby authorizing the use of program funds for the maintenance or construction of such roads. Further, the bill requires that defense access road projects abide by certain wage and materials requirements.

What's happening now February 1, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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