SUN Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3690 To accommodate certain facilities within the right-of-way on any Federal- aid highway. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 4, 2021 Ms. BOURDEAUX introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To accommodate certain facilities within the right-of-way on any Federal-aid highway. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Solar Use Network 4 Act’’ or the ‘‘SUN Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. ACCOMMODATION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES WITHIN 6 THE RIGHT-OF-WAY ON ANY FEDERAL-AID 7 HIGHWAY. 8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other State 9 or Federal law, including regulations, electric vehicle 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 17:17 Jun 29, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3690.IH H3690 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3690 IH charging infrastructure, renewable energy generation fa- 1 cilities, electrical transmission and distribution infrastruc- 2 ture, and broadband infrastructure and conduit shall be 3 treated as a facility covered under part 645 of title 23, 4 Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), 5 for purposes of section 109(l) of title 23, United States 6 Code, for purposes of being accommodated under such sec- 7 tion. 8 (b) STATE APPROVAL.—A State, on behalf of the 9 Secretary of Transportation, may approve accommodating 10 the infrastructure and facilities described in subsection (a) 11 within any right-of-way on a Federal-aid highway pursu- 12 ant to section 109(l) of title 23, United States Code. 13 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 17:17 Jun 29, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3690.IH H3690 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with BILLS