SUN Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7518 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7518

   To accommodate certain facilities within the right-of-way on any 
                          Federal-aid highway.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 1, 2024

   Ms. Porter (for herself, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
   Huffman, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 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 Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Solar Use Network Act'' or the ``SUN 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ACCOMMODATION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES IN RIGHT-OF-WAY.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, renewable energy 
generation facilities, electrical transmission and distribution 
infrastructure, and broadband infrastructure and conduit shall be 
treated as a facility covered under part 645 of title 23, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), for purposes of being 
accommodated under section 109(l) of title 23, United States Code.
    (b) State Approval.--A State, on behalf of the Secretary of 
Transportation, may approve the accommodation of the infrastructure and 
facilities described in subsection (a) within any right-of-way on a 
Federal-aid highway pursuant to section 109(l) of title 23, United 
States Code.
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