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US (United States) Code. Title 23. Chapter 1: Federal-Aid Highways
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23 USC CHAPTER 1 - FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 01/06/03
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TITLE 23 - HIGHWAYS
CHAPTER 1 - FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
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CHAPTER 1 - FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
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SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec.
101 Definitions and declaration of policy.
102. Program efficiencies.
103. Federal-aid systems.
104. Apportionment.
105. Minimum guarantee.
106. Project approval and oversight.
107. Acquisition of rights-of-way - Interstate System.
108. Advance acquisition of real property.
109. Standards.
110. Revenue aligned budget authority.
111. Agreements relating to use of and access to
rights-of-way - Interstate System.
112. Letting of contracts.
113. Prevailing rate of wage.
114. Construction.
115. Advance construction.
116. Maintenance.
117. High priority projects program.
118. Availability of funds.
119. Interstate maintenance program.
120. Federal share payable.
121. Payment to States for construction.
122. Payments to States for bond and other debt instrument
financing.
123. Relocation of utility facilities.
124. Advances to States.
125. Emergency relief.
126. Uniform transferability of Federal-aid highway funds.
127. Vehicle weight limitations - Interstate System.
128. Public hearings.
129. Toll roads, bridges, tunnels, and ferries.
130. Railway-highway crossings.
131. Control of outdoor advertising.
132. Payments on Federal-aid projects undertaken by a
Federal agency.
133. Surface transportation program.
134. Metropolitan planning.
135. Statewide planning.
136. Control of junkyards.
137. Fringe and corridor parking facilities.
138. Preservation of parklands.
[139. Repealed.]
140 Nondiscrimination.
141. Enforcement of requirements.
142. Public transportation.
143. Highway use tax evasion projects.
144. Highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation program.
145. Federal-State relationship.
146. Carpool and vanpool projects.
147. Priority primary routes.
148. Development of a national scenic and recreational
highway.
149. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement
program.
[150. Repealed.]
151. National bridge inspection program.
152. Hazard elimination program.
153. Use of safety belts and motorcycle helmets.
154. Open container requirements.
155. Access highways to public recreation areas on certain
lakes.
156. Proceeds from the sale or lease of real property.
157. Safety incentive grants for use of seat belts.
158. National minimum drinking age.
159. Revocation or suspension of drivers' licenses of
individuals convicted of drug offenses.
160. Reimbursement for segments of the Interstate System
constructed without Federal assistance.
161. Operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated minors.
162. National scenic byways program.
163. Safety incentives to prevent operation of motor
vehicles by intoxicated persons.
164. Minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving
while intoxicated or driving under the influence.
SUBCHAPTER II - INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE
181. Definitions.
182. Determination of eligibility and project selection.
183. Secured loans.
184. Lines of credit.
185. Project servicing.
186. State and local permits.
187. Regulations.
188. Funding.
189. Report to Congress.
AMENDMENTS
1999 - Pub. L. 106-159, title I, Sec. 102(b), Dec. 9, 1999, 113
Stat. 1753, struck out item 110 "Uniform transferability of
Federal-aid highway funds", added item 126, and made technical
amendment to item 163.
1998 - Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Secs. 1103(l)(5), 1226(d),
1405(b), 1406(b), as added by Pub. L. 105-206, title IX, Secs.
9002(c)(1), 9003(a), 9005(a), July 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 834, 837,
843, struck out item 126 "Diversion" and item 150 "Allocation of
urban system funds", and added items 154 and 164.
Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Secs. 1104(b), 1105(b), 1106(c)(2)(A),
1114(b)(1), 1203(n), 1219(b), 1301(d)(2), 1303(b), 1305(d),
1310(b), 1403(b), 1404(b), 1503(b)(1), 1601(c), June 9, 1998, 112
Stat. 129, 131, 136, 154, 179, 221, 226, 227, 229, 235, 240, 241,
250, 256, added item for subchapter I, substituted "Minimum
guarantee" for "Programs" in item 105, "Project approval and
oversight" for "Plans, specifications, and estimates" in item 106,
"Advance acquisition of real property" for "Advance acquisition of
rights-of-way" in item 108, and "Revenue aligned budget authority"
for "Project agreements" in item 110, added item 110 relating to
uniform transferability of Federal-aid highway funds, substituted
"High priority projects program" for "Certification acceptance" in
item 117, made technical amendment to item 134, struck out item 139
"Additions to Interstate System", substituted "Highway use tax
evasion projects" for "Economic growth center development highways"
in item 143, "Proceeds from the sale or lease of real property" for
"Income from airspace rights-of-way" in item 156, and "Safety
incentive grants for use of seat belts" for "Minimum allocation" in
item 157, and added items 162 and 163, item for subchapter II, and
items 181 to 189.
1995 - Pub. L. 104-59, title II, Sec. 205(d)(2), title III, Secs.
311(c), 320(b), Nov. 28, 1995, 109 Stat. 577, 584, 590, substituted
"Payments" for "Payment" and "and other debt instrument financing"
for "retirement" in item 122, struck out item 154 "National maximum
speed limit", and added item 161.
1991 - Pub. L. 102-240, title I, Secs. 1007(a)(2), 1008(c),
1009(e)(2), 1014(b), 1016(f)(3), 1024(c)(1), 1025(b), 1031(a)(2),
Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 1930, 1933, 1934, 1942, 1946, 1962, 1965,
1973, substituted "Program efficiencies" for "Authorizations" in
item 102, substituted "maintenance program" for "System
resurfacing" in item 119, added item 133, substituted "Metropolitan
planning" for "Transportation planning in certain urban areas" in
item 134, substituted "Statewide planning" for "Traffic operations
improvement programs" in item 135, substituted "Congestion
mitigation and air quality improvement program" for "Truck lanes"
in item 149, and added items 153 and 160.
Pub. L. 102-143, title III, Sec. 333(b), (c), Oct. 28, 1991, 105
Stat. 947, added item 159 and repealed Pub. L. 101-516, Sec.
333(b), which added former item 159. See 1990 Amendment note below.
1990 - Pub. L. 101-516, title III, Sec. 333(b), Nov. 5, 1990, 104
Stat. 2186, which added item 159, was repealed by Pub. L. 102-143,
title III, Sec. 333(c), Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 947. Section
333(d) of Pub. L. 102-143 provided that the amendments made by
section 333 of Pub. L. 101-516 shall be treated as having not been
enacted into law.
1987 - Pub. L. 100-17, title I, Secs. 113(d)(2), 114(e)(5),
125(b)(1), 126(b), 133(b)(1), Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 150, 153,
167, 171, substituted "Advance construction" for "Construction by
States in advance of apportionment" in item 115, and "Availability
of funds" for "Availability of sums apportioned" in item 118,
struck out "and width" after "Vehicle weight" in item 127,
substituted "Carpool and vanpool projects" for identical words in
item 146, "National bridge inspection program" for "Pavement
marking demonstration program" in item 151, and "Income from
airspace rights-of-way" for "Highways crossing Federal projects" in
item 156.
1984 - Pub. L. 98-363, Sec. 6(b), July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 437,
added item 158.
1983 - Pub. L. 97-424, title I, Sec. 119(c), Jan. 6, 1983, 96
Stat. 2111, substituted "Nondiscrimination" for "Equal employment
opportunity" in item 140.
Pub. L. 97-424, title I, Sec. 150(b), Jan. 6, 1983, 96 Stat.
2132, added item 157.
1978 - Pub. L. 95-599, Secs. 116(c), 124(b), 168(c), Nov. 6,
1978, 92 Stat. 2699, 2705, 2723, substituted "Interstate System
resurfacing" for "Repealed" in item 119, "Highway bridge
replacement and rehabilitation program" for "Special bridge
replacement program" in item 144, "Hazard elimination program" for
"Projects for high-hazard locations" in item 152, and "Repealed"
for "Program for the elimination of roadside obstacles" in item
153.
1976 - Pub. L. 94-280, title I, Secs. 123(b), 128(b), 132(b),
139, May 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 439-441, 443, substituted item 135
"Traffic operations improvement programs" for "Urban area traffic
operations improvement programs"; substituted item 146 "Repealed"
for "Special urban high density traffic programs"; added item 156
"Highways crossing Federal projects"; and substituted item lll
"Agreements relating to use of and access to rights-of-way -
Interstate System" for "Use of and access to rights-of-way -
Interstate System" and substituted items 119 and 133 "Repealed" for
"Administration of Federal-aid for highways in Alaska" and
"Relocation assistance", respectively.
1975 - Pub. L. 93-643, Secs. 107(b), 114(b), 115(b), Jan. 4,
1975, 88 Stat. 2284, 2286, 2287, substituted item 141 reading
"Enforcement of requirements" for prior text reading "Real property
acquisition policies", and added items 154 and 155.
1973 - Pub. L. 93-87, title I, Secs. 116(b), 121(b), 123(b),
125(b), 126(b), 129(c), 142(b), 157(b), title II, Secs. 205(b),
209(b), 210(b), Aug. 13, 1973, 87 Stat. 258, 261, 263, 264, 266,
272, 278, 285, 287, 288, substituted "Certification acceptance" for
"Secondary road responsibilities" in item 117, "Public
transportation" for "Urban highway public transportation" in item
142, and added items 145 to 153.
1970 - Pub. L. 91-605, title I, Secs. 111(b), 127(b), 134(b),
title II, Sec. 204(b), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1720, 1731, 1734,
1742, added items 142, 143, 144, and substituted "Fringe and
corridor parking facilities" for "Limitation on authorization of
appropriations for certain purposes" in item 137.
1968 - Pub. L. 90-495, Secs. 10(b), 12(b), 16(b), 22(b), 25(c),
35(b), Aug. 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 820, 822, 823, 827, 829, 836, added
items 135, 139, 140, and 141 and substituted "Prevailing rate of
wage" for "Prevailing rate of wage - Interstate System" in item 113
and "Construction by States in advance of apportionment" for
"Construction by States in advance of apportionment - Interstate
System" in item 115.
1966 - Pub. L. 89-574, Secs. 8(c)(2), 15(b), Sept. 13, 1966, 80
Stat. 769, 771, added items 137 and 138.
Pub. L. 89-564, title I, Sec. 102(b)(1), Sept. 9, 1966, 80 Stat.
734, struck out item 135 relating to highway safety programs.
1965 - Pub. L. 89-285, title I, Sec. 102, title II, Sec. 202,
Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1030, 1032, substituted "Control of outdoor
advertising" for "Areas adjacent to the Interstate System" in item
131, and added item 136.
Pub. L. 89-139, Sec. 4(b), Aug. 28, 1965, 79 Stat. 579, added
item 135.
1962 - Pub. L. 87-866, Secs. 5(b), 9(b), Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat.
1147, 1148, added items 133 and 134.
1960 - Pub. L. 86-657, Secs. 4(b), 5(b), July 14, 1960, 74 Stat.
523, included ferries in item 129 and added item 132.
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CHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This chapter is referred to in sections 206, 215, 322, 402, 405,
408, 410, 411 of this title.
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23 USC SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS 01/06/03
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TITLE 23 - HIGHWAYS
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AMENDMENTS
1998 - Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Sec. 1503(b)(2), June 9, 1998,
112 Stat. 251, inserted subchapter heading.
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23 USC Sec. 101 01/06/03
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TITLE 23 - HIGHWAYS
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Sec. 101. Definitions and declaration of policy
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(a) Definitions. - In this title, the following definitions
apply:
(1) Apportionment. - The term "apportionment" includes
unexpended apportionments made under prior authorization laws.
(2) Carpool project. - The term "carpool project" means any
project to encourage the use of carpools and vanpools, including
provision of carpooling opportunities to the elderly and
individuals with disabilities, systems for locating potential
riders and informing them of carpool opportunities, acquiring
vehicles for carpool use, designating existing highway lanes as
preferential carpool highway lanes, providing related traffic
control devices, and designating existing facilities for use for
preferential parking for carpools.
(3) Construction. - The term "construction" means the
supervising, inspecting, actual building, and incurrence of all
costs incidental to the construction or reconstruction of a
highway, including bond costs and other costs relating to the
issuance in accordance with section 122 of bonds or other debt
financing instruments and costs incurred by the State in
performing Federal-aid project related audits that directly
benefit the Federal-aid highway program. Such term includes -
(A) locating, surveying, and mapping (including the
establishment of temporary and permanent geodetic markers in
accordance with specifications of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration of the Department of Commerce);
(B) resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation;
(C) acquisition of rights-of-way;
(D) relocation assistance, acquisition of replacement housing
sites, and acquisition and rehabilitation, relocation, and
construction of replacement housing;
(E) elimination of hazards of railway grade crossings;
(F) elimination of roadside obstacles;
(G) improvements that directly facilitate and control traffic
flow, such as grade separation of intersections, widening of
lanes, channelization of traffic, traffic control systems, and
passenger loading and unloading areas; and
(H) capital improvements that directly facilitate an
effective vehicle weight enforcement program, such as scales
(fixed and portable), scale pits, scale installation, and scale
houses.
(4) County. - The term "county" includes corresponding units of
government under any other name in States that do not have county
organizations and, in those States in which the county government
does not have jurisdiction over highways, any local government
unit vested with jurisdiction over local highways.
(5) Federal-aid highway. - The term "Federal-aid highway" means
a highway eligible for assistance under this chapter other than a
highway classified as a local road or rural minor collector.
(6) Federal-aid system. - The term "Federal-aid system" means
any of the Federal-aid highway systems described in section 103.
(7) Federal lands highway. - The term "Federal lands highway"
means a forest highway, public lands highway, park road, parkway,
refuge road, and Indian reservation road that is a public road.
(8) Forest development roads and trails. - The term "forest
development roads and trails" means forest roads and trails under
the jurisdiction of the Forest Service.
(9) Forest highway. - The term "forest highway" means a forest
road under the jurisdiction of, and maintained by, a public
authority and open to public travel.
(10) Forest road or trail. - The term "forest road or trail"
means a road or trail wholly or partly within, or adjacent to,
and serving the National Forest System that is necessary for the
protection, administration, and utilization of the National
Forest System and the use and development of its resources.
(11) Highway. - The term "highway" includes -
(A) a road, street, and parkway;
(B) a right-of-way, bridge, railroad-highway crossing,
tunnel, drainage structure, sign, guardrail, and protective
structure, in connection with a highway; and
(C) a portion of any interstate or international bridge or
tunnel and the approaches thereto, the cost of which is assumed
by a State transportation department, including such facilities
as may be required by the United States Customs and Immigration
Services in connection with the operation of an international
bridge or tunnel.
(12) Indian reservation road. - The term "Indian reservation
road" means a public road that is located within or provides
access to an Indian reservation or Indian trust land or
restricted Indian land that is not subject to fee title
alienation without the approval of the Federal Government, or
Indian and Alaska Native villages, groups, or communities in
which Indians and Alaskan Natives reside, whom the Secretary of
the Interior has determined are eligible for services generally
available to Indians under Federal laws specifically applicable
to Indians.
(13) Interstate System. - The term "Interstate System" means
the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and
Defense Highways described in section 103(c).
(14) Maintenance. - The term "maintenance" means the
preservation of the entire highway, including surface, shoulders,
roadsides, structures, and such traffic-control devices as are
necessary for safe and efficient utilization of the highway.
(15) Maintenance area. - The term "maintenance area" means an
area that was designated as a nonattainment area, but was later
redesignated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency as an attainment area, under section 107(d) of the Clean
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)).
(16) National Highway System. - The term "National Highway
System" means the Federal-aid highway system described in section
103(b).
(17) Operating costs for traffic monitoring, management, and
control. - The term "operating costs for traffic monitoring,
management, and control" includes labor costs, administrative
costs, costs of utilities and rent, and other costs associated
with the continuous operation of traffic control, such as
integrated traffic control systems, incident management programs,
and traffic control centers.
(18) Operational improvement. - The term "operational
improvement" -
(A) means (i) a capital improvement for installation of
traffic surveillance and control equipment, computerized signal
systems, motorist information systems, integrated traffic
control systems, incident management programs, and
transportation demand management facilities, strategies, and
programs, and (ii) such other capital improvements to public
roads as the Secretary may designate, by regulation; and
(B) does not include resurfacing, restoring, or
rehabilitating improvements, construction of additional lanes,
interchanges, and grade separations, and construction of a new
facility on a new location.
(19) Park road. - The term "park road" means a public road,
including a bridge built primarily for pedestrian use, but with
capacity for use by emergency vehicles, that is located within,
or provides access to, an area in the National Park System with
title and maintenance responsibilities vested in the United
States.
(20) Parkway. - The term "parkway", as used in chapter 2 of
this title, means a parkway authorized by Act of Congress on
lands to which title is vested in the United States.
(21) Project. - The term "project" means an undertaking to
construct a particular portion of a highway, or if the context so
implies, the particular portion of a highway so constructed or
any other undertaking eligible for assistance under this title.
(22) Project agreement. - The term "project agreement" means
the formal instrument to be executed by the State transportation
department and the Secretary as required by section 106.
(23) Public authority. - The term "public authority" means a
Federal, State, county, town, or township, Indian tribe,
municipal or other local government or instrumentality with
authority to finance, build, operate, or maintain toll or
toll-free facilities.
(24) Public lands development roads and trails. - The term
"public lands development roads and trails" means those roads and
trails that the Secretary of the Interior determines are of
primary importance for the development, protection,
administration, and utilization of public lands and resources
under the control of the Secretary of the Interior.
(25) Public lands highway. - The term "public lands highway"
means a forest road under the jurisdiction of and maintained by a
public authority and open to public travel or any highway through
unappropriated or unreserved public lands, nontaxable Indian
lands, or other Federal reservations under the jurisdiction of
and maintained by a public authority and open to public travel.
(26) Public lands highways. - The term "public lands highways"
means those main highways through unappropriated or unreserved
public lands, nontaxable Indian lands, or other Federal
reservations, which are on the Federal-aid systems.
(27) Public road. - The term "public road" means any road or
street under the jurisdiction of and maintained by a public
authority and open to public travel.
(28) Refuge road. - The term "refuge road" means a public road
that provides access to or within a unit of the National Wildlife
Refuge System and for which title and maintenance responsibility
is vested in the United States Government.
(29) Rural areas. - The term "rural areas" means all areas of a
State not included in urban areas.
(30) Safety improvement project. - The term "safety improvement
project" means a project that corrects or improves high hazard
locations, eliminates roadside obstacles, improves highway
signing and pavement marking, installs priority control systems
for emergency vehicles at signalized intersections, installs or
replaces emergency motorist aid call boxes, or installs traffic
control or warning devices at locations with high accident
potential.
(31) Secretary. - The term "Secretary" means Secretary of
Transportation.
(32) State. - The term "State" means any of the 50 States, the
District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico.
(33) State funds. - The term "State funds" includes funds
raised under the authority of the State or any political or other
subdivision thereof, and made available for expenditure under the
direct control of the State transportation department.
(34) State transportation department. - The term "State
transportation department" means that department, commission,
board, or official of any State charged by its laws with the
responsibility for highway construction.
(35) Transportation enhancement activities. - The term
"transportation enhancement activities" means, with respect to
any project or the area to be served by the project, any of the
following activities if such activity relates to surface
transportation: provision of facilities for pedestrians and
bicycles, provision of safety and educational activities for
pedestrians and bicyclists, acquisition of scenic easements and
scenic or historic sites, scenic or historic highway programs
(including the provision of tourist and welcome center
facilities), landscaping and other scenic beautification,
historic preservation, rehabilitation and operation of historic
transportation buildings, structures, or facilities (including
historic railroad facilities and canals), preservation of
abandoned railway corridors (including the conversion and use
thereof for pedestrian or bicycle trails), control and removal of
outdoor advertising, archaeological planning and research,
environmental mitigation to address water pollution due to
highway runoff or reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality while
maintaining habitat connectivity, and establishment of
transportation museums.
(36) Urban area. - The term "urban area" means an urbanized
area or, in the case of an urbanized area encompassing more than
one State, that part of the urbanized area in each such State, or
urban place as designated by the Bureau of the Census having a
population of 5,000 or more and not within any urbanized area,
within boundaries to be fixed by responsible State and local
officials in cooperation with each other, subject to approval by
the Secretary. Such boundaries shall encompass, at a minimum, the
entire urban place designated by the Bureau of the Census, except
in the case of cities in the State of Maine and in the State of
New Hampshire.
(37) Urbanized area. - The term "urbanized area" means an area
with a population of 50,000 or more designated by the Bureau of
the Census, within boundaries to be fixed by responsible State
and local officials in cooperation with each other, subject to
approval by the Secretary. Such boundaries shall encompass, at a
minimum, the entire urbanized area within a State as designated
by the Bureau of the Census.
(b) It is hereby declared to be in the national interest to
accelerate the construction of the Federal-aid highway systems,
including The Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense
Highways, since many of such highways, or portions thereof, are in
fact inadequate to meet the needs of local and interstate commerce,
for the national and civil defense.
It is hereby declared that the prompt and early completion of The
Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways, so
named because of its primary importance to the national defense and
hereafter referred to as the "Interstate System", is essential to
the national interest and is one of the most important objectives
of this Act. It is the intent of Congress that the Interstate
System be completed as nearly as practicable over the period of
availability of the forty years' appropriations authorized for the
purpose of expediting its construction, reconstruction, or
improvement, inclusive of necessary tunnels and bridges, through
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, under section 108(b) of
the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (70 Stat. 374), and that the
entire system in all States be brought to simultaneous completion.
Insofar as possible in consonance with this objective, existing
highways located on an interstate route shall be used to the extent
that such use is practicable, suitable, and feasible, it being the
intent that local needs, to the extent practicable, suitable, and
feasible, shall be given equal consideration with the needs of
interstate commerce.
It is further declared that since the Interstate System is now in
the final phase of completion it shall be the national policy that
increased emphasis be placed on the construction and reconstruction
of the other Federal-aid systems in accordance with the first
paragraph of this subsection, in order to bring all of the
Federal-aid systems up to standards and to increase the safety of
these systems to the maximum extent.
(c) It is the sense of Congress that under existing law no part
of any sums authorized to be appropriated for expenditure upon any
Federal-aid system which has been apportioned pursuant to the
provisions of this title shall be impounded or withheld from
obligation, for purposes and projects as provided in this title, by
any officer or employee in the executive branch of the Federal
Government, except such specific sums as may be determined by the
Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of
Transportation, are necessary to be withheld from obligation for
specific periods of time to assure that sufficient amounts will be
available in the Highway Trust Fund to defray the expenditures
which will be required to be made from such fund.
(d) No funds authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust
Fund shall be expended by or on behalf of any Federal department,
agency, or instrumentality other than the Federal Highway
Administration unless funds for such expenditure are identified and
included as a line item in an appropriation Act and are to meet
obligations of the United States heretofore or hereafter incurred
under this title attributable to the construction of Federal-aid
highways or highway planning, research, or development, or as
otherwise specifically authorized to be appropriated from the
Highway Trust Fund by Federal-aid highway legislation.
(e) It is the national policy that to the maximum extent possible
the procedures to be utilized by the Secretary and all other
affected heads of Federal departments, agencies, and
instrumentalities for carrying out this title and any other
provision of law relating to the Federal highway programs shall
encourage the substantial minimization of paperwork and interagency
decision procedures and the best use of available manpower and
funds so as to prevent needless duplication and unnecessary delays
at all levels of government.
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(Pub. L. 85-767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 885; Pub. L. 86-70, Sec.
21(e)(1), June 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 146; Pub. L. 86-624, Sec. 17(a),
July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 415; Pub. L. 87-866, Sec. 6(a), Oct. 23,
1962, 76 Stat. 1147; Pub. L. 88-423, Sec. 3, Aug. 13, 1964, 78
Stat. 397; Pub. L. 89-574, Sec. 4(a), Sept. 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 767;
Pub. L. 90-495, Secs. 4(a), 8, 15, Aug. 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 816,
819, 822; Pub. L. 91-605, title I, Secs. 104(a), 106(a), 107,
117(d), 130, 141, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1714, 1716, 1718, 1724,
1732, 1737; Pub. L. 93-87, title I, Secs. 105, 106(a), 107, 108,
152(1), Aug. 13, 1973, 87 Stat. 253-255, 276; Pub. L. 93-643, Sec.
102(b), Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2281; Pub. L. 94-280, title I, Secs.
107(a), 108, May 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 430, 431; Pub. L. 95-599, title
I, Sec. 106, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2693; Pub. L. 97-424, title I,
Secs. 126(c), 159, Jan. 6, 1983, 96 Stat. 2115, 2135; Pub. L.
100-17, title I, Secs. 102(b)(3), 108, 109, 133(b)(2), (3), Apr. 2,
1987, 101 Stat. 135, 146, 171; Pub. L. 101-427, Oct. 15, 1990, 104
Stat. 927; Pub. L. 102-240, title I, Secs. 1001(g), 1005,
1006(g)(1), 1007(c), Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 1916, 1922, 1927,
1931; Pub. L. 104-59, title III, Secs. 301(b), 311(b), Nov. 28,
1995, 109 Stat. 578, 583; Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Sec. 1201, June
9, 1998, 112 Stat. 164.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 85-767, Aug. 27,
1958, 72 Stat. 885, as amended, which revised, codified, and
reenacted this title. For complete classification of this Act to
the Code, see Tables.
Section 108(b) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (70 Stat.
374), referred to in subsec. (b), is section 108(b) of act June 29,
1956, ch. 462, 70 Stat. 378, which is set out below.
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AMENDMENTS
1998 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-178 inserted heading and amended
text of subsec. (a) generally, alphabetizing, numbering, and
inserting headings for terms defined, inserting definitions of
"maintenance area" and "refuge road", and substituting definition
of "State transportation department" for definition of "State
highway department".
1995 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-59, Sec. 311(b), in first
sentence of definition of "construction", inserted "bond costs and
other costs relating to the issuance in accordance with section 122
of bonds or other debt financing instruments," after "highway,
including".
Pub. L. 104-59, Sec. 301(b)(1), in definition of "project",
inserted before period at end "or any other undertaking eligible
for assistance under this title".
Pub. L. 104-59, Sec. 301(b)(2), added provision defining
"operating costs for traffic monitoring, management, and control"
and struck out former provision defining "startup costs for traffic
management and control" which read as follows: "The term 'startup
costs for traffic management and control' means initial costs
(including labor costs, administration costs, cost of utilities,
and rent) for integrated traffic control systems, incident
management programs, and traffic control centers."
1991 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1006(g)(1), added
provision defining "Federal-aid highways" and struck out former
provision which read as follows: "The term 'Federal-aid highways'
means highways located on one of the Federal-aid systems described
in section 103 of this title."
Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1005(a), in definition of "highway safety
improvement project", inserted "installs priority control systems
for emergency vehicles at signalized intersections" after
"marking,".
Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1005(d)(3), in definition of "Indian
reservation roads", struck out ", including roads on the
Federal-aid systems," after "public roads".
Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1005(d)(4), in definition of "park road",
inserted ", including a bridge built primarily for pedestrian use,
but with capacity for use by emergency vehicles" before "that is
located".
Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1005(b), inserted provision defining
"urbanized area" and struck out former provision which read as
follows: "The term 'urbanized area' means an area so designated by
the Bureau of the Census, within boundaries to be fixed by
responsible State and local officials in cooperation with each
other, subject to approval by the Secretary. Such boundaries shall,
as a minimum, encompass the entire urbanized area within a State as
designated by the Bureau of the Census."
Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1005(c), inserted provision defining
"National Highway System" and struck out former provision defining
"Federal-aid primary system" which read as follows: "The term
'Federal-aid primary system' means the Federal-aid highway system
described in subsection (b) of section 103 of this title."
Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1005(d)(1), (2), struck out provisions
defining "Federal-aid secondary system" and "Federal-aid urban
system" which read as follows:
"The term 'Federal-aid secondary system' means the Federal-aid
highway system described in subsection (c) of section 103 of this
title.
"The term 'Federal-aid urban system' means the Federal-aid
highway system described in subsection (d) of section 103 of this
title."
Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1005(e), in definition of "Interstate
System", inserted "Dwight D. Eisenhower" before "National".
Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1005(g), inserted provisions defining
"start-up costs for traffic management and control", "carpool
project", "public authority" and "public lands highway".
Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1005(f), inserted provision defining
"operational improvement".
Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1007(c), inserted provision defining
"transportation enhancement activities".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1001(g), substituted "forty"
for "thirty-seven" and "1996" for "1993" in second par.
1990 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-427 substituted "The Dwight D.
Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways" for "the
National System of Interstate and Defense Highways" in first two
pars.
1987 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-17, Sec. 108, in definition of
"construction", inserted "elimination of roadside obstacles," after
"grade crossings,".
Pub. L. 100-17, Sec. 133(b)(2), substituted definition of "forest
road or trail" for "forest or trail".
Pub. L. 100-17, Sec. 109, in definition of "highway safety
improvement project", inserted "installs or replaces emergency
motorist-aid call boxes," after "pavement marking,".
Pub. L. 100-17, Sec. 133(b)(3), amended definition of "park road"
generally. Prior to amendment, definition read as follows: "The
term 'park road' means a public road that is located within or
provides access to an area in the national park system."
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-17, Sec. 102(b)(3), substituted
"thirty-seven years' " for "thirty-four years' " and "1993" for
"1990" in second par.
1983 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-424, Sec. 126(c)(1), substituted
provision that "park road" means a public road that is located
within or provides access to an area in the national park system,
for provision that "park roads and trails" means those roads or
trails, including the necessary bridges, located in national parks
or monuments, now or hereafter established, or in other areas
administered by the National Park Service of the Department of the
Interior (excluding parkways authorized by Acts of Congress) and
also including approach roads to national parks or monuments
authorized by the Act of January 31, 1931 (46 Stat. 1053), as
amended.
Pub. L. 97-424, Sec. 126(c)(2), substituted "The term 'Indian
reservation roads' means public roads, including roads" for "The
term 'Indian reservation roads and bridges' means roads and
bridges, including roads and bridges" before "on the Federal-aid
systems".
Pub. L. 97-424, Sec. 126(c)(3), inserted provision defining
"Federal lands highways".
Pub. L. 97-424, Sec. 159, in definition of "construction",
inserted provision that it also includes costs incurred by the
State in performing Federal-aid project related audits which
directly benefit the Federal-aid highway program.
1978 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-599, Sec. 106(a), in definition of
"construction" inserted provision relating to capital improvements.
Pub. L. 95-599, Sec. 106(b)(1), in definition of "forest road or
trail", inserted provisions requiring contingency or service to the
National Forest System and necessity for the protection,
administration, and utilization thereof.
Pub. L. 95-599, Sec. 106(b)(2), defined "forest development roads
or trails" in terms of a forest road or trail under the
jurisdiction of the Forest Service rather than in terms of a forest
road or trail of primary importance for the protection,
administration, and utilization of the national forest or other
areas under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service.
Pub. L. 95-599, Sec. 106(b)(3), defined "forest highway" in terms
of a forest road under the jurisdiction of, and maintained by, a
public authority and open to public travel rather than in terms of
a forest road which is of primary importance to the States,
counties, or communities contingent to national forests and which
is a Federal-aid system.
Pub. L. 95-599, Sec. 106(b)(4), inserted definition of "highway
safety improvement project".
1976 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94-280, Sec. 108, defined
"construction" to include resurfacing, restoration, and
rehabilitation and "urban area" to exclude cities in the States of
Maine and New Hampshire and inserted definition of "public road".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94-280, Sec. 107(a), substituted provision
for completion of the Interstate System over a thirty-four year
period, through the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, for a
prior provision for such completion over a twenty-three period,
through the fiscal year ending June 30, 1979.
1975 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93-643 defined "Indian reservation
roads and bridges" to include roads and bridges on the Federal-aid
systems.
1973 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93-87, Sec. 105(1), in definition of
"construction", substituted "National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration" for "Coast and Geodetic Survey" and extended
definition to include improvements which directly facilitate and
control traffic flow, such as grade separation of intersections,
widening of lanes, channelization of traffic, traffic control
systems, and passenger loading and unloading areas.
Pub. L. 93-87, Sec. 105(3), in definition of "Indian reservation
roads and bridges", substituted "approval of the Federal
Government, or Indian and Alaska Native villages, groups, or
communities in which Indians and Alaskan Natives reside, whom the
Secretary of the Interior has determined are eligible for services
generally available to Indians under Federal laws specifically
applicable to Indians" for "approval of the Federal Government on
which Indians reside whom the Secretary of the Interior has
determined to be eligible for services generally available to
Indians under Federal laws specifically applicable to Indians".
Pub. L. 93-87, Sec. 152(1), in definition of "Secretary",
substituted "Secretary of Transportation" for "Secretary of
Commerce".
Pub. L. 93-87, Sec. 105(4), in definition of "urbanized area",
provided for boundaries of the "urbanized area" to be fixed by
responsible State and local officials in cooperation with each
other, subject to approval by the Secretary, and required such
boundaries, as a minimum, to encompass the entire urbanized area
within a State as designated by the Bureau of the Census.
Pub. L. 93-87, Sec. 105(2), in definition of "urban area",
substituted "an urbanized area or, in the case of an urbanized area
encompassing more than one State, that part of the urbanized area
in each such State, or an urban place as designated by the Bureau
of the Census having a population of five thousand or more and not
within any urbanized area, within boundaries to be fixed by
responsible State and local officials in cooperation with each
other, subject to approval by the Secretary" for "an area including
and adjacent to a municipality or other urban place having a
population of five thousand or more, as determined by the latest
available Federal census, within boundaries to be fixed by a State
highway department subject to the approval of the Secretary", and
required such boundaries, as a minimum, to encompass the entire
urban place designated by the Bureau of the Census.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93-87, Secs. 106(a), 107, extended time for
completion of the National System of Interstate and Defense
Highways, substituting in second par. "twenty-three years" and
"June 30, 1979" for "twenty years" and "June 30, 1976", and
inserted third par. declaratory of national policy, since the
Interstate System is now in the final phase of completion, that
increased emphasis be placed on the construction and reconstruction
of the other Federal-aid systems in accordance with the first par.
of subsec. (b), in order to bring all of the Federal-aid systems up
to standards and to increase the safety of these systems to the
maximum extent.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 93-87, Sec. 108, added subsec. (e).
1970 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-605, Secs. 106(a), 117(d), 130,
141, inserted definitions of "urbanized area" and "Federal-aid
urban system", substituted "subsection (e)" for "subsection (d)" in
definition of "Interstate System", included within the costs of
construction, under the definition of "construction", relocation
assistance, acquisition of replacement housing sites, acquisition,
and rehabilitation, relocation, and construction of replacement
housing, and substituted "acquisition" for "costs" of
rights-of-way, broadened definition of "Indian reservation roads
and bridges" to include roads and bridges on State controlled
Indian reservations, trust lands, and restricted Indian lands, a
well as roads and bridges on such lands under Federal control, and
inserted in definitions of "forest highway" and "public lands
highways" provisions to ensure that these highways be on the
Federal-aid systems.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-605, Sec. 104(a), substituted "twenty
years" for "eighteen years" and "June 30, 1976" for "June 30,
1974".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 91-605, Sec. 107, substituted "any officer
or employee in the executive branch of the Federal Government" for
"any officer or employee of any department, agency, or
instrumentality of the executive branch of the Federal Government"
and "Highway Trust Fund" for "highway trust fund".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 91-605, Sec. 107, substituted provisions
prohibiting expenditure of funds from the Highway Trust Fund by any
department other than the Federal Highway Administration unless
these funds are identified and included as a line item in an
appropriation Act and are to meet obligations incurred under this
title attributable to the construction of Federal aid highways or
for planning, research, or development, or as otherwise
specifically authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust
Fund by Federal-aid highway legislation for provisions expressing
essentially the same prohibitions but permitting expenditures to
meet obligations incurred under this title attributable to
Federal-aid highways, and contracted for in accordance with the Act
of March 4, 1915, as amended [section 686 of Title 31, Money and
Finance], relating to work or services not usually performed by the
Federal Highway Administration, or relating to the furnishing of
materials, supplies or equipment, and expenditures specifically
identified in the budget and included in an appropriation Act.
1968 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90-495, Sec. 8, inserted "and other
areas administered by the Forest Service" after "national forests"
and "national forest" in definitions of "forest road or trail" and
"forest development roads and trails".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90-495, Sec. 4(a), substituted a reference
to "eighteen years' appropriation" for reference to "sixteen years'
appropriation" and substituted "June 30, 1974" for "June 30, 1972".
Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 90-495, Sec. 15, added subsecs. (c)
and (d).
1966 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89-574 substituted a reference to
"sixteen years' appropriation" for reference to "fifteen years'
appropriation" and substituted "June 30, 1972" for "June 30, 1971".
1964 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 88-423 substituted "fifteen years"
for "thirteen years" and "June 30, 1971" for "June 30, 1969".
1962 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 87-866 inserted definition of "public
lands development roads and trails".
1960 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86-624 substituted "fifty States, the
District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico" for "forty-nine States, the
District of Columbia, Hawaii, or Puerto Rico" in definition of
"State".
1959 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86-70 substituted "forty-nine States,
the District of Columbia, Hawaii" for "forty-eight States, the
District of Columbia, Hawaii, Alaska" in definition of "State".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 105-206, title IX, Sec. 9016, July 22, 1998, 112 Stat.
868, provided that: "This title [see Tables for classification] and
the amendments made by this title shall take effect simultaneously
with the enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century [Pub. L. 105-178]. For purposes of all Federal laws, the
amendments made by this title shall be treated as being included in
the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century at the time of
the enactment of such Act [June 9, 1998], and the provisions of
such Act (including the amendments made by such Act) (as in effect
on the day before the date of enactment of this Act [July 22,
1998]) that are amended by this title shall be treated as not being
enacted."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1991 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 102-240 effective Dec. 18, 1991, and
applicable to funds authorized to be appropriated or made available
after Sept. 30, 1991, and, with certain exceptions, not applicable
to funds appropriated or made available on or before Sept. 30,
1991, see section 1100 of Pub. L. 102-240, set out as a note under
section 104 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1970 AMENDMENT
Section 147 of Pub. L. 91-605 provided that: "The amendments made
by section 117 [enacting section 510 of this title, amending this
section, and renumbering sections 511 and 512 of this title], 120
[amending provisions set out as a note under section 502 of this
title], and 137 of this Act [amending section 506 of this title]
shall not take effect if before the effective date of this Act
[Dec. 31, 1970] the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Land
Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 has been enacted into law." The
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Land Acquisition Policies Act of
1970, enacted as Pub. L. 91-646, 84 Stat. 1894, was approved Jan.
2, 1971, whereas this Act (Title I of Pub. L. 91-605) was approved
Dec. 31, 1970, therefore the amendments made by sections 117, 120,
and 137 of Title I of Pub. L. 91-605 took effect.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT
Section 37 of Pub. L. 90-495, as amended by Pub. L. 91-605, title
I, Sec. 120, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1725, provided that:
"(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this
section, this Act and the amendments made by this Act [enacting
sections 135, 139, 140, 141, and 501 to 511 of this title, amending
this section, sections 103, 104, 108, 112, 113, 115, 116, 120, 125,
128, 129, 131, 135, 136, 138, 205, 319, and 402 of this title,
section 636 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, and section 1653 of
former Title 49, Transportation, repealing section 133 of this
title, enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and
sections 104, 108, 125, 134, 501, 502, and 510 of this title] shall
take effect on the date of its enactment [Aug. 23, 1968], except
that until July 1, 1970, sections 502, 505, 506, 507, and 508 of
title 23, United States Code, as added by this Act, shall be
applicable to a State only to the extent that such State is able
under its laws to comply with such sections. Except as otherwise
provided in subsection (b) of this section, after July 1, 1970,
such sections shall be completely applicable to all States. Section
133 of title 23, United States Code, shall not apply to any State
if sections 502, 505, 506, 507, and 508 of title 23, United States
Code, are applicable in that State, and effective July 1, 1970,
such section 133 is repealed.
"(b) In the case of any State (1) which is required to amend its
constitution to comply with sections 502, 505, 506, 507, and 508 of
title 23, United States Code, and (2) which cannot submit the
required constitutional amendment for ratification prior to July 1,
1970, the date of July 1, 1970, contained in subsection (a) of this
section shall be extended to July 1, 1972."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1959 AMENDMENT
Section 21(e) of Pub. L. 86-70 provided that the amendments made
by that section (amending this section and sections 104, 116, and
120 of this title) are effective July 1, 1959.
SHORT TITLE OF 1998 AMENDMENTS
Pub. L. 105-206, title IX, Sec. 9001, July 22, 1998, 112 Stat.
834, provided that: "This title [see Tables for classification] may
be cited as the 'TEA 21 Restoration Act'."
Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1(a), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 107, provided
that: "This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
'Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century'."
Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Sec. 1501, June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 241,
provided that: "This chapter [chapter 1 (Secs. 1501-1504) of
subtitle E of title I of Pub. L. 105-178, enacting subchapter II of
this chapter, amending section 301 of Title 49, Transportation, and
enacting provisions set out as a note under section 181 of this
title] may be cited as the 'Transportation Infrastructure Finance
and Innovation Act of 1998'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1997 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 105-130, Sec. 1, Dec. 1, 1997, 111 Stat. 2552, provided
that: "This Act [amending sections 104, 321, 326, and 410 of this
title, sections 9503, 9504, and 9511 of Title 26, Internal Revenue
Code, and sections 111, 5309, 5337, 5338, 30308, and 31104 of Title
49, Transportation, enacting provisions set out as notes under
section 104 of this title and section 9503 of Title 26, and
amending provisions set out as notes under this section and section
307 of this title] may be cited as the 'Surface Transportation
Extension Act of 1997'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1995 AMENDMENT
Section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-59 provided that: "This Act [enacting
section 161 of this title, amending this section, sections 103,
104, 106, 109, 111, 112, 115, 116, 120, 122, 127, 129, 130, 131,
133, 134, 141, 144, 149, 152, 153, 217, 303, 306, 307, 323, 409,
and 410 of this title, sections 1261 and 1262 of Title 16,
Conservation, sections 7506 and 12186 of Title 42, The Public
Health and Welfare, and sections 5316, 5331, 20140, 30308, 31112,
31136, 31306, and 45102 of Title 49, Transportation, repealing
section 154 of this title, enacting provisions set out as notes
preceding section 101 of this title and under this section,
sections 104, 109, 130, 141, 153, 154, 307, 309, 401, and 408 of
this title, section 403 of Title 16, section 7511a of Title 42, and
section 31136 of Title 49, amending provisions set out as notes
under this section and sections 104, 109, 127, 149, and 307 of this
title, and repealing provisions set out as notes preceding section
101 of this title and under section 112 of this title] may be cited
as the 'National Highway System Designation Act of 1995'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1987 AMENDMENT
Section 1(a) of Pub. L. 100-17 provided that: "This Act [enacting
sections 151, 156, and 409 of this title, section 508 of Title 33,
Navigation and Navigable Waters, section 4604 of Title 42, The
Public Health and Welfare, and sections 1607a-2, 1619, 1620, and
1621 of former Title 49, Transportation, amending this section,
sections 103, 104, 106, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118,
119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125, 127, 129, 130, 138, 140, 144, 152,
154, 157, 204, 210, 215, 217, 307, 315, 319, 321, 323, 401, 402,
and 408 of this title, section 460l-11 of Title 16, Conservation,
section 1761 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, sections
4041, 4051, 4052, 4071, 4081, 4221, 4481, 4482, 4483, 6156, 6412,
6420, 6421, 6427, and 9503 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code,
sections 494 and 1414 of Title 33, sections 4601, 4621, 4622, 4623,
4624, 4625, 4626, 4630, 4631, 4633, 4636, 4638, 4651, and 4655 of
Title 42, sections 303 and 10922 of Title 49, and sections 1602,
1603, 1604, 1607, 1607a, 1607a-1, 1607c, 1608, 1612, 1613, 1614,
1617, 1655, 2311, 2314, and 2716 of former Title 49, repealing
sections 211, 213, 219, and 322 of this title, sections 498a, 498b,
503 to 507, 526, 526a, 529, and 535d of Title 33, and sections 4634
and 4637 of Title 42, enacting provisions set out as notes under
this section, sections 103, 104, 116, 120, 125, 127, 130, 144, 202,
307, 401, and 402 of this title, sections 1, 4052, and 4481 of
Title 26, section 4601 of Title 42, section 10922 of Title 49, and
sections 1601, 1602, 1608, and 2204 of former Title 49, amending
provisions set out as notes under this section and sections 103,
104, 130, 141, 144, 146, and 401 of this title, and repealing
provisions set out as notes under sections 114, 130, and 217 of
this title and section 526a of Title 33] may be cited as the
'Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of
1987'."
Section 101 of title I of Pub. L. 100-17 provided that: "This
title [enacting sections 151, 156, and 409 of this title and
section 508 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters, amending
this section, sections 103, 104, 106, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115,
116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125, 127, 129, 130, 138, 140,
144, 152, 154, 157, 204, 210, 215, 217, 307, 315, 319, 321, 323,
401, and 402 of this title, section 1761 of Title 18, Crimes and
Criminal Procedure, sections 494 and 1414 of Title 33, section 303
of Title 49, Transportation, and sections 1655, 2311, and 2716 of
former Title 49, repealing sections 211, 213, 219, and 322 of this
title and sections 498a, 498b, 503 to 507, 526, 526a, 529, and 535d
of Title 33, enacting provisions set out as notes under this
section and sections 103, 104, 116, 120, 125, 127, 130, 144, 202,
307, and 402 of this title, amending provisions set out as notes
under this section and sections 103, 104, 130, 141, 144, and 146 of
this title, and repealing provisions set out as notes under
sections 114, 130, and 217 of this title and section 526a of Title
33] may be cited as the 'Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1987'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1983 AMENDMENTS
Section 1 of Pub. L. 97-424 provided: "That this Act [enacting
section 157 of this title, sections 4051 to 4053 and 9503 of Title
26, Internal Revenue Code, and sections 1601c, 1607a, 1607a-1,
1617, 1618, and 2301 to 2315 of former Title 49, Transportation,
amending section 713c-3 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, sections
460l-11 and 1606a of Title 16, Conservation, sections 101, 101
notes, 103, 103 note, 105, 109, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119,
120, 122, 125, 127, 130 notes, 137, 139, 140, 141, 142, 144, 150,
152, 201, 202, 203, 204, 210, 214, 217, 218, 307, 307 note, 401
note, and 402 of this title, sections 39, 44E, 46, 48, 103, 165
note, 167, 168, 274, 851, 852, 874, 882, 3304 note, 3454, 4041,
4061, 4063, 4071, 4081, 4101, 4102, 4221, 4222, 4481, 4482, 4483,
6049, 6156, 6201, 6206, 6362, 6412, 6416, 6420, 6421, 6427, 6504,
6675, 7210, 7603, 7604, 7605, 7609, 7610, and 9502 of Title 26,
section 1414 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters, sections
602 and 1382a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, sections
1474, 1475, and 1479 of former Title 46, Shipping, section 1273 of
Title 46, Appendix, sections 10927 note, 11909 and 11914 of Title
49, and sections 1602, 1603, 1604, 1607c, 1608, 1611, 1612, 1614,
2204, 2205, 2206 of former Title 49, repealing sections 101 notes,
104 note, and 206 to 209 of this title, sections 120 note, 4091 to
4094, and 6424 of Title 26, and sections 1602 note, 1604a, 1617,
and 1618 of former Title 49, and enacting provisions set out as
notes under this section, sections 103, 104, 105, 109, 111, 119,
120, 125, 144, 146, 154, 307, 401, and 408 of this title, section
713c-3 of Title 15, sections 1, 39, 46, 165, 274, 3304, 4041, 4051,
4061, 4071, 4081, 4481, 6012, 6427, and 9503 of Title 26, section
602 of Title 42, and sections 1601, 1612, and 2315 of former Title
49] may be cited as the 'Surface Transportation Assistance Act of
1982'."
Section 101 of title I of Pub. L. 97-424 provided that: "This
title [enacting section 157 of this title, amending this section
and sections 103, 105, 109, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120,
122, 125, 127, 137, 139, 140, 142, 144, 150, 152, 201, 202, 203,
204, 210, 214, 217, 218, and 307 of this title, repealing sections
101 notes, 104 note, and 206 to 209 of this title, and enacting
provisions set out as notes under this section, sections 103, 104,
105, 109, 111, 119, 120, 125, 144, and 146 of this title, and
section 2315 of former Title 49, Transportation] may be cited as
the 'Highway Improvement Act of 1982'."
Section 1 of Pub. L. 97-327, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1611,
provided: "That this Act [amending section 144 of this title,
provisions set out as notes under this section and section 130 of
this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under section
104 of this title] may be cited as the 'Federal-Aid Highway Act of
1982'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1981 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 97-134, Sec. 13, Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1703, provided
that: "This Act [amending sections 104, 119, and 139 of this title
and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and
section 104 of this title] may be cited as the 'Federal-Aid Highway
Act of 1981'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1978 AMENDMENT
Section 1 of Pub. L. 95-599 provided: "That this Act [enacting
sections 119, 146, and 407 of this title, and sections 1602-1,
1607, 1614, 1615, 1616, 1617 and 1618 of former Title 49,
Transportation, amending this section, sections 103, 104, 105, 109,
111, 116, 118, 120, 122, 124, 125, 129, 131, 134, 141, 144, 148,
151, 152, 154, 155, 215, 217, 219, 320, 402, and 406 of this title,
section 1418 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, section 460l-11 of
Title 16, Conservation, sections 39, 4041, 4061, 4071, 4081, 4481,
4482, 6156, 6412, 6421, 6427, 7210, 7603, 7604, 7605, 7609, and
7610 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, section 201 of former
Title 40, Appendix, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, sections
303, 1602, 1603, 1604, 1607b, 1607c, 1608, 1611, 1612, and 1613 of
former Title 49, repealing section 153 of this title and sections
1607, 1607a, and 1614 of former Title 49, and enacting provisions
set out as notes under this section, sections 103, 104, 109, 111,
120, 122, 124, 129, 130, 134, 135, 141, 142, 144, 146, 215, 217,
307, 320, 401, 402, and 403 of this title, section 6427 of Title
26, section 201 of former Title 40, Appendix, section 5904 of Title
42, The Public Health and Welfare, section 883 of Title 46,
Appendix, Shipping, and sections 1601, 1602, 1604, 1605, 1612, and
1653 of former Title 49] may be cited as the 'Surface
Transportation Assistance Act of 1978'."
Section 101 of title I of Pub. L. 95-599 provided that: "This
title [enacting sections 119 and 146 of this title, amending this
section, sections 103, 104, 105, 109, 111, 116, 118, 120, 122, 124,
125, 129, 131, 134, 141, 144, 148, 151, 152, 155, 203, 215, 217,
219, 320, and 406 of this title, and section 201 of former Title
40, Appendix, Public Buildings, Property and Works, repealing
section 153 of this title and provisions set out as notes under
this section and section 1605 of Title 42, The Public Health and
Welfare, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this
section, sections 103, 104, 109, 111, 120, 122, 124, 129, 130, 134,
135, 141, 142, 144, 146, 217, 307, and 320 of this title, section
201 of former Title 40, Appendix, section 5904 of Title 42, section
883 of Title 46, Appendix, Shipping, and section 1653 of former
Title 49, Transportation] may be cited as the 'Federal-Aid Highway
Act of 1978'."
Section 501 of Pub. L. 95-599 provided that: "This title
[amending section 4601-11 of Title 16, Conservation, sections 39,
4041, 4061, 4071, 4081, 4481, 4482, 6156, 6412, 6421, 6427, 7210,
7603, 7604, and 7605 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, and
enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 120 and 307 of
this title and section 6427 of Title 26] may be cited as the
'Highway Revenue Act of 1978'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1976 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 94-280, title I, Sec. 101, May 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 425,
provided that: "This title [enacting section 156 of this title,
amending this section and sections 103, 104, 106, 108, 117, 118,
121, 125, 127, 129, 131, 135, 138 to 140, 142, 147, 152, 153, 202,
203, 217, 219, 319, and 320 of this title, repealing sections 146
and 405 of this title, enacting provisions set out as notes under
this section, sections 103, 104, 124, 134, 135, 215, 218, 319, and
320 of this title, and section 1605 of former Title 49,
Transportation, and amending provisions set out as notes under this
section, sections 120, 130, and 142 of this title, and section 1605
of former Title 49] may be cited as the 'Federal-Aid Highway Act of
1976'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1974 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 93-643, Sec. 1, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2281, provided:
"That this Act [enacting sections 141, 154, 155, 219, and 406,
amending this section and sections 103, 115, 127, 129, 131, 136,
144, 208, 320, 322, 323, and 405, enacting provisions set out as
notes under this section, sections 142, 217, and 320, amending
provisions set out as notes under this section and sections 130 and
142, and repealing provisions set out as a note under this section]
may be cited as the 'Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1974'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1973 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 93-87, title I, Sec. 101, Aug. 13, 1973, 87 Stat. 250,
provided that: "This title [enacting sections 145 to 150, 217, 218,
323, and 324 of this title and section 1602a of former Title 49,
Transportation, amending this section and sections 103 to 105, 108,
109, 114, 117, 121, 126, 129, 135, 140, 142, 143, 149, 207, 303,
307 to 310, 312, 314, and 320 of this title, and enacting
provisions set out as notes under this section, sections 103, 104,
120, 130, 142, 218, 307, 319, and 320 of this title, and sections
1608 and 1637 of former Title 49] may be cited as the 'Federal-Aid
Highway Act of 1973'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1970 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 91-605, title I, Sec. 101, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1713,
provided that: "This title [enacting sections 142, 143, 215, 216,
321, and 510 of this title, amending this section and sections 103,
104, 105, 106, 109, 120, 125, 128, 129, 131, 134, 135, 136, 139,
140, 303, 307, 320, 506, 511, 512 of this title and section 517 of
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters, and enacting provisions
set out as notes under this section and sections 104, 120, 129,
131, 134, 215, 216, 303, 307, 320, and 510 of this title] may be
cited as the 'Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1968 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 90-495, Sec. 1, Aug. 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 815, provided
that: "This Act [enacting sections 135, 139, 140, and 141 of this
title, amending this section, sections 103, 104, 108, 112, 113,
115, 116, 120, 125, 128, 129, 131, 135, 136, 138, 205, 319, 402,
and 501 to 512 of this title, section 636 of Title 15, Commerce and
Trade, section 1653 of former Title 49, Transportation, and
provisions set out as a note under this section, repealing section
133 of this title and enacting provisions formerly set out as notes
under this section and sections 104, 108, 125, 134, 501, 502, and
510 of this title] may be cited as the 'Federal-Aid Highway Act of
1968'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1966 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 89-574, Sec. 1, Sept. 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 766, provided
that: "This Act [enacting sections 120 and 138 of this title,
amending this section and sections 104, 109, 118, 120, 125, 131,
136, 302, and 319 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as
notes under this section and sections 106, 108, 125, 133, and 137
of this title] may be cited as the 'Federal-Aid Highway Act of
1966'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1965 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 89-285, Sec. 403, Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1033, provided
that: "This Act [enacting sections 136 of this title and provisions
set out as notes under sections 131 and 135 of this title and
amending sections 131 and 319 of this title] may be cited as the
'Highway Beautification Act of 1965'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1964 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 88-423 Sec. 1, Aug. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 397, provided
that: "This Act [amending this section and sections 104, 205, 209,
and 320 of this title] may be cited as the 'Federal-Aid Highway Act
of 1964'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1963 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 88-157, Sec. 1, Oct. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 276, provided:
"That this Act [amending sections 104, 106, 109, 121, 131, and 307
of this title] may be cited as the 'Federal-Aid Highway Amendments
Act of 1963'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1962 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 87-866, Sec. 1, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1145, provided
that: "This Act [enacting sections 133, 134 and 214 of this title,
amending this section and sections 103, 104, 203, and 307 of this
title, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 307
of this title] may be cited as the 'Federal-Aid Highway Act of
1962'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1961 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 87-61, title I, Sec. 101, June 29, 1961, 75 Stat. 122,
provided that: "This Act [enacting section 6156 of Title 26,
Internal Revenue Code, amending sections 111, 131 and 210 of this
title and sections 4041, 4061, 4071, 4081, 4218, 4221, 4226, 4481,
4482, 6412, 6416, 6421, and 6601 of Title 26, enacting provisions
set out as notes under this section and section 104 of this title
and under section 4041 of Title 26, and amending provisions set out
as notes under this section and section 120 of this title] may be
cited as the 'Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1961'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1960 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 86-657, Sec. 1, July 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 522, provided
that: "This Act [enacting section 132 of this title and amending
sections 104, 114, 120, 129, 203, 205, 210, and 305 of this title]
may be cited as the 'Federal Highway Act of 1960'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1959 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 86-342, title I, Sec. 101, Sept. 21, 1959, 73 Stat. 611,
provided that: "This Act [amending sections 125, 131, 137, and 320
of this title, and sections 4041, 4081, 4082, 4226, 6412, 6416, and
6421 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, enacting notes set out
under section 307 of this title and section 4082 of Title 26, and
amending notes set out under this section and sections 104 and 120
of this title] may be cited as the 'Federal-Aid Highway Act of
1959'."
SEPARABILITY
Section 36 of Pub. L. 90-495 provided that: "If any provision of
this Act (including the amendments made by this Act) [enacting
sections 135, 139, 140, 141, and 501-511 of this title, amending
this section, sections 103, 104, 108, 112, 113, 115, 116, 120, 125,
128, 129, 131, 135, 136, 138, 205, 319, and 402 of this title,
section 636 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, section 1653 of former
Title 49, Transportation, and provisions set out as a note under
this section, repealing section 133 of this title, and enacting
provisions set out as notes under this section and sections 104,
108, 125, 134, 501, 502, and 510 of this title] or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the
remainder of this Act and the application of the provision to other
persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby."
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ABOLITION OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE AND TRANSFER OF
FUNCTIONS
For abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service, transfer
of functions, and treatment of related references, see note set out
under section 1551 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Functions, powers, and duties of Secretary of Commerce and other
officers and offices of Department of Commerce under this title and
under specific related laws and parts of laws set out in the notes
in this title relating generally to highways and highway and
traffic safety transferred to and vested in Secretary of
Transportation by Pub. L. 89-670, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 931,
which created Department of Transportation. See section 102 of
Title 49, Transportation, and Pub. L. 97-449, Sec. 2, Jan. 12,
1983, 96 Stat. 2439.
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NATIONAL CORRIDOR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Sec. 1118, June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 161,
provided that:
"(a) In General. - The Secretary shall establish and implement a
program to make allocations to States and metropolitan planning
organizations for coordinated planning, design, and construction of
corridors of national significance, economic growth, and
international or interregional trade. A State or metropolitan
planning organization may apply to the Secretary for allocations
under this section.
"(b) Eligibility of Corridors. - The Secretary may make
allocations under this section with respect to -
"(1) high priority corridors identified in section 1105(c) of
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
[Pub. L. 102-240, 105 Stat. 2032]; and
"(2) any other significant regional or multistate highway
corridor not described in whole or in part in paragraph (1)
selected by the Secretary after consideration of -
"(A) the extent to which the annual volume of commercial
vehicle traffic at the border stations or ports of entry of
each State -
"(i) has increased since the date of enactment of the North
American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law
103-182 [Dec. 8, 1993]); and
"(ii) is projected to increase in the future;
"(B) the extent to which commercial vehicle traffic in each
State -
"(i) has increased since the date of enactment of the North
American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law
103-182); and
"(ii) is projected to increase in the future;
"(C) the extent to which international truck-borne
commodities move through each State;
"(D) the reduction in commercial and other travel time
through a major international gateway or affected port of entry
expected as a result of the proposed project including the
level of traffic delays at at-grade highway crossings of major
rail lines in trade corridors;
"(E) the extent of leveraging of Federal funds provided under
this subsection, including -
"(i) use of innovative financing;
"(ii) combination with funding provided under other
sections of this Act [see Tables for classification] and
title 23, United States Code; and
"(iii) combination with other sources of Federal, State,
local, or private funding including State, local, and private
matching funds;
"(F) the value of the cargo carried by commercial vehicle
traffic, to the extent that the value of the cargo and
congestion impose economic costs on the Nation's economy; and
"(G) encourage or facilitate major multistate or regional
mobility and economic growth and development in areas
underserved by existing highway infrastructure.
"(c) Purposes. - Allocations may be made under this section for 1
or more of the following purposes:
"(1) Feasibility studies.
"(2) Comprehensive corridor planning and design activities.
"(3) Location and routing studies.
"(4) Multistate and intrastate coordination for corridors
described in subsection (b).
"(5) After review by the Secretary of a development and
management plan for the corridor or a usable component thereof
under subsection (b) -
"(A) environmental review; and
"(B) construction.
"(d) Corridor Development and Management Plan. - A State or
metropolitan planning organization receiving an allocation under
this section shall develop, and submit to the Secretary for review,
a development and management plan for the corridor or a usable
component thereof with respect to which the allocation is being
made. Such plan shall include, at a minimum, the following
elements:
"(1) A complete and comprehensive analysis of corridor costs
and benefits.
"(2) A coordinated corridor development plan and schedule,
including a timetable for completion of all planning and
development activities, environmental reviews and permits, and
construction of all segments.
"(3) A finance plan, including any innovative financing methods
and, if the corridor is a multistate corridor, a State-by-State
breakdown of corridor finances.
"(4) The results of any environmental reviews and mitigation
plans.
"(5) The identification of any impediments to the development
and construction of the corridor, including any environmental,
social, political and economic objections.
In the case of a multistate corridor, the Secretary shall encourage
all States having jurisdiction over any portion of such corridor to
participate in the development of such plan.
"(e) Applicability of Title 23. - Funds made available by section
1101 of this Act [set out in part as a note below] to carry out
this section and section 1119 [set out below] shall be available
for obligation in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned
under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
"(f) Coordination of Planning. - Planning with respect to a
corridor under this section shall be coordinated with
transportation planning being carried out by the States and
metropolitan planning organizations along the corridor and, to the
extent appropriate, with transportation planning being carried out
by Federal land management agencies, by tribal governments, or by
government agencies in Mexico or Canada.
"(g) State Defined. - In this section, the term 'State' has the
meaning such term has under section 101 of title 23, United States
Code."
COORDINATED BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Sec. 1119, June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 163,
provided that:
"(a) General Authority. - The Secretary shall establish and
implement a coordinated border infrastructure program under which
the Secretary may make allocations to border States and
metropolitan planning organizations for areas within the boundaries
of 1 or more border States for projects to improve the safe
movement of people and goods at or across the border between the
United States and Canada and the border between the United States
and Mexico.
"(b) Eligible Uses. - Allocations to States and metropolitan
planning organizations under this section may only be used in a
border region for -
"(1) improvements to existing transportation and supporting
infrastructure that facilitate cross-border vehicle and cargo
movements;
"(2) construction of highways and related safety and safety
enforcement facilities that will facilitate vehicle and cargo
movements related to international trade;
"(3) operational improvements, including improvements relating
to electronic data interchange and use of telecommunications, to
expedite cross border vehicle and cargo movement;
"(4) modifications to regulatory procedures to expedite cross
border vehicle and cargo movements;
"(5) international coordination of planning, programming, and
border operation with Canada and Mexico relating to expediting
cross border vehicle and cargo movements; and
"(6) activities of Federal inspection agencies.
"(c) Selection Criteria. - The Secretary shall make allocations
under this section on the basis of -
"(1) expected reduction in commercial and other motor vehicle
travel time through an international border crossing as a result
of the project;
"(2) improvements in vehicle and highway safety and cargo
security related to motor vehicles crossing a border with Canada
or Mexico;
"(3) strategies to increase the use of existing, underutilized
border crossing facilities and approaches;
"(4) leveraging of Federal funds provided under this section,
including use of innovative financing, combination of such funds
with funding provided under other sections of this Act [see
Tables for classification], and combination with other sources of
Federal, State, local, or private funding;
"(5) degree of multinational involvement in the project and
demonstrated coordination with other Federal agencies responsible
for the inspection of vehicles, cargo, and persons crossing
international borders and their counterpart agencies in Canada
and Mexico;
"(6) improvements in vehicle and highway safety and cargo
security in and through the gateway or affected port of entry
concerned;
"(7) the degree of demonstrated coordination with Federal
inspection agencies;
"(8) the extent to which the innovative and problem solving
techniques of the proposed project would be applicable to other
border stations or ports of entry;
"(9) demonstrated local commitment to implement and sustain
continuing comprehensive border or affected port of entry
planning processes and improvement programs; and
"(10) such other factors as the Secretary determines are
appropriate to promote border transportation efficiency and
safety.
"(d) Construction of Transportation Infrastructure for Law
Enforcement Purposes. - At the request of the Administrator of
General Services, in consultation with the Attorney General, the
Secretary may transfer, during the period of fiscal years 1998
through 2001, not more than $10,000,000 of the amounts made
available by section 1101 [set out in part as a note below] to
carry out this section and section 1118 [set out above] to the
Administrator of General Services for the construction of
transportation infrastructure necessary for law enforcement in
border States.
"(e) Definitions. - In this section, the following definitions
apply:
"(1) Border region. - The term 'border region' means the
portion of a border State in the vicinity of an international
border with Canada or Mexico.
"(2) Border state. - The term 'border State' means any State
that has a boundary in common with Canada or Mexico."
HIGHWAY ECONOMIC REQUIREMENT SYSTEM
Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Sec. 1213(a), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat.
199, provided that:
"(1) Methodology. -
"(A) Evaluation. - The Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct an evaluation of the methodology used by the
Department of Transportation to determine highway needs using the
highway economic requirement system (in this subsection referred
to as the 'model').
"(B) Required element. - The evaluation shall include an
assessment of the extent to which the model estimates an optimal
level of highway infrastructure investment, including an
assessment as to when the model may be overestimating or
underestimating investment requirements.
"(C) Report to congress. - Not later than 2 years after the
date of enactment of this Act [June 9, 1998], the Comptroller
General shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the
evaluation.
"(2) State investment plans. -
"(A) Study. - In consultation with State transportation
departments and other appropriate State and local officials, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on
the extent to which the model can be used to provide States with
useful information for developing State transportation investment
plans and State infrastructure investment projections.
"(B) Required elements. - The study shall -
"(i) identify any additional data that may need to be
collected beyond the data submitted, before the date of
enactment of this Act, to the Federal Highway Administration
through the highway performance monitoring system; and
"(ii) identify what additional work, if any, would be
required of the Federal Highway Administration and the States
to make the model useful at the State level.
"(C) Report to congress. - Not later than 3 years after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall
submit to Congress a report on the results of the study."
SOUTHWEST BORDER TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Sec. 1213(d), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat.
200, provided that:
"(1) Assessment. - The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive
assessment of the state of the transportation infrastructure on the
southwest border between the United States and Mexico (in this
subsection referred to as the 'border').
"(2) Consultation. - In carrying out the assessment, the
Secretary shall consult with -
"(A) the Secretary of State;
"(B) the Attorney General;
"(C) the Secretary of the Treasury;
"(D) the Commandant of the Coast Guard;
"(E) the Administrator of General Services;
"(F) the American Commissioner on the International Boundary
Commission, United States and Mexico;
"(G) State agencies responsible for transportation and law
enforcement in border States; and
"(H) municipal governments and transportation authorities in
sister cities in the border area.
"(3) Requirements. - In carrying out the assessment, the
Secretary shall -
"(A) assess the flow of commercial and private traffic through
designated ports of entry on the border;
"(B) assess the adequacy of transportation infrastructure in
the border area, including highways, bridges, railway lines, and
border inspection facilities;
"(C) assess the adequacy of law enforcement and narcotics
abatement activities in the border area, as the activities relate
to commercial and private traffic and infrastructure;
"(D) assess future demands on transportation infrastructure in
the border area; and
"(E) make recommendations to facilitate legitimate cross-border
traffic in the border area, while maintaining the integrity of
the border.
"(4) Report. - Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act [June 9, 1998], the Secretary shall submit to Congress
a report on the assessment conducted under this subsection,
including any related legislative and administrative
recommendations."
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNITY AND SYSTEM PRESERVATION PILOT PROGRAM
Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Sec. 1221, June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 221,
provided that:
"(a) Establishment. - In cooperation with appropriate State,
regional, and local governments, the Secretary shall establish a
comprehensive initiative to investigate and address the
relationships between transportation and community and system
preservation and identify private sector-based initiatives.
"(b) Research. -
"(1) In general. - In cooperation with appropriate Federal
agencies, State, regional, and local governments, and other
entities eligible for assistance under subsection (d), the
Secretary shall carry out a comprehensive research program to
investigate the relationships between transportation, community
preservation, and the environment and the role of the private
sector in shaping such relationships.
"(2) Required elements. - The program shall provide for
monitoring and analysis of projects carried out with funds made
available to carry out subsections (c) and (d).
"(c) Planning. -
"(1) In general. - The Secretary shall allocate funds made
available to carry out this subsection to States, metropolitan
planning organizations, and local governments to plan, develop,
and implement strategies to integrate transportation and
community and system preservation plans and practices.
"(2) Purposes. - The purposes of the allocations shall be -
"(A) to improve the efficiency of the transportation system;
"(B) to reduce the impacts of transportation on the
environment;
"(C) to reduce the need for costly future investments in
public infrastructure;
"(D) to provide efficient access to jobs, services, and
centers of trade; and
"(E) to examine development patterns and identify strategies
to encourage private sector development patterns which achieve
the goals identified in subparagraphs (A) through (D).
"(3) Criteria. - In allocating funds made available to carry
out this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to
applicants that -
"(A) propose projects for funding that address the purposes
described in paragraph (2); and
"(B) demonstrate a commitment of non-Federal resources to the
proposed projects.
"(4) Additional criteria. - In addition, the Secretary shall
give consideration to applicants that demonstrate a commitment to
public and private involvement, including involvement of
nontraditional partners in the project team.
"(d) Allocation of Funds for Implementation. -
"(1) In general. - The Secretary shall allocate funds made
available to carry out this subsection to States, metropolitan
planning organizations, and local governments to carry out
projects to address transportation efficiency and community and
system preservation.
"(2) Criteria. - In allocating funds made available to carry
out this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to
applicants that -
"(A) have instituted preservation or development plans and
programs that -
"(i) meet the requirements of title 23 and chapter 53 of
title 49, United States Code; and
"(ii)(I) are coordinated with State and local adopted
preservation or development plans;
"(II) are intended to promote cost-effective and strategic
investments in transportation infrastructure that minimize
adverse impacts on the environment; or
"(III) are intended to promote innovative private sector
strategies.
"(B) have instituted other policies to integrate
transportation and community and system preservation practices,
such as -
"(i) spending policies that direct funds to high-growth
areas;
"(ii) urban growth boundaries to guide metropolitan
expansion;
"(iii) 'green corridors' programs that provide access to
major highway corridors for areas targeted for efficient and
compact development; or
"(iv) other similar programs or policies as determined by
the Secretary;
"(C) have preservation or development policies that include a
mechanism for reducing potential impacts of transportation
activities on the environment;
"(D) examine ways to encourage private sector investments
that address the purposes of this section; and
"(E) propose projects for funding that address the purposes
described in subsection (c)(2).
"(3) Equitable distribution. - In allocating funds to carry out
this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure the equitable
distribution of funds to a diversity of populations and
geographic regions.
"(4) Use of allocated funds. -
"(A) In general. - An allocation of funds made available to
carry out this subsection shall be used by the recipient to
implement the projects proposed in the application to the
Secretary.
"(B) Types of projects. - The allocation of funds shall be
available for obligation for -
"(i) any project eligible for funding under title 23 or
chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code; or
"(ii) any other activity relating to transportation and
community and system preservation that the Secretary
determines to be appropriate, including corridor preservation
activities that are necessary to implement -
"(I) transit-oriented development plans;
"(II) traffic calming measures; or
"(III) other coordinated transportation and community and
system preservation practices.
"(e) Funding. -
"(1) In general. - There is authorized to be appropriated from
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to
carry out this section $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and
$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
"(2) Contract authority. - Funds authorized under this
subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner
as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code."
TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE FOR OLYMPIC CITIES
Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Sec. 1223, June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 224,
as amended by Pub. L. 105-206, title IX, Sec. 9003(j), July 22,
1998, 112 Stat. 842, provided that:
"(a) Purpose. - The purpose of this section is to authorize the
provision of assistance for, and support of, State and local
efforts concerning surface transportation issues necessary to
obtain the national recognition and economic benefits of
participation in the International Olympic movement, the
International Paralympic movement, and the Special Olympics
International movement by hosting international quadrennial Olympic
and Paralympic events, and Special Olympics International events,
in the United States.
"(b) Priority for Transportation Projects Relating to Olympic,
Paralympic, and Special Olympic Events. - Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, from funds available to carry out sections 118(c)
and 144(g)(1) of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary may
give priority to funding for a transportation project relating to
an international quadrennial Olympic or Paralympic event, or a
Special Olympics International event, if -
"(1) the project meets the extraordinary needs associated with
an international quadrennial Olympic or Paralympic event or a
Special Olympics International event; and
"(2) the project is otherwise eligible for assistance under
sections 118(c) and 144(g)(1) of such title.
"(c) Transportation Planning Activities. - The Secretary may
participate in -
"(1) planning activities of States and metropolitan planning
organizations and transportation projects relating to an
international quadrennial Olympic or Paralympic event, or a
Special Olympics International event, under sections 134 and 135
of title 23, United States Code; and
"(2) developing intermodal transportation plans necessary for
the projects in coordination with State and local transportation
agencies.
"(d) Funding. - Notwithstanding section 5001(a) [112 Stat. 419],
from funds made available under such section, the Secretary may
provide assistance for the development of an Olympic, a Paralympic,
and a Special Olympics transportation management plan in
cooperation with an Olympic Organizing Committee responsible for
hosting, and State and local communities affected by, an
international quadrennial Olympic or Paralympic event or a Special
Olympics International event.
"(e) Transportation Projects Relating to Olympic, Paralympic, and
Special Olympic Events. -
"(1) In general. - The Secretary may provide assistance,
including planning, capital, and operating assistance, to States
and local governments in carrying out transportation projects
relating to an international quadrennial Olympic or Paralympic
event or a Special Olympics International event.
"(2) Federal share. - The Federal share of the cost of a
project assisted under this subsection shall not exceed 80
percent.
"(f) Eligible Governments. - A State or local government shall be
eligible to receive assistance under this section only if the
government is hosting a venue that is part of an international
quadrennial Olympics that is officially selected by the
International Olympic Committee or Special Olympics International.
"(g) Authorization of Appropriations. - There are authorized to
be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass
Transit Account) to carry out this section such sums as are
necessary for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003."
DISCRETIONARY GRANT SELECTION CRITERIA AND PROCESS
Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Sec. 1311, as added by Pub. L. 105-206,
title IX, Sec. 9004(a), July 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 842, provided
that:
"(a) Establishment of Criteria. - The Secretary shall establish
criteria for all discretionary programs funded from the Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account). To the extent
practicable, such criteria shall conform to the Executive Order No.
12893 [31 U.S.C. 501 note] (relating to infrastructure investment).
"(b) Selection Process. -
"(1) Limitation on acceptance of applications. - Before
accepting applications for grants under any discretionary program
for which funds are authorized to be appropriated from the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) by this
Act [see Tables for classification] (including the amendments
made by this Act), the Secretary shall publish the criteria
established under subsection (a). Such publication shall identify
all statutory criteria and any criteria established by regulation
that will apply to the program.
"(2) Explanation. - Not less often than quarterly, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a list of the
projects selected under discretionary programs funded from the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and an
explanation of how the projects were selected based on the
criteria established under subsection (a).
"(c) Minimum Covered Programs. - At a minimum, the criteria
established under subsection (a) and the selection process
established by subsection (b) shall apply to the following
programs:
"(1) The intelligent transportation system deployment program
under title V [see Tables for classification].
"(2) The national corridor planning and development program.
"(3) The coordinated border infrastructure and safety program.
"(4) The construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal
facilities.
"(5) The national scenic byways program.
"(6) The Interstate discretionary program.
"(7) The discretionary bridge program."
COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT
Section 359(c) of Pub. L. 104-59 directed Secretary of
Transportation to conduct a study on compliance with Buy American
Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c) with respect to contracts entered into
using amounts made available from Highway Trust Fund and not later
than 1 year after Nov. 28, 1995, transmit to Congress report on
results.
DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Sec. 1101(b), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat.
113, provided that:
"(1) General rule. - Except to the extent that the Secretary
determines otherwise, not less than 10 percent of the amounts made
available for any program under titles I, III, and V of this Act
[see Tables for classification] shall be expended with small
business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals.
"(2) Definitions. - In this subsection, the following definitions
apply:
"(A) Small business concern. - The term 'small business
concern' has the meaning such term has under section 3 of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632); except that such term shall
not include any concern or group of concerns controlled by the
same socially and economically disadvantaged individual or
individuals which has average annual gross receipts over the
preceding 3 fiscal years in excess of $16,600,000, as adjusted by
the Secretary for inflation.
"(B) Socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. - The
term 'socially and economically disadvantaged individuals' has
the meaning such term has under section 8(d) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) and relevant subcontracting
regulations promulgated pursuant thereto; except that women shall
be presumed to be socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals for purposes of this subsection.
"(3) Annual listing of disadvantaged business enterprises. - Each
State shall annually survey and compile a list of the small
business concerns referred to in paragraph (1) and the location of
such concerns in the State and notify the Secretary, in writing, of
the percentage of such concerns which are controlled by women, by
socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (other than
women), and by individuals who are women and are otherwise socially
and economically disadvantaged individuals.
"(4) Uniform certification. - The Secretary shall establish
minimum uniform criteria for State governments to use in certifying
whether a concern qualifies for purposes of this subsection. Such
minimum uniform criteria shall include, but not be limited to
on-site visits, personal interviews, licenses, analysis of stock
ownership, listing of equipment, analysis of bonding capacity,
listing of work completed, re&233;sume&233; of principal owners,
financial capacity, and type of work preferred.
"(5) Compliance with court orders. - Nothing in this subsection
limits the eligibility of an entity or person to receive funds made
available under titles I, III, and V of this Act [see Tables for
classification], if the entity or person is prevented, in whole or
in part, from complying with paragraph (1) because a Federal court
issues a final order in which the court finds that the requirement
of paragraph (1), or the program established under paragraph (1),
is unconstitutional.
"(6) Review by comptroller general. - Not later than 3 years
after the date of enactment of this Act [June 9, 1998], the
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review of,
and publish and report to Congress findings and conclusions on, the
impact throughout the United States of administering the
requirement of paragraph (1), including an analysis of -
"(A) in the case of small business concerns certified in each
State under paragraph (4) as owned and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals -
"(i) the number of the small business concerns; and
"(ii) the participation rates of the small business concerns
in prime contracts and subcontracts funded under titles I, III,
and V of this Act [see Tables for classification];
"(B) in the case of small business concerns described in
subparagraph (A) that receive prime contracts and subcontracts
funded under titles I, III, and V of this Act -
"(i) the number of the small business concerns;
"(ii) the annual gross receipts of the small business
concerns; and
"(iii) the net worth of socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals that own and control the small
business concerns;
"(C) in the case of small business concerns described in
subparagraph (A) that do not receive prime contracts and
subcontracts funded under titles I, III, and V of this Act -
"(i) the annual gross receipts of the small business
concerns; and
"(ii) the net worth of socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals that own and control the small
business concerns;
"(D) in the case of business concerns that receive prime
contracts and subcontracts funded under titles I, III, and V of
this Act, other than small business concerns described in
subparagraph (B) -
"(i) the annual gross receipts of the business concerns; and
"(ii) the net worth of individuals that own and control the
business concerns;
"(E) the rate of graduation from any programs carried out to
comply with the requirement of paragraph (1) for small business
concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals;
"(F) the overall cost of administering the requirement of
paragraph (1), including administrative costs, certification
costs, additional construction costs, and litigation costs;
"(G) any discrimination on the basis of race, color, national
origin, or sex against small business concerns owned and
controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals;
"(H)(i) any other factors limiting the ability of small
business concerns owned and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals to compete for prime
contracts and subcontracts funded under titles I, III, and V of
this Act; and
"(ii) the extent to which any of those factors are caused, in
whole or in part, by discrimination based on race, color,
national origin, or sex;
"(I) any discrimination, on the basis of race, color, national
origin, or sex, against construction companies owned and
controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals
in public and private transportation contracting and the
financial, credit, insurance, and bond markets;
"(J) the impact on small business concerns owned and controlled
by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals of -
"(i) the issuance of a final order described in paragraph (5)
by a Federal court that suspends a program established under
paragraph (1); or
"(ii) the repeal or suspension of State or local
disadvantaged business enterprise programs; and
"(K) the impact of the requirement of paragraph (1), and any
program carried out to comply with paragraph (1), on competition
and the creation of jobs, including the creation of jobs for
socially and economically disadvantaged individuals."
Similar provisions were contained in the following prior acts:
Pub. L. 102-240, title I, Sec. 1003(b), Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat.
1919.
Pub. L. 100-17, title I, Sec. 106(c), Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat.
145.
HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION PROJECTS
Pub. L. 102-240, title I, Sec. 1040, Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat.
1992, as amended by Pub. L. 104-59, title III, Sec. 325(f), Nov.
28, 1995, 109 Stat. 592; Pub. L. 104-66, title I, Sec. 1122(b),
Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 725; Pub. L. 105-130, Sec. 5(c)(1), Dec.
1, 1997, 111 Stat. 2557, related to highway use tax evasion
projects, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Sec.
1114(b)(2), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 154. See section 143 of this
title.
SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM
Section 1047 of Pub. L. 102-240, as amended by Pub. L. 105-130,
Sec. 5(c)(2), Dec. 1, 1997, 111 Stat. 2557, provided that:
"(a) Scenic Byways Advisory Committee. -
"(1) Establishment. - Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act [Dec. 18, 1991], the Secretary shall
establish in the Department of Transportation an advisory
committee to assist the Secretary with respect to establishment
of a national scenic byways program under title 23, United States
Code.
"(2) Membership. - The advisory committee established under
this section shall be composed of 17 members as follows:
"(A) The Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration
or the designee of the Administrator who shall serve as
chairman of the advisory committee.
"(B) The Chief of the Forest Service of the Department of
Agriculture or the designee of the Chief.
"(C) The Director of the National Park Service of the
Department of the Interior or the designee of the Director.
"(D) The Director of the Bureau of Land Management of the
Department of the Interior or the designee of the Director.
"(E) The Under Secretary for Travel and Tourism of the
Department of Commerce or the designee of the Under Secretary.
"(F) The Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs of the
Department of the Interior or the designee of the Assistant
Secretary.
"(G) 1 individual appointed by the Secretary who is specially
qualified to represent the interests of conservationists on the
advisory committee.
"(H) 1 individual appointed by the Secretary of
Transportation who is specially qualified to represent the
interests of recreational users of scenic byways on the
advisory committee.
"(I) 1 individual appointed by the Secretary who is specially
qualified to represent the interests of the tourism industry on
the advisory committee.
"(J) 1 individual appointed by the Secretary who is specially
qualified to represent the interests of historic
preservationists on the advisory committee.
"(K) 1 individual appointed by the Secretary who is specially
qualified to represent the interests of highway users on the
advisory committee.
"(L) 1 individual appointed by the Secretary to represent
State highway and transportation officials.
"(M) 1 individual appointed by the Secretary to represent
local highway and transportation officials.
"(N) 1 individual appointed by the Secretary who is specially
qualified to serve on the advisory committee as a planner.
"(O) 1 individual appointed by the Secretary who is specially
qualified to represent the motoring public.
"(P) 1 individual appointed by the Secretary who is specially
qualified to represent groups interested in scenic
preservation.
"(Q) 1 individual appointed by the Secretary who represents
the outdoor advertising industry.
Individuals appointed as members of the advisory committee under
subparagraphs (G) through (P) may be State and local government
officials. Members shall serve without compensation other than
for reasonable expenses incident to functions of the advisory
committee.
"(3) Functions. - The advisory committee established under this
subsection shall develop and make to the Secretary
recommendations regarding minimum criteria for use by State and
Federal agencies in designating highways as scenic byways and as
all-American roads for purposes of a national scenic byways
program to be established under title 23, United States Code.
Such recommendations shall include recommendations on the
following:
"(A) Consideration of the scenic beauty and historic
significance of highways proposed for designation as scenic
byways and all-American roads and the areas surrounding such
highways.
"(B) Operation and management standards for highways
designated as scenic byways and all-American roads, including
strategies for maintaining or improving the qualities for which
a highway is designated as a scenic byway or all-American road,
for protecting and enhancing the landscape and view corridors
surrounding such a highway, and for minimizing traffic
congestion on such a highway.
"(C)(i) Standards for scenic byway-related signs, including
those which identify highways as scenic byways and all-American
roads.
"(ii) The advisability of uniform signs identifying highways
as components of the scenic byway system.
"(D) Standards for maintaining highway safety on the scenic
byway system.
"(E) Design review procedures for location of highway
facilities, landscaping, and travelers' facilities on the
scenic byway system.
"(F) Procedures for reviewing and terminating the designation
of a highway designated as a scenic byway.
"(G) Such other matters as the advisory committee may deem
appropriate.
"(H) Such other matters for which the Secretary may request
recommendations.
"(4) Report. - Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act [Dec. 18, 1991], the advisory committee
established under this section shall submit to the Secretary and
Congress a report containing the recommendations described in
paragraph (3).
"(b) Technical and Financial Assistance. - The Secretary shall
provide technical assistance to the States (as such term is defined
under section 101 of title 23, United States Code) and shall make
grants to the States for the planning, design, and development of
State scenic byway programs.
"(c) Federal Share. - The Federal share payable for the costs of
planning, design, and development of State scenic byway programs
under this section shall be 80 percent.
"(d) Funding. - There shall be available to the Secretary for
carrying out this section (other than subsection (f)), out of the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account),
$1,000,000 for fiscal year 1992, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1993,
$4,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $14,000,000 for each of the fiscal
years 1995, 1996, and 1997, and $7,000,000 for the period of
October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998. Such sums shall remain
available until expended.
"(e) Contract Authority. - Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, approval by the Secretary of a grant under this section shall
be deemed a contractual obligation of the United States for payment
of the Federal share of the cost of activities for which the grant
is being made.
"(f) Interim Scenic Byways Program. -
"(1) Grant program. - During fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994,
the Secretary may make grants to any State which has a scenic
highway program for carrying out eligible projects on highways
which the State has designated as scenic byways.
"(2) Priority projects. - In making grants under paragraph (1),
the Secretary shall give priority to -
"(A) those eligible projects which are included in a corridor
management plan for maintaining scenic, historic, recreational,
cultural, and archeological characteristics of the corridor
while providing for accommodation of increased tourism and
development of related amenities;
"(B) those eligible projects for which a strong local
commitment is demonstrated for implementing the management
plans and protecting the characteristics for which the highway
is likely to be designated as a scenic byway;
"(C) those eligible projects which are included in programs
which can serve as models for other States to follow when
establishing and designing scenic byways on an intrastate or
interstate basis; and
"(D) those eligible projects in multi-State corridors where
the States submit joint applications.
"(3) Eligible projects. - The following are projects which are
eligible for Federal assistance under this subsection:
"(A) Planning, design, and development of State scenic byway
programs.
"(B) Making safety improvements to a highway designated as a
scenic byway under this subsection to the extent such
improvements are necessary to accommodate increased traffic,
and changes in the types of vehicles using the highway, due to
such designation.
"(C) Construction along the highway of facilities for the use
of pedestrians and bicyclists, rest areas, turnouts, highway
shoulder improvements, passing lanes, overlooks, and
interpretive facilities.
"(D) Improvements to the highway which will enhance access to
an area for the purpose of recreation, including water-related
recreation.
"(E) Protecting historical and cultural resources in areas
adjacent to the highway.
"(F) Developing and providing tourist information to the
public, including interpretive information about the scenic
byway.
"(4) Federal share. - The Federal share payable for the costs
of carrying out projects and developing programs under this
subsection with funds made available pursuant to this subsection
shall be 80 percent.
"(5) Funding. - There shall be available to the Secretary for
carrying out this subsection, out of the Highway Trust Fund
(other than the Mass Transit Account), $10,000,000 for fiscal
year 1992, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, and $10,000,000 for
fiscal year 1994. Such sums shall remain available until
expended.
"(g) Limitation. - The Secretary shall not make a grant under
this section for any project which would not protect the scenic,
historic, recreational, cultural, natural, and archeological
integrity of the highway and adjacent area. The Secretary may not
use more than 10 percent of the funds authorized for each fiscal
year under subsection (f)(5) for removal of any outdoor advertising
sign, display, or device.
"(h) Treatment of Scenic Highways in Oregon. - For purposes of
this section, a highway designated as a scenic highway in the State
of Oregon shall be treated as a scenic byway."
COMMEMORATION OF DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER SYSTEM OF INTERSTATE AND
DEFENSE HIGHWAYS
Section 6012 of Pub. L. 102-240 provided that:
"(a) Study. - The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine an
appropriate symbol or emblem to be placed on highway signs
referring to the Interstate System to commemorate the vision of
President Dwight D. Eisenhower in creating the Dwight D. Eisenhower
National System of Interstate and Defense Highways [now Dwight D.
Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways].
"(b) Report. - Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act [Dec. 18, 1991], the Secretary shall transmit
to Congress a report on the results of the study under this
section."
DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL SYSTEM OF INTERSTATE AND DEFENSE HIGHWAYS
AS THE DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER SYSTEM OF INTERSTATE AND DEFENSE
HIGHWAYS
Pub. L. 101-427, Oct. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 927, provided: "That -
"(a) notwithstanding any other provision of law, The National
System of Interstate and Defense Highways shall be redesignated
as 'The Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense
Highways'; and
"(b) any reference before the date of enactment of this Act
[Oct. 15, 1990] in any provision of law, regulation, map, sign,
or otherwise to The National System of Interstate and Defense
Highways shall be deemed to refer, on and after such date, to The
Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways."
SIGNS IDENTIFYING FUNDING SOURCES
Section 154 of Pub. L. 100-17 provided that: "If a State has a
practice of erecting on projects under actual construction without
Federal-aid highway assistance signs which indicate the source or
sources of any funds used to carry out such projects, such State
shall erect on all projects under actual construction with any
funds made available out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the
Mass Transit Account) signs which are visible to highway users and
which indicate each governmental source of funds being used to
carry out such federally assisted projects and the amount of funds
being made available by each such source."
ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY FUNDS OF PROJECTS INVOLVING
IMPROVEMENTS IN VICINITY OF INTERCHANGES NECESSARY TO UPGRADE
SAFETY OF PRIMARY ROUTES NOT ON COMMON ALIGNMENT WITH INTERSTATE
ROUTE
Section 128 of Pub. L. 97-424 provided that: "In any case where a
project involving a Federal-aid primary route not on the Interstate
System, and a route on the Interstate System which was originally
constructed without the expenditure of any funds authorized under
section 108(b) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, as amended
[set out as a note below], and was subsequently added to the
Interstate System, both occupying a common alignment and having
elements which have been approved in concept by the Secretary of
Transportation as part of a project providing for the upgrading of
an interchange on such Interstate route, the cost of improvements
in the vicinity of the interchange necessary to upgrade the safety
of that part of such Federal-aid primary route not on a common
alignment with such Interstate route in an environmentally
acceptable manner shall be eligible for the expenditure of funds
authorized by such section 108(b)."
STUDY OF FUTURE TRANSPORTATION PROFESSIONAL MANPOWER NEEDS; REPORT
Section 135 of Pub. L. 97-424 provided that: "The Secretary of
Transportation shall undertake to enter into appropriate
arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences' Transportation
Research Board to conduct a comprehensive study and investigation
of future transportation professional manpower needs, including but
not limited to prevailing methods of recruitment, training, and
financial and other incentives and disincentives which encourage or
discourage retention in service of such professional manpower by
Federal, State, and local governments. In entering into any
arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences for conducting
such study and investigation, the Secretary shall request the
National Academy of Sciences to report to the Secretary and the
Congress not later than two years after the enactment of this Act
[Jan. 6, 1983] on the results of such study and investigation,
together with its recommendations. The Secretary shall furnish to
the Academy at its request any information which the Academy deems
necessary for the purpose of conducting the study and investigation
authorized by this section."
CHANGE IN LOCATION OF INTERSTATE SEGMENTS
Section 139 of Pub. L. 97-424, as amended by Pub. L. 100-457,
title III, Sec. 348, Sept. 30, 1988, 102 Stat. 2156, provided that:
"(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4(b) of the
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 [section 4(b) of Pub. L. 97-134,
which amended section 108(b) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of
1956, set out as a note under this section] the Secretary of
Transportation may approve a change in location of any Interstate
route or segment and approve, in lieu thereof, the construction of
such Interstate route or segment on a new location if the original
location of such route or segment meets the following criteria: (1)
it has been designated under section 103(e) of title 23, United
States Code; (2) it is serving Interstate travel as of the date of
enactment of this section [Jan. 6, 1983]; (3) it requires
improvements which are eligible under the Federal-Aid Highway Act
of 1981 [see Short Title of 1981 Amendments note above] and which
would either involve major modifications in order to meet
acceptable standards or result in severe environmental impacts and
such major modifications or mitigation measures relating to the
environmental impacts are not cost effective. The cost of the
construction of such Interstate route or segment on new location
with funds available under section 108(b) of the Federal-Aid
Highway Act of 1956, as amended [set out as a note below], shall
not exceed the estimated cost of the eligible improvements on the
original location as eligible under the Federal-Aid Highway Act of
1981 and included in the 1983 interstate cost estimate as approved
by the Congress. Such cost shall be increased or decreased, as
determined by the Secretary, based on changes in construction costs
of the original location of the route or segment as of the date of
approval of each project on the new location. Upon approval of a
new location, and funds apportioned under section 104(b)(5)(A) of
title 23, United States Code, which were expended on the route or
segment in the original location shall be refunded to the Highway
Trust Fund and credited to the unobligated balance of the State's
apportionment made under section 104(b)(5)(A) of title 23, United
States Code, and other eligible Federal-aid highway funds may be
substituted in lieu thereof at the appropriate Federal share.
"(b) Where the Secretary of Transportation approves a relocation
of an Interstate route or segment under the provisions of
subsection (a) of this section, such route or segment shall not be
eligible for withdrawal under the provisions of section 103(e)(4)
of title 23, United States Code, and shall be subject to the
Interstate System completion deadlines provided in subsections (d)
and (e) of section 107 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act
of 1978 [section 107(d), (e) of Pub. L. 95-599, set out as a note
under section 103 of this title] or subject to Interstate System
completion deadlines as may be determined by Congress.
"(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or of
any other provision of law, any project involving the relocation of
any Interstate route or segment that is approved by the Secretary
of Transportation under subsection (a) shall be eligible for
discretionary funds made available under section 118(b)(2)(B) of
title 23, United States Code."
BUY AMERICA
Section 165 of Pub. L. 97-424, as amended by Pub. L. 98-229, Sec.
10, Mar. 9, 1984, 98 Stat. 57; Pub. L. 100-17, title I, Secs.
133(a)(6), 337(a)(1), (b), (c), Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 171, 241;
Pub. L. 102-240, title I, Sec. 1048, title III, Sec. 3003(b), Dec.
18, 1991, 105 Stat. 1999, 2088; Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 4(r), July 5,
1994, 108 Stat. 1371; Pub. L. 103-429, Sec. 7(a)(3)(E), Oct. 31,
1994, 108 Stat. 4389, provided that:
"(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of
Transportation shall not obligate any funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or by any Act amended by this Act [see
Short Title of 1983 Amendment note above] or, after the date of
enactment of this Act [Jan. 6, 1983], any funds authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this Act, title 23, United States Code,
or the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 [see Short
Title of 1978 Amendment note above] and administered by the
Department of Transportation, unless steel, iron, and manufactured
products used in such project are produced in the United States.
"(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not
apply where the Secretary finds -
"(1) that their application would be inconsistent with the
public interest;
"(2) that such materials and products are not produced in the
United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities
and of a satisfactory quality; or
"(3) [Repealed. Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 4(r)(2), July 5, 1994,
108 Stat. 1371.]
"(4) that inclusion of domestic material will increase the cost
of the overall project contract by more than 25 percent.
"(c) For purposes of this section, in calculating components'
costs, labor costs involved in final assembly shall not be included
in the calculation.
"(d) The Secretary of Transportation shall not impose any
limitation or condition on assistance provided under this Act [see
Short Title of 1983 Amendment note above], the Surface
Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 [see Short Title of 1978
Amendment note above] or title 23, United States Code, which
restricts any State from imposing more stringent requirements than
this section on the use of articles, materials, and supplies mined,
produced, or manufactured in foreign countries in projects carried
out with such assistance or restricts any recipient of such
assistance from complying with such State imposed requirements.
"(e) [Repealed section 401 of Pub. L. 95-599, set out below.]
"(e) Report on Waivers. - By January 1, 1995, the Secretary shall
submit to Congress a report on the purchases from foreign entities
waived under subsection (b) in fiscal years 1992 and 1993,
indicating the dollar value of items for which waivers were granted
under subsection (b).
"(f) Intentional Violations. - If it has been determined by a
court or Federal agency that any person intentionally -
"(1) affixed a label bearing a 'Made in America' inscription,
or any inscription with the same meaning, to any product used in
projects to which this section applies, sold in or shipped to the
United States that was not made in the United States; or
"(2) represented that any product used in projects to which
this section applies, sold in or shipped to the United States
that was not produced in the United States, was produced in the
United States;
that person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or
subcontract made with funds authorized under the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 [Pub. L. 102-240, see Short
Title of 1991 Amendment note set out under section 101 of Title 49,
Transportation] pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and
ineligibility procedures in subpart 9.4 of chapter 1 of title 48,
Code of Federal Regulations.
"(g) Limitation on Applicability of Waivers to Products Produced
in Certain Foreign Countries. - If the Secretary, in consultation
with the United States Trade Representative, determines that -
"(1) a foreign country is a party to an agreement with the
United States and pursuant to that agreement the head of an
agency of the United States has waived the requirements of this
section, and
"(2) the foreign country has violated the terms of the
agreement by discriminating against products covered by this
section that are produced in the United States and are covered by
the agreement,
the provisions of subsection (b) shall not apply to products
produced in that foreign country."
[Section 337(a) of Pub. L. 100-17 provided that:
"(1)(A) Effective October 1, 1989, section 165(b)(3) of the
Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 [section 165(b)(3) of
Pub. L. 97-424, set out above] is amended by striking out '50' and
inserting in lieu thereof '55'.
"(B) Effective October 1, 1991, section 165(b)(3) of the Surface
Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 is amended by striking out
'55' and inserting in lieu thereof '60'.
"(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the amendments
made by subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) shall apply only
to contracts entered into on or after their respective effective
dates.
"(B) The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall not apply with
respect to any supplier or contractor or any successor in interest
or assignee which qualified under the provisions of section
165(b)(3) of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982
prior to the date of enactment of this Act [Apr. 2, 1987] under a
contract entered into prior to April 1, 1992."]
[Section 337(d) of Pub. L. 100-17 provided that: "The amendments
made by subsections (b) and (c) of this section [amending section
165 of Pub. L. 97-424, set out above] shall not apply to any
contract awarded pursuant to bids which were outstanding on the
date of enactment of this Act [Apr. 2, 1987]."]
USE OF ARTICLES MINED OR MANUFACTURED IN UNITED STATES
Pub. L. 95-599, title IV, Sec. 401, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2756,
as amended by Pub. L. 97-327, Sec. 6, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1613,
which required that articles, materials, and supplies used in
projects administered by Department of Transportation be mined or
produced in United States, was repealed by Pub. L. 97-424, title I,
Sec. 165(e), Jan. 6, 1983, 96 Stat. 2137.
INTERCITY PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE SYSTEM; CONSTRUCTION OF PROJECTS;
REPORT TO CONGRESS; EXEMPTION
Section 102(b) of Pub. L. 94-280 provided that at least 30
percent of the apportionment made to each State for each of the
fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 1978, and Sept. 30, 1979, of the sums
authorized in section 102(a) of Pub. L. 94-280 be expended by such
State for projects for the construction of intercity portions which
would close essential gaps in the Interstate System and provide a
continuous System; that the Secretary of Transportation report to
Congress before Oct. 1, 1976, on those intercity portions of the
Interstate System the construction of which would be needed to
close essential gaps in the System; and that a State which did not
have sufficient projects to meet the 30 percent requirement would,
upon approval of the Secretary of Transportation, be exempt from
the requirement to the extent of such inability.
INTERSTATE SYSTEM; PROHIBITION OF OBLIGATION OF FUNDS FOR
RESURFACING, RESTORATION, OR REHABILITATION PROJECTS
Section 102(c) of Pub. L. 94-280 provided that no part of the
funds authorized by section 108(b) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act
of 1956, as amended [set out as a note below], for the Interstate
System, shall be obligated for any project for resurfacing,
restoring, or rehabilitating any portion of the Interstate System.
INTERSTATE FUNDING STUDY; REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO CONGRESS
Section 150 of Pub. L. 94-280 directed Secretary of
Transportation to undertake a complete study of the financing of
completion of the Interstate Highway System and report to Congress
within nine months the results of the study, and to submit to
Congress within one year his recommendations regarding the need to
provide Federal financial assistance for resurfacing, restoration,
and rehabilitation of routes of the System together with results of
a study of alternative means of assuring that the high level of
transportation service provided by the System is maintained.
STUDY OF HIGHWAY NEEDS TO SOLVE ENERGY PROBLEMS; INVESTIGATION AND
STUDY; REPORT TO CONGRESS
Section 153 of Pub. L. 94-280 directed Secretary of
Transportation to make an investigation and study for the purpose
of determining the need for special Federal assistance in the
construction or reconstruction of highways on the Federal-aid
system necessary for the transportation of coal or other uses in
order to promote the solution of the Nation's energy problems; that
such study include appropriate consultations with the Secretary of
the Interior, the Administrator of the Federal Energy
Administration, and other appropriate Federal and State officials;
that the Secretary report the results of such investigation and
study together with his recommendations, to the Congress not later
than one year after May 5, 1976; and that, in order to carry out
the study, the Secretary use such funds as were available to him
for such purposes under section 104(a) of this title.
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION POLICY STUDY COMMISSION; ESTABLISHMENT;
TERMINATION; ETC.
Section 154 of Pub. L. 94-280, as amended by Pub. L. 95-599,
title I, Sec. 137(a), (b)(1), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2710,
established National Transportation Policy Study Commission;
directed Commission, not later than July 1, 1979, to make an
investigation and study and report to the President and Congress on
the transportation needs and the resources, requirements, and
policies of the United States to meet such expected needs; and
provided for the Commission to terminate six months after the
report.
CONSENT OF GOVERNING BODY FOR EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS
Section 102(d) of Pub. L. 93-643 provided that no funds
appropriated under the expanded definition of this section [23
U.S.C. 101(a)] shall be expended without the formal consent of the
governing body of the tribe band or group of Indians or Alaskan
Natives for whose use the Indian reservation roads and bridges are
intended."
CARPOOL DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS IN URBAN AREAS; APPROPRIATIONS
AUTHORIZATION
Section 120(b) of Pub. L. 93-643, relating to grants for
demonstration projects designed to encourage the use of carpools in
urban areas, was repealed by Pub. L. 95-599, title I, Sec. 126(b),
Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2706. See section 146 of this title.
EMERGENCY HIGHWAY ENERGY CONSERVATION
Pub. L. 93-239, Secs. 1-3, Jan. 2, 1974, 87 Stat. 1046, 1047, as
amended by Pub. L. 93-643, Secs. 114(c), 120(a), Jan. 4, 1975, 83
Stat. 2286, 2289; Pub. L. 94-280, title I, Sec. 143, May 5, 1976,
90 Stat. 445; Pub. L. 95-599, title I, Sec. 126(b), Nov. 6, 1978,
92 Stat. 2706, provided:
"[Section 1. Short title]. That this Act be cited as the
'Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act'.
"Sec. 2. [Repealed. Pub. L. 93-643, Sec. 114(c), Jan. 4, 1975, 88
Stat. 2086.]
"Sec. 3. [Repealed. Pub. L. 95-599, title I, Sec. 126(b), Nov. 6,
1978, 92 Stat. 2706.]"
Section 4 of Pub. L. 93-239 amended section 601(d) of Federal
Aviation Act of 1958, as amended [section 1421(d) of former Title
49, Transportation], relating to emergency locator transmitters.
FUTURE HIGHWAY NEEDS: REPORTS TO CONGRESS
Section 121 of Pub. L. 91-605 provided that:
"(a) The Secretary of Transportation shall develop and include in
the report of Congress required to be submitted in January 1972, by
section 3 of the Act of August 28, 1965 (79 Stat. 578; Public Law
89-139) [set out below], specific recommendations for the
functional realinement of the Federal-aid systems. These
recommendations shall be based on the functional classification
study made in cooperation with the State highway departments and
local governments as required by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of
1968 [see section 17 of Pub. L. 90-495, set out as a note below]
and submitted to the Congress in 1970, and the functional
classification study now underway of the Federal-aid systems in
1990.
"(b) As a part of the future highway needs report to be submitted
to Congress in January 1972, the Secretary shall also make
recommendations to the Congress for a continuing Federal-aid
highway program for the period 1976 to 1990. The needs estimates to
be used in developing such programs shall be in conformance with
the functional classification studies referred to in subsection (a)
of this section and the recommendations for the functional
realinement required by such subsection.
"(c) The recommendations required by subsections (a) and (b) of
this section shall be determined on the basis of studies now being
conducted by the Secretary in cooperation with the State highway
departments and local governments, and, in urban areas of more than
fifty thousand population, utilizing the cooperative continuing
comprehensive transportation planning process conducted in
accordance with section 134 of title 23, United States Code. The
highway needs estimates prepared by the States in connection with
this report to Congress shall be submitted to Congress by the
Secretary, together with his recommendations.
"(d) As a part of the future highway needs report to be submitted
to Congress on January 1972, the Secretary shall report to Congress
the Federal-aid urban system as designated, and the cost of its
construction."
Pub. L. 89-139, Sec. 3, Aug. 28, 1965, 79 Stat. 578, which had
required the submitting of a report to Congress every second year
as to the estimates of the future highway needs of the Nation, and
Pub. L. 90-495, Sec. 17, Aug. 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 823, which had
required that the report include the results of a systematic
nationwide functional highway classification study, were repealed
by Pub. L. 97-424, title I, Sec. 160(b), Jan. 6, 1983, 96 Stat.
2135.
STUDIES OF NEED FOR AND SURVEY OF HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS FOR
GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
Pub. L. 90-495, Sec. 29, Aug. 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 830, directed
the Secretary of Transportation, in cooperation with the government
of Guam, the government of American Samoa, and the government of
the Virgin Islands, to make studies of the need for, and estimates
and planning surveys relative to, highway construction programs for
Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands, and to submit a
report to Congress on or before April 1, 1969.
Pub. L. 89-574, Sec. 13, Sept. 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 770, as amended
by Pub. L. 97-449, Sec. 2(a), Jan. 2, 1983, 96 Stat. 2439, directed
the Secretary, in cooperation with the government of Guam, the
government of American Samoa, and the government of the Virgin
Islands to make studies of the need for, and estimates and planning
surveys relative to, highway construction programs for Guam,
American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands, and to submit a report to
Congress on or before July 1, 1967.
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
Section 5 of Pub. L. 85-767 directed Secretary of Commerce to
submit to Congress not later than Feb. 1, 1959, a report on
progress made in attaining objectives set forth in this section,
together with recommendations.
SECTION 108(B) OF THE FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY ACT OF 1956
Section 108(b) of act June 29, 1956, ch. 462, title I, 70 Stat.
378, as amended by Pub. L. 85-381, Sec. 7(a), Apr. 16, 1958, 72
Stat. 93; Pub. L. 86-342, title I, Sec. 102, Sept. 21, 1959, 73
Stat. 611; Pub. L. 87-61, title I Sec. 103, June 29, 1961, 75 Stat.
122; Pub. L. 89-139, Sec. 1, Aug. 28, 1965, 79 Stat. 578; Pub. L.
89-574, Sec. 2, Sept. 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 766; Pub. L. 90-495, Sec.
2, Aug. 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 815; Pub. L. 91-605 title I, Secs. 102,
106(b)(1), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1714, 1716; Pub. L. 93-87, title
I, Sec. 102, Aug. 13, 1973, 87 Stat. 250; Pub. L. 94-280, title I,
Sec. 102(a), May 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 425; Pub. L. 95-599, title I,
Sec. 102, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2689; Pub. L. 97-134, Sec. 4(a),
(b), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1700; Pub. L. 97-327, Sec. 2, Oct. 15,
1982, 96 Stat. 1611; Pub. L. 97-424, title I, Secs. 102, 127(a),
Jan. 6, 1983, 96 Stat. 2097, 2117; Pub. L. 100-17, title I, Secs.
104, 138, Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 142, 175; Pub. L. 102-240, title
I, Sec. 1001(f), Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 1916; Pub. L. 103-331,
title III, Sec. 335(c), Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2494, provided
that: "For the purpose of expediting the construction,
reconstruction, or improvement, inclusive of necessary bridges and
tunnels, of the Interstate System, including extensions thereof
through urban areas, designated in accordance with the provisions
of subsection (e) of section 103 of title 23, United States Code,
there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the additional sum of
$1,000,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1957, which sum
shall be in addition to the authorization heretofore made for that
year, the additional sum of $1,700,000,000 for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1958, the additional sum of $2,200,000,000 for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1959, the additional sum of
$2,500,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1960, the
additional sum of $1,800,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1961, the additional sum of $2,200,000,000 for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1962, the additional sum of $2,400,000,000 for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1963, the additional sum of
$2,600,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1964, the
additional sum of $2,700,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1965, the additional sum of $2,800,000,000 for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1966, the additional sum of $3,000,000,000 for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, the additional sum of
$3,400,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, the
additional sum of $3,800,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1969, the additional sum of $4,000,000,000 for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1970, the additional sum of $4,000,000,000 for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, the additional sum of
$4,000,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, the
additional sum of $4,000,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1973, the additional sum of $2,600,000,000 for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1974, the additional sum of $3,000,000,000 for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, the additional sum of
$3,000,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, the
additional sum of $3,250,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1977, the additional sum of $3,250,000,000 for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1978, the additional sum of $3,250,000,000 for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, the additional sum of
$3,250,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, the
additional sum of $3,500,000,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1981, the additional sum of $3,500,000,000 for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, the additional sum of
$3,100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, the
additional sum of $4,000,000,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1984, the additional sum of $4,000,000,000 for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, the additional sum of
$4,000,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1986, the
additional sum of $4,000,000,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1987, the additional sum of $3,000,000,000 for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1988, the additional sum of
$3,150,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989, the
additional sum of $3,150,000,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1990, the additional sum of $3,150,000,000 for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1991, the additional sum of
$3,150,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992, the
additional sum of $1,800,000,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1993, the additional sum of $1,800,000,000 for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, the additional sum of
$1,800,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and
the additional sum of $1,800,000,000, reduced by the amount made
available under section 1045(b)(1)(B) of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 [Pub. L. 102-240, as amended
by Pub. L. 103-331, title III, Sec. 335(a), Sept. 30, 1994, 108
Stat. 2494, which is not classified to the Code], for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1996. Nothing in this subsection shall be
construed to authorize the appropriation of any sums to carry out
sections 131, 136, or 319(b) of title 23, United States Code, or
any provision of law relating to highway safety enacted after May
1, 1966. Beginning with funds authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 1980, no such funds shall be available for projects to
expand or clear zones immediately adjacent to the paved roadway of
routes designed prior to February, 1967. Effective on and after the
date of enactment of this sentence [Dec. 29, 1981], the obligation
of funds authorized by this subsection, except for advance
construction interstate projects approved before the date of
enactment of this sentence, shall be limited to the construction
necessary to provide a minimum level of acceptable service on the
Interstate System which shall consist of (1) full access control;
(2) a pavement design to accommodate the types and volumes of
traffic anticipated for the twenty-year period from date of
authorization of the initial basic construction contract; (3)
essential environmental requirements; (4) a design of not more than
six lanes (exclusive of high occupancy vehicle lanes) in rural
areas and all urbanized areas under four hundred thousand
population, and up to eight lanes (exclusive of high occupancy
vehicle lanes) in urbanized areas of four hundred thousand
population or more as shown in the 1980 Federal census; and (5)
those high occupancy vehicle lanes (including approaches and all
directly related facilities) included in the interstate cost
estimate for fiscal year 1981. The obligation of funds authorized
by this subsection shall be further limited to the actual costs of
only those design concepts, locations, geometrics, and other
construction features included in the 1981 interstate cost
estimate, except in any case where the Secretary of Transportation
determines that a provision of Federal law requires a different
design, location, geometric, or other construction feature of a
type authorized by this subsection. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, including any other provision of this subsection,
where a project is to be constructed (1) to provide parking garage
ramps in conjunction with high occupancy vehicle lanes which flow
into a distributor system emptying directly into ramps for
off-street parking with preferential parking for carpools,
vanpools, and buses and the ramps are part of an environmental
mitigation effort and are designed to feed into an aerial walkway
system, or (2) to provide a parking lot near the terminus of an
Interstate System spur route which radiates from an Interstate
System beltway which will be used as an intermodal transfer
facility for a light rail transit project to be constructed in the
median of the spur route and the parking lot is part of an
environmental mitigation effort, or (3) to provide a parking garage
and associated facilities as part of an intermodal transfer
facility with a transit system near or within an Interstate System
route right-of-way which will have direct and indirect access to
the facility by way of local streets and the parking garage and
associated facilities are part of an environmental mitigation
effort, or (4) to provide for the comprehensive upgrading of
existing high occupancy vehicle lanes, new ramps and parking
facilities at mass transit intermodal transfer points on an
existing Interstate System route which has temporary high occupancy
vehicle lanes in the median and the parking facilities and ramps
are part of an environmental mitigation effort, the costs of such
parking garage ramps, parking lots, parking garages, associated
interchange ramps, high occupancy vehicle lanes, and other
associated work eligible under title 23, United States Code, shall
be eligible for funds authorized by this subsection as if the costs
for these projects were included in the 1981 interstate cost
estimate and shall be included as eligible projects in any future
interstate cost estimate. For purposes of this subsection,
construction necessary to provide a minimum level of acceptable
service on the Interstate System shall include, but not be limited
to, any construction on the Interstate System which is required
under a court order issued before the date of enactment of this
sentence. Notwithstanding the fifth sentence of this subsection,
the costs of a project which will upgrade an interstate route and
will complete a gap on the Interstate System providing access to an
international airport and which was described as the preferred
alternative in a final environmental impact statement submitted to
the Secretary of Transportation on September 30, 1983, shall be
eligible for funds authorized by this subsection as if such costs
were included in the 1981 interstate cost estimate and shall be
included as eligible costs in any future interstate cost estimate,
except that (1) such costs may be further developed in the design
and environmental process under normal Federal-aid interstate
procedures, and (2) the amount of such costs shall not include the
portion of the project between High Street and Causeway Street."
Section 127(b) of Pub. L. 97-424 provided that: "Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 108(b) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of
1956, as amended [set out above], the Secretary of Transportation
may approve the expenditure of funds authorized under such section
for the construction of a previously approved project which
provides for improvements to and reconstruction of ramps and
service roads which are being developed as part of a roadway system
to relieve a severely congested segment on an Interstate route.
Such expenditures shall be limited (1) to work necessary to provide
more effective and safe operation of such Interstate route, and (2)
to a section of an Interstate route which proceeded to construction
contract prior to the date of enactment of such Act and which
Interstate route, together with service roads, was constructed
without the expenditure of any funds authorized by such section."
-CROSS-
DEFINITIONS OF "INTERSTATE SYSTEM" AND "SECRETARY"
Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 2, June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 111, provided
that: "In this Act [see Tables for classification], the following
definitions apply:
"(1) Interstate system. - The term 'Interstate System' has the
meaning such term has under section 101 of title 23, United
States Code.
"(2) Secretary. - The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of
Transportation."
DEFINITION OF "STATE"
Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Sec. 1103(n), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat.
127, as amended by Pub. L. 105-206, title IX, Sec. 9002(c)(2), July
22, 1998, 112 Stat. 835, provided that: "For the purposes of
apportioning funds under sections 104, 105, 144, and 206 of title
23, United States Code, the term 'State' means any of the 50 States
and the District of Columbia."
DEFINITION OF "SECRETARY"
Section 2 of Pub. L. 104-59 provided that: "In this Act [See
Short Title of 1995 Amendment note above], the term 'Secretary'
means the Secretary of Transportation."
Section 2 of Pub. L. 100-17 provided that: "As used in this Act
[see Short Title of 1987 Amendment note above], the term
'Secretary' means the Secretary of Transportation."
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 181 of this title; title
16 sections 460l-6a, 460lll, 3911; title 42 section 1786; title 49
sections 104, 5308, 47107.
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23 USC Sec. 102 01/06/03
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TITLE 23 - HIGHWAYS
CHAPTER 1 - FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
-HEAD-
Sec. 102. Program efficiencies
-STATUTE-
(a) HOV Passenger Requirements. -
(1) In general. - A State transportation department shall
establish the occupancy requirements of vehicles operating in
high occupancy vehicle lanes; except that no fewer than 2
occupants per vehicle may be required and, subject to section 163
of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982, motorcycles
and bicycles shall not be considered single occupant vehicles.
(2) Exception for inherently low-emission vehicles. -
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), before September 30, 2003, a State
may permit a vehicle with fewer than 2 occupants to operate in
high occupancy vehicle lanes if the vehicle is certified as an
Inherently Low-Emission Vehicle pursuant to title 40, Code of
Federal Regulations, and is labeled in accordance with, section
88.312-93(c) of such title. Such permission may be revoked by the
State should the State determine it necessary.
(b) Access of Motorcycles. - No State or political subdivision of
a State may enact or enforce a law that applies only to motorcycles
and the principal purpose of which is to restrict the access of
motorcycles to any highway or portion of a highway for which
Federal-aid highway funds have been utilized for planning, design,
construction, or maintenance. Nothing in this subsection shall
affect the authority of a State or political subdivision of a State
to regulate motorcycles for safety.
(c) Engineering Cost Reimbursement. - If on-site construction of,
or acquisition of right-of-way for, a highway project is not
commenced within 10 years (or such longer period as the State
requests and the Secretary determines to be reasonable) after the
date on which Federal funds are first made available, out of the
Highway Trust Fund (other than Mass Transit Account), for
preliminary engineering of such project, the State shall pay an
amount equal to the amount of Federal funds made available for such
engineering. The Secretary shall deposit in such Fund all amounts
paid to the Secretary under this section.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 85-767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 887; Pub. L. 102-240,
title I, Sec. 1016(a), Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 1945; Pub. L.
105-178, title I, Secs. 1206, 1209, 1212(a)(2)(A)(i), 1304, June 9,
1998, 112 Stat. 185, 186, 193, 227.)
-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 163 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982,
referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is section 163 of Pub. L. 97-424,
which is set out as a note under section 146 of this title.
-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1998 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1209, designated
existing provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, realigned
margins, and added par. (2).
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1212(a)(2)(A)(i),
substituted "State transportation department" for "State highway
department".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1206, added subsec. (b).
Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1304, which directed insertion
of "(or such longer period as the State requests and the Secretary
determines to be reasonable)" after "10 years" in first sentence of
subsec. (b), was executed by making the insertion in first sentence
of subsec. (c) to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the
amendment by Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1206. See below.
Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1206, redesignated subsec. (b) as (c).
1991 - Pub. L. 102-240 substituted section catchline for one
which read: "Authorizations" and amended text generally. Prior to
amendment, text read as follows: "The provisions of this title
apply to all unappropriated authorizations contained in prior Acts,
and also to all unexpended appropriations, heretofore made,
providing for the expenditure of Federal funds upon the Federal-aid
systems. All such authorizations and appropriations shall continue
in full force and effect, but hereafter obligations entered into
and expenditures made pursuant thereto shall be subject to the
provisions of this title."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1991 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 102-240 effective Dec. 18, 1991, and
applicable to funds authorized to be appropriated or made available
after Sept. 30, 1991, and, with certain exceptions, not applicable
to funds appropriated or made available on or before Sept. 30,
1991, see section 1100 of Pub. L. 102-240, set out as a note under
section 104 of this title.
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23 USC Sec. 103 01/06/03
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TITLE 23 - HIGHWAYS
CHAPTER 1 - FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
-HEAD-
Sec. 103. Federal-aid systems
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(a) In General. - For the purposes of this title, the Federal-aid
systems are the Interstate System and the National Highway System.
(b) National Highway System. -
(1) Description. - The National Highway System consists of the
highway routes and connections to transportation facilities
depicted on the map submitted by the Secretary to Congress with
the report entitled "Pulling Together: The National Highway
System and its Connections to Major Intermodal Terminals" and
dated May 24, 1996. The system shall -
(A) serve major population centers, international border
crossings, ports, airports, public transportation facilities,
and other intermodal transportation facilities and other major
travel destinations;
(B) meet national defense requirements; and
(C) serve interstate and interregional travel.
(2) Components. - The National Highway System described in
paragraph (1) consists of the following:
(A) The Interstate System described in subsection (c).
(B) Other urban and rural principal arterial routes.
(C) Other connector highways (including toll facilities) that
provide motor vehicle access between arterial routes on the
National Highway System and a major intermodal transportation
facility.
(D) A strategic highway network consisting of a network of
highways that are important to the United States strategic
defense policy and that provide defense access, continuity, and
emergency capabilities for the movement of personnel,
materials, and equipment in both peacetime and wartime. The
highways may be highways on or off the Interstate System and
shall be designated by the Secretary in consultation with
appropriate Federal agencies and the States.
(E) Major strategic highway network connectors consisting of
highways that provide motor vehicle access between major
military installations and highways that are part of the
strategic highway network. The highways shall be designated by
the Secretary in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies
and the States.
(3) Maximum mileage. - The mileage of highways on the National
Highway System shall not exceed 178,250 miles.
(4) Modifications to nhs. -
(A) In general. - The Secretary may make any modification,
including any modification consisting of a connector to a major
intermodal terminal, to the National Highway System that is
proposed by a State or that is proposed by a State and revised
by the Secretary if the Secretary determines that the
modification -
(i) meets the criteria established for the National Highway
System under this title; and
(ii) enhances the national transportation characteristics
of the National Highway System.
(B) Cooperation. -
(i) In general. - In proposing a modification under this
paragraph, a State shall cooperate with local and regional
officials.
(ii) Urbanized areas. - In an urbanized area, the local
officials shall act through the metropolitan planning
organization designated for the area under section 134.
(5) Congressional high priority corridors. - Upon the
completion of feasibility studies, the Secretary shall add to the
National Highway System any congressional high priority corridor
or any segment of such a corridor established by section 1105 of
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105
Stat. 2031 et seq.) that was not identified on the National
Highway System described in paragraph (1).
(6) Eligible projects for nhs. - Subject to approval by the
Secretary, funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(1)
for the National Highway System may be obligated for any of the
following:
(A) Construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration,
and rehabilitation of segments of the National Highway System.
(B) Operational improvements for segments of the National
Highway System.
(C) Construction of, and operational improvements for, a
Federal-aid highway not on the National Highway System, and
construction of a transit project eligible for assistance under
chapter 53 of title 49, if -
(i) the highway or transit project is in the same corridor
as, and in proximity to, a fully access-controlled highway
designated as a part of the National Highway System;
(ii) the construction or improvements will improve the
level of service on the fully access-controlled highway
described in clause (i) and improve regional traffic flow;
and
(iii) the construction or improvements are more
cost-effective than an improvement to the fully
access-controlled highway described in clause (i).
(D) Highway safety improvements for segments of the National
Highway System.
(E) Transportation planning in accordance with sections 134
and 135.
(F) Highway research and planning in accordance with chapter
5.
(G) Highway-related technology transfer activities.
(H) Capital and operating costs for traffic monitoring,
management, and control facilities and programs.
(I) Fringe and corridor parking facilities.
(J) Carpool and vanpool projects.
(K) Bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways in
accordance with section 217.
(L) Development, establishment, and implementation of
management systems under section 303.
(M) In accordance with all applicable Federal law (including
regulations), participation in natural habitat and wetland
mitigation efforts related to projects funded under this title,
which may include participation in natural habitat and wetland
mitigation banks, contributions to statewide and regional
efforts to conserve, restore, enhance, and create natural
habitats and wetland, and development of statewide and regional
natural habitat and wetland conservation and mitigation plans,
including any such banks, efforts, and plans authorized under
the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (Public Law
101-640) (including crediting provisions). Contributions to the
mitigation efforts described in the preceding sentence may take
place concurrent with or in advance of project construction;
except that contributions in advance of project construction
may occur only if the efforts are consistent with all
applicable requirements of Federal law (including regulations)
and State transportation planning processes. With respect to
participation in a natural habitat or wetland mitigation effort
related to a project funded under this title that has an impact
that occurs within the service area of a mitigation bank,
preference shall be given, to the maximum extent practicable,
to the use of the mitigation bank if the bank contains
sufficient available credits to offset the impact and the bank
is approved in accordance with the Federal Guidance for the
Establishment, Use and Operation of Mitigation Banks (60 Fed.
Reg. 58605 (November 28, 1995)) or other applicable Federal law
(including regulations).
(N) Publicly-owned intracity or intercity bus terminals.
(O) Infrastructure-based intelligent transportation systems
capital improvements.
(P) In the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, any project
eligible for assistance under section 133, any airport, and any
seaport.
(c) Interstate System. -
(1) Description. -
(A) In general. - The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of
Interstate and Defense Highways within the United States
(including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) consists
of highways designed, located, and selected in accordance with
this paragraph.
(B) Design. -
(i) In general. - Except as provided in clause (ii),
highways on the Interstate System shall be designed in
accordance with the standards of section 109(b).
(ii) Exception. - Highways on the Interstate System in
Alaska and Puerto Rico shall be designed in accordance with
such geometric and construction standards as are adequate for
current and probable future traffic demands and the needs of
the locality of the highway.
(C) Location. - Highways on the Interstate System shall be
located so as -
(i) to connect by routes, as direct as practicable, the
principal metropolitan areas, cities, and industrial centers;
(ii) to serve the national defense; and
(iii) to the maximum extent practicable, to connect at
suitable border points with routes of continental importance
in Canada and Mexico.
(D) Selection of routes. - To the maximum extent practicable,
each route of the Interstate System shall be selected by joint
action of the State transportation departments of the State in
which the route is located and the adjoining States, in
cooperation with local and regional officials, and subject to
the approval of the Secretary.
(2) Maximum mileage. - The mileage of highways on the
Interstate System shall not exceed 43,000 miles, exclusive of
designations under paragraph (4).
(3) Modifications. - The Secretary may approve or require
modifications to the Interstate System in a manner consistent
with the policies and procedures established under this
subsection.
(4) Interstate system designations. -
(A) Additions. - If the Secretary determines that a highway
on the National Highway System meets all standards of a highway
on the Interstate System and that the highway is a logical
addition or connection to the Interstate System, the Secretary
may, upon the affirmative recommendation of the State or States
in which the highway is located, designate the highway as a
route on the Interstate System.
(B) Designations as future interstate system routes. -
(i) In general. - If the Secretary determines that a
highway on the National Highway System would be a logical
addition or connection to the Interstate System and would
qualify for designation as a route on the Interstate System
under subparagraph (A) if the highway met all standards of a
highway on the Interstate System, the Secretary may, upon the
affirmative recommendation of the State or States in which
the highway is located, designate the highway as a future
Interstate System route.
(ii) Written agreement of states. - A designation under
clause (i) shall be made only upon the written agreement of
the State or States described in such clause that the highway
will be constructed to meet all standards of a highway on the
Interstate System by the date that is 12 years after the date
of the agreement.
(iii) Removal of designation. -
(I) In general. - If the State or States described in
clause (i) have not substantially completed the
construction of a highway designated under this
subparagraph within the time provided for in the agreement
between the Secretary and the State or States under clause
(ii), the Secretary shall remove the designation of the
highway as a future Interstate System route.
(II) Effect of removal. - Removal of the designation of a
highway under subclause (I) shall not preclude the
Secretary from designating the highway as a route on the
Interstate System under subparagraph (A) or under any other
provision of law providing for addition to the Interstate
System.
(iv) Prohibition on referral as interstate system route. -
No law, rule, regulation, map, document, or other record of
the United States, or of any State or political subdivision
of a State, shall refer to any highway designated as a future
Interstate System route under this subparagraph, nor shall
any such highway be signed or marked, as a highway on the
Interstate System until such time as the highway is
constructed to the geometric and construction standards for
the Interstate System and has been designated as a route on
the Interstate System.
(C) Financial responsibility. - Except as provided in this
title, the designation of a highway under this paragraph shall
create no additional Federal financial responsibility with
respect to the highway.
(d) Transfer of Interstate Construction Funds. -
(1) Interstate construction funds not in surplus. -
(A) In general. - Upon application by a State and approval by
the Secretary, the Secretary may transfer to the apportionment
of the State under section 104(b)(1) any amount of funds
apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(5)(A) (as in
effect on the day before the date of enactment of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century), if the amount
does not exceed the Federal share of the costs of construction
of segments of the Interstate System in the State included in
the most recent Interstate System cost estimate.
(B) Effect of transfer. - Upon transfer of an amount under
subparagraph (A), the construction on which the amount is
based, as included in the most recent Interstate System cost
estimate, shall not be eligible for funding under section
104(b)(5)(A) (as in effect on the day before the date of
enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century) or 118(c).
(2) Surplus interstate construction funds. - Upon application
by a State and approval by the Secretary, the Secretary may
transfer to the apportionment of the State under section
104(b)(1) any amount of surplus funds apportioned to the State
under section 104(b)(5)(A) (as in effect on the day before the
date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century), if the State has fully financed all work eligible under
the most recent Interstate System cost estimate.
(3) Applicability of certain laws. - Funds transferred under
this subsection shall be subject to the laws (including
regulations, policies, and procedures) relating to the
apportionment to which the funds are transferred.
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(Pub. L. 85-767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 887; Pub. L. 86-70, Sec.
21(d)(1), June 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 145; Pub. L. 86-624, Sec. 17(b),
(c), July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 415; Pub. L. 87-866, Sec. 8(a), Oct.
23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1147; Pub. L. 90-238, Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat.
772; Pub. L. 90-495, Secs. 14, 21, Aug. 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 822,
826; Pub. L. 91-605, title I, Secs. 106(b), 124, Dec. 31, 1970, 84
Stat. 1716, 1729; Pub. L. 93-87, title I, Secs. 109(a), 110(a),
(b), 137, 148(a)-(c), (e), Aug. 13, 1973, 87 Stat. 255, 256, 268,
274; Pub. L. 93-643, Sec. 125, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2290; Pub. L.
94-280, title I, Secs. 109, 110, 111(a), May 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 431,
433; Pub. L. 95-599, title I, Sec. 107(a), (b), (f)(1), Nov. 6,
1978, 92 Stat. 2694, 2695; Pub. L. 96-106, Secs. 1, 2(a), (c), Nov.
9, 1979, 93 Stat. 796; Pub. L. 96-144, Sec. 2, Dec. 13, 1979, 93
Stat. 1084; Pub. L. 97-424, title I, Secs. 107(a)-(c)(1), (d), (e),
108(f), Jan. 6, 1983, 96 Stat. 2101-2104; Pub. L. 100-17, title I,
Sec. 103(b), (f)(1), Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 136, 141; Pub. L.
102-240, title I, Secs. 1006(a), (b), (d), 1011, title III, Sec.
3003(b), Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 1923, 1925, 1935, 2088; Pub. L.
103-272, Sec. 5(f)(1), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1374; Pub. L.
103-429, Secs. 3(1), 7(a)(4)(B), Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4377,
4389; Pub. L. 104-59, title I, Sec. 101, title III, Sec. 301(a),
Nov. 28, 1995, 109 Stat. 569, 578; Pub. L. 104-287, Sec. 2, Oct.
11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3388; Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Sec. 1106(b),
June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 131.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 1105 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency
Act of 1991, referred to in subsec. (b)(5), is section 1105 of Pub.
L. 102-240, which amended section 105 of this title and enacted
provisions establishing high priority corridors and segments, which
are not classified to the Code.
The Water Resources Development Act of 1990, referred to in
subsec. (b)(6)(M), is Pub. L. 101-640, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat.
4604. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title of 1990 Amendment note set out under section 2201 of
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters, and Tables.
The date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the
21st Century, referred to in subsec. (d)(1), (2), is the date of
enactment of Pub. L. 105-178, which was approved June 9, 1998.
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CODIFICATION
Another section 1106(b) of Pub. L. 105-178 is set out as a note
below.
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AMENDMENTS
1998 - Pub. L. 105-178 reenacted section catchline without change
and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, section related to
Federal-aid systems and, in subsec. (a), identified such systems,
in subsec. (b), described National Highway System, in subsec. (e),
described Interstate Highway System, in subsec. (f), specified
authority of Secretary with respect to system, in subsec. (g),
provided for removal of certain parts from system, in subsec. (h),
authorized Secretary to pay all non-Federal costs of certain parts
of system, and in subsec. (i), described eligible projects for
National Highway System.
1996 - Subsec. (e)(4)(L). Pub. L. 104-287 substituted "chapter 53
of title 49" for "fta" in heading.
1995 - Subsec. (b)(3)(C). Pub. L. 104-59, Sec. 101(b)(1),
substituted "The" for "For purposes of proposing highways for
designation to the National Highway System, the".
Subsec. (b)(3)(D). Pub. L. 104-59, Sec. 101(b)(2), substituted
"The" for "In proposing highways for designation to the National
Highway System, the" and inserted "on the National Highway System"
after "highway mileage".
Subsec. (b)(5) to (8). Pub. L. 104-59, Sec. 101(a), added pars.
(5) to (8).
Subsec. (i)(8). Pub. L. 104-59, Sec. 301(a), added par. (8) and
struck out former par. (8) which read as follows: "Startup costs
for traffic management and control if such costs are limited to the
time period necessary to achieve operable status but not to exceed
2 years following the date of project approval, if such funds are
not used to replace existing funds."
1994 - Subsec. (e)(4)(L)(i). Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 5(f)(1)(A), as
amended by Pub. L. 103-429, Sec. 7(a)(4)(B), substituted "chapter
53 of title 49" for "the Federal Transit Act".
Subsec. (e)(4)(L)(ii). Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 5(f)(1)(B), as
amended by Pub. L. 103-429, Sec. 7(a)(4)(B), substituted "section
5323(a)(1)(D) of title 49" for "section 3(e)(4) of the Federal
Transit Act".
Subsec. (i)(3). Pub. L. 103-429, Sec. 3(1), substituted "chapter
53 of title 49" for "the Federal Transit Act".
1991 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1006(a), added subsec.
(a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which established and
continued four Federal-aid systems: primary, urban, secondary and
Interstate.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1006(a), added subsec. (b) and
struck out former subsec. (b) which related to Federal-aid primary
system.
Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1006(b)(1), struck out
subsecs. (c) and (d) which related to Federal-aid secondary system
and Federal-aid urban system, respectively.
Subsec. (e)(4)(E)(i). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1011(c), inserted
provisions at end specifying that funds authorized to be
appropriated for substitute transit projects for fiscal year 1993
and for substitute highway projects for fiscal year 1995 are to
remain available until expended.
Subsec. (e)(4)(G). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1011(a)(1), struck out
"and" before "$740,000,000", inserted provisions relating to fiscal
years 1992 through 1995 and inserted provisions authorizing
obligation of sums for transit substitute projects.
Subsec. (e)(4)(H)(i). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1011(a)(2)(A),
inserted provisions at end relating to apportionment of funds for
fiscal years 1992 through 1995.
Subsec. (e)(4)(H)(iii). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1011(a)(2)(B), (C),
substituted "1988-1995" for "1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991" in heading
and "1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995" for "and 1991" in text.
Subsec. (e)(4)(I). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 3003(b), substituted
"Federal Transit Act" for "Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964".
Subsec. (e)(4)(J)(i). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1011(b)(1), (2),
inserted "and ending before October 1, 1991" after "1983," and
provisions at end relating to apportionment of 100 percent of funds
appropriated for fiscal years 1992 and 1993.
Subsec. (e)(4)(J)(iii). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1011(b)(3), (4),
substituted "1988-1993" for "1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991" in heading
and substituted "1991, 1992, and 1993" for "and 1991" in text.
Subsec. (e)(4)(L). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 3003(b), substituted
"FTA" for "UMTA" in heading and "Federal Transit Act" for "Urban
Mass Transportation Act of 1964" in cls. (i) and (ii).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1006(b)(2), struck out "the
Federal-aid primary system, the Federal-aid secondary system, the
Federal-aid urban system, and" before "the Interstate System" and
struck out at end "No Federal-aid system or portion thereof shall
be eligible for projects in which Federal funds participate until
approved by the Secretary."
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1006(d), added subsec. (i).
1987 - Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 100-17, Sec. 103(f)(1)(A)-(D),
(H)-(J), inserted heading, indented par. (1) and aligned such par.
and pars. (2), (3), and (5) to (9) with par. (4), as amended, and
inserted headings for pars. (1) to (3), (8), and (9).
Subsec. (e)(4). Pub. L. 100-17, Sec. 103(b), amended par. (4)
generally, revising and restating as subpars. (A) to (P) provisions
formerly contained in a single paragraph.
Subsec. (e)(5). Pub. L. 100-17, Sec. 103(f)(1)(E), (K), inserted
heading, aligned subpars. (A) and (B) with subpar. (A) of par. (4),
and substituted "withdrawal of approval." for "withdrawal of
approval; and" in subpar. (B).
Subsec. (e)(6). Pub. L. 100-17, Sec. 103(f)(1)(F), (K), inserted
heading, aligned subpars. (A) and (B) with subpar. (A) of par. (4),
and substituted "withdrawal of approval." for "withdrawal of
approval;" in subpar. (B).
Subsec. (e)(7). Pub. L. 100-17, Sec. 103(f)(1)(G), inserted
heading and substituted "are to be applied." for "are to be
applied; and".
1983 - Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 97-424, Sec. 108(f), substituted
"Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands" for "or Puerto Rico"
after "Hawaii, Alaska,".
Subsec. (e)(4). Pub. L. 97-424, Sec. 107(a)(1), struck out eighth
sentence and substituted provision relating to authorizations and
apportionment of funds for fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 1983,
through Sept. 30, 1986, and relating to substitute highway projects
and substitute transit projects for provision that there were
authorized to be appropriated for liquidation of the obligations
incurred under this paragraph such sums as might be necessary out
of the general fund of the Treasury.
Pub. L. 97-424, Sec. 107(a)(2), struck out sixth sentence and
substituted provisions relating to the period of availability of
sums apportioned under this paragraph and of sums available for
obligation and the disposition of funds apportioned to a State and
unobligated for provision that the sums available for obligation
would remain available until obligated.
Pub. L. 97-424, Sec. 107(b), inserted at end provision that any
route or segment thereof which was statutorily designed after March
7, 1978, to be on the Interstate System shall not be eligible for
withdrawal or substitution under this subsection.
Pub. L. 97-424, Sec. 107(c)(1)(A), inserted "or up to and
including the 1983 interstate cost estimate, whichever is earlier,"
after "approved by Congress," and before "subject to increase or
decrease" in provision in second sentence relating to the action of
the Secretary in withdrawing his approval under this paragraph.
Pub. L. 97-424, Sec. 107(c)(1)(B), struck out "the date of
enactment of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1976 or" after "portion
thereof as of", and "whichever is later, and in accordance with the
design of the route or portion thereof that is the basis of the
latest cost estimate" after "substitute project under this
paragraph," in provision in second sentence relating to the action
of the Secretary in withdrawing his approval under this paragraph.
Pub. L. 97-424, Sec. 107(c)(1)(C), inserted "or the date of
approval of the 1983 interstate cost estimate, whichever is
earlier," after "approval of each substitute project under this
paragraph" in provision in second sentence relating to the action
of the Secretary in withdrawing his approval under this paragraph.
Pub. L. 97-424, Sec. 107(d), inserted provision in third sentence
that except with respect to any route which on May 12, 1982, is
under judicial injunction prohibiting its construction the
Secretary may approve substitute projects and withdrawals on such
route until Sept. 30, 1985.
Pub. L. 97-424, Sec. 107(e)(1), struck out "which is within an
urbanized area or which passes through and connects urbanized areas
within a State and" after "portion thereof on the Interstate
System" in first sentence.
Pub. L. 97-424, Sec. 107(e)(2), substituted "which will serve the
area or areas from which the interstate route or portion thereof
was withdrawn, which are selected by the responsible local
officials of the area or areas to be served, and which are selected
by the Governor or the Governors of the State or the States in
which the withdrawn route was located if the withdrawn route was
not within an urbanized area or did not pass through and connect
urbanized areas, and which are submitted by the Governors of the
States in which the withdrawn route was located", for "which will
serve the urbanized area and the connecting nonurbanized area
corridor from which the interstate route or portion thereof was
withdrawn, which are selected by the responsible local officials of
the urbanized area or area to be served, and which are submitted by
the Governor of the State in which the withdrawn route was
located", after "section 103 of this title; or both," in second
sentence.
1979 - Subsec. (e)(4). Pub. L. 96-144 provided that after Sept.
30, 1979, the Secretary shall not withdraw his approval under par.
(4) of any route or portion thereof on the Interstate System open
to traffic before the date of the proposed withdrawal, and that any
withdrawal of approval of any such route or portion thereof before
Sept. 30, 1979, is determined to be authorized by par. (4).
Pub. L. 96-106, Sec. 1, inserted provision that the preceding
sentence not apply to a designation made under section 139 of this
title.
Subsec. (e)(5). Pub. L. 96-106, Sec. 2(a), inserted ", in the
case of any withdrawal of approval before November 6, 1978" after
"any other provision of law".
Subsec. (e)(6) to (9). Pub. L. 96-106, Sec. 2(c), added pars. (6)
and (7) and redesignated former pars. (6) and (7) as (8) and (9),
respectively.
1978 - Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 95-599, Sec. 107(a)(1),
substituted provisions relating to the deadline for designation of
Interstate routes for provisions relating to maximum costs of all
mileage and granting of preferences.
Subsec. (e)(4). Pub. L. 95-599, Sec. 107(a)(2), (b), (f)(1)(A),
substituted provision setting the maximum Federal share at 85 per
cent of the cost of the substitute project for provision stating
that the share would be determined in accordance with section 120
of this title, inserted provisions relating to deadline for
approval by Secretary and designation of mileage, and struck out
provision relating to withdrawal of approval.
Subsec. (e)(5) to (7). Pub. L. 95-599, Sec. 107(f)(1)(B), (C),
redesignated par. (5) as (7) and added pars. (5) and (6).
1976 - Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 94-280, Secs. 109(a), 111(a),
struck out from second sentence "prior to the enactment of this
paragraph" after "with this title," and in fourth sentence,
substituted provision respecting limitation of cost to United
States for aggregate of mileage for route withdrawals which read as
follows: "or if the cost of any such withdrawn route was not
included in such 1972 Interstate System cost estimate, the cost of
such withdrawn route as set forth in the last Interstate System
cost estimate before such 1972 cost estimate which was approved by
Congress and which included the cost of such withdrawn route,
increased or decreased, as the case may be, as determined by the
Secretary, based on changes in construction costs of such route or
portion thereof, which, (i) in the case of a withdrawn route the
cost of which was not included in the 1972 cost estimate but in an
earlier cost estimate, have occurred between such earlier cost
estimate and the date of enactment of the Federal-Aid Highway Act
of 1976, and (ii) in the case of a withdrawn route the cost of
which was included in the 1972 cost estimate, have occurred between
the 1972 cost estimate and the date of enactment of the Federal-Aid
Highway Act of 1976, or the date of withdrawal of approval,
whichever date is later, and in each case costs shall be based on
that design of such route or portion thereof which is the basis of
the applicable cost estimate" for "increased or decreased, as the
case may be, as determined by the Secretary, based on changes in
construction costs of such route or portion thereof as of the date
of withdrawal of approval under this paragraph and in accordance
with that design of such route or portion thereof which is the
basis of such 1972 cost estimate."
Subsec. (e)(4). Pub. L. 94-280, Sec. 110(a), in revising par.
(4), substituting provisions set out in text for prior provisions
set out in note hereunder, among other changes: authorized the
Secretary to withdraw approval of route or portion thereof on
Interstate System which passes through and connects urbanized areas
within a State and to incur obligations for Federal share of
projects authorized under any highway assistance program under
section 103 of this title; provided for determination of Federal
share of substitute projects as provided in section 120 of this
title applicable to the highway program of which the substitute
project is a part; made specific reference to section 4 of, for
prior general reference to, Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964,
as source of Federal share for mass transit projects; authorized
sums available for obligation to remain available until obligated;
made sums obligated for mass transit projects part of, to be
administered through, Urban Mass Transportation Fund; authorized
appropriations out of general fund of the Treasury for liquidation
of obligations incurred under this paragraph; made amended par. (4)
effective Aug. 13, 1973; and deleted provisions making route
withdrawn mileage available for designation on Interstate System in
any other State, prohibition against obligation under this
paragraph of general funds after June 30, 1981, and requirement
that for nonhighway public mass transit project, the Secretary
receive State assurance that public mass transportation system will
fully utilize the proposed project.
Pub. L. 94-280, Sec. 110(b), inserted provision for application
of sums to a permissible transportation project when paid to a
State for a route or portion of the Interstate System in event of
withdrawal of approval for the route or portion instead of making
of refund to Highway Trust Fund.
Subsec. (e)(5). Pub. L. 94-280, Sec. 109(b), added par. (5).
1975 - Subsec. (e)(2), (4). Pub. L. 93-643 inserted ", increased
or decreased, as the case may be, as determined by the Secretary,
based on changes in construction costs of such route or portion
thereof as of the date of withdrawal of approval under this
paragraph and in accordance with that design of such route or
portion thereof which is the basis of such 1972 cost estimate"
after "House Report Numbered 92-1443".
1973 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93-87, Sec. 148(a), designated
existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93-87, Sec. 148(b), (e), designated existing
provisions as par. (1), inserted "access roads to airports," after
"local rural roads", and added par. (2).
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 93-87, Secs. 109(a), 148(c), authorized
establishment of Federal-aid urban system in such other urban areas
as the State highway department may designate, substituted "shall
include high traffic volume arterial and collector routes,
including access roads to airports and other transportation
terminals" for "designed taking into consideration the highest
traffic volume corridors, and the longest trips within such area
and shall be selected so as to best serve the goals and objectives
of the community as determined by the responsible local officials
of such urbanized area based upon the planning process required
pursuant to the provisions of section 134 of this title", reenacted
third sentence without change, inserted "to the extent feasible" in
the text reading "Each route of the system to the extent feasible
shall connect with another route", substituted "Routes . . . shall
be selected by the appropriate local officials so as to serve the
goals and objectives of the community, with the concurrence of the
State highway departments, and, in urbanized areas, also in
accordance with the planning process under section 134 of this
title" for "Routes . . . shall be selected by the appropriate local
officials and the State highway departments in cooperation with
each other subject to the approval of the Secretary as provided in
subsection (f) of this section", and inserted preceding last
sentence "Designation of the Federal-aid urban system shall be
subject to the approval of the Secretary as provided in subsection
(f) of this section", and designated provisions, as amended, as
par. (1), respectively.
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 93-87, Sec. 148(c), added par. (2).
Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 93-87, Sec. 137(a), substituted in first
sentence "additional mileage for the Interstate System of five
hundred miles" for "additional mileage for the Interstate System of
two hundred miles"; in fourth sentence "1972 Interstate System cost
estimate set forth in House Public Works Committee Print Numbered
92-29, as revised in House Report Numbered 92-1443" for "1968
Interstate System cost estimate set forth in House Document
Numbered 199, Ninetieth Congress, as revised"; and in fifth
sentence "preference, along with due regard for interstate highway
type needs on a nationwide basis," for "due regard", respectively.
Subsec. (e)(4). Pub. L. 93-87, Sec. 137(b), added par. (4).
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 93-87, Sec. 110(a), substituted first
sentence reading "the Secretary, on July 1, 1974, shall remove from
designation as a part of the Interstate System each segment of such
system for which a State has not notified the Secretary that such
State intends to construct such segment, and which the Secretary
finds is not essential to completion of a unified and connected
Interstate System." for "The Secretary, on July 1, 1973, shall
remove from designation as a part of the Interstate System every
segment of such System for which a State has not established a
schedule for the expenditure of funds for completion of
construction of such segment within the period of availability of
funds authorized to be appropriated for completion of the
Interstate System, and with respect to which the State has not
provided the Secretary with assurances satisfactory to him that
such schedule will be met."; deleted former second sentence reading
"Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be construed to prohibit
the substitution prior to July 1, 1973, of alternative segments of
the Interstate System which will meet the requirements of this
title."; substituted "Any segment of the Interstate System, with
respect to which a State has not submitted by July 1, 1975, a
schedule for the expenditure of funds for completion of
construction of such segment or alternative segment within the
period of availability of funds authorized to be appropriated for
completion of the Interstate System, and with respect to which the
State has not provided the Secretary with assurances satisfactory
to him such schedule will be met," for "Any segment of the
Interstate System with respect to which a State has not submitted
plans, specifications, and estimates for approval by the Secretary
by July 1, 1975," before "shall be removed from designation as a
part of the Interstate System"; authorized the Secretary to
designate as a part of the Interstate System any segment previously
removed from the System when necessary in the interest of national
defense or for other reasons of national interest; and made subsec.
(g) inapplicable to any segment of the Interstate System referred
to in section 23(a) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968.
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 93-87, Sec. 110(b), added subsec. (h).
1970 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-605, Sec. 106(b)(3), substituted
"four" for "three" and added the urban system to the list of
Federal-aid systems.
Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 91-605, Sec. 106(b)(1), substituted
"subsection (f)" for "subsection (e)".
Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 91-605, Sec. 106(b)(1), added subsec.
(d), redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e) and substituted
"subsection (f)" for "subsection (e)". Former subsec. (e)
redesignated (f).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 91-605, Sec. 106(b)(1), (2), redesignated
former subsec. (e) as (f) and inserted reference to Federal-aid
urban system.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 91-605, Sec. 124, added subsec. (g).
1968 - Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 90-495, Sec. 14(a), inserted
provision making allowance for an exception in pars. (2) and (3) to
the forty-one thousand mile total extent of the Interstate system.
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 90-495, Sec. 21, substituted "1968
Interstate System cost estimate set forth in House Document
Numbered 199, Ninetieth Congress, as revised" for "1965 Interstate
System cost estimate set forth in House Document Numbered 42,
Eighty-ninth Congress".
Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 90-495, Sec. 14(b), added par. (3).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 90-238 redesignated existing provision as
par. (1) and added par. (2).
1962 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 87-866 substituted "This system may
be located both in rural and urban areas, but any extension of the
system into urban areas shall be subject to the condition that such
extension pass through the urban area or connect with another
Federal-aid system within the urban area" for "This system shall be
confined to rural areas, except (1) that in any State having a
population density of more than two hundred per square mile as
shown by the latest available Federal census, the system may
include mileage in urban areas as well as rural, and (2) that the
system may be extended into urban areas subject to the conditions
that any such extension passes through the urban area or connects
with another Federal-aid system within the urban area, and that
Federal participation in projects on such extensions is limited to
urban funds".
1960 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 86-624, Sec. 17(c), substituted
"within the United States, including the District of Columbia, and"
for "within the continental United States and", and inserted "to
the greatest extent possible" in two places.
1959 - Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 86-70 repealed subsec. (f) which
related to determination of roads in the Territory of Alaska on
which Federal-aid funds could be expended.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 86-624, Sec. 17(b), repealed subsec. (g)
which provided that the systems of highways on which funds
apportioned to the Territory of Hawaii under this chapter shall be
expended may be determined and agreed upon by the Governor of said
Territory and the Secretary.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENT
Section 7(a) of Pub. L. 103-429 provided in part that the
amendment made by that section is effective July 5, 1994.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1991 AMENDMENT
Amendment by sections 1006 and 1011 of Pub. L. 102-240 effective
Dec. 18, 1991, and applicable to funds authorized to be
appropriated or made available after Sept. 30, 1991, and, with
certain exceptions, not applicable to funds appropriated or made
available on or before Sept. 30, 1991, see section 1100 of Pub. L.
102-240, set out as a note under section 104 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENT
Section 107(c) of Pub. L. 95-599 provided that: "The amendment
made by subsection (a) of this section [amending this section]
shall apply to each route or portion thereof designated under
section 103(e)(2) of title 23, United States Code, before January
1, 1978, the construction of which was not complete on such date,
and the Secretary of Transportation shall make such revisions in
existing contracts and agreements as may be necessary to carry out
this section and the amendment made by subsection (a) of this
section."
Section 107(f)(2) of Pub. L. 95-599, which provided that the
amendments made by section 107(f)(1) of Pub. L. 95-599 to this
section apply to any withdrawal of approval before Nov. 6, 1978,
was repealed by Pub. L. 96-106, Sec. 2(b), Nov. 9, 1979, 93 Stat.
796.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1973 AMENDMENT
Section 110(c) of Pub. L. 93-87 provided that: "The amendments
made by subsections (a) and (b) of this section [amending this
section] shall take effect June 30, 1973."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 90-495 effective Aug. 23, 1968, see section
37 of Pub. L. 90-495, set out as a note under section 101 of this
title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1962 AMENDMENT
Section 8(b) of Pub. L. 87-866 provided that: "The amendment made
by subsection (a) of this section [amending this section] shall
apply to apportionments made before as well as after the date of
enactment of this Act [Oct. 23, 1962]."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1959 AMENDMENT
Section 21(d) of Pub. L. 86-70 provided that the repeal of
subsec. (f) of this section, sections 116(d), 119, and 120(h) of
this title, and sections 321a to 321d and 322 to 325 of Title 48,
Territories and Insular Possessions, is effective July 1, 1959.
ADMINISTRATION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM AND INTERSTATE
MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Sec. 1106(a), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat.
131, provided that: "The Secretary shall administer the National
Highway System program and the Interstate Maintenance program as a
combined program for purposes of allowing States maximum
flexibility. References in this Act [see Tables for classification]
and title 23, United States Code, shall not be affected by such
consolidation."
UNOBLIGATED BALANCES OF INTERSTATE SUBSTITUTE FUNDS
Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Sec. 1106(b), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat.
136, provided that: "Unobligated balances of funds apportioned to a
State under section 103(e)(4)(H) of title 23, United States Code
(as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act
[June 9, 1998]), shall be available for obligation by the State
under the law (including regulations, policies, and procedures)
relating to the obligation and expenditure of the funds in effect
on that date."
INTERMODAL FREIGHT CONNECTORS STUDY
Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Sec. 1106(d), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat.
136, provided that:
"(1) Report. - Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
of this Act [June 9, 1998], the Secretary shall -
"(A) review the condition of and improvements made, since the
designation of the National Highway System, to connectors on the
National Highway System that serve seaports, airports, and other
intermodal freight transportation facilities; and
"(B) report to Congress on the results of such review.
"(2) Review. - In preparing the report, the Secretary shall
review the connectors and identify projects carried out on those
connectors that were intended to provide and improve service to an
intermodal facility referred to in paragraph (1) and to facilitate
the efficient movement of freight, including movements of freight
between modes.
"(3) Identification of impediments. - If the Secretary determines
on the basis of the review that there are impediments to improving
the connectors serving intermodal facilities referred to in
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall identify such impediments and
make any appropriate recommendations as part of the Secretary's
report to Congress under this subsection."
FUNCTIONAL RECLASSIFICATION OF HIGHWAYS
Section 1006(c) of Pub. L. 102-240 provided that:
"(1) State action. - Each State shall functionally reclassify the
roads and streets in such State in accordance with such guidelines
and time schedule as the Secretary may establish in order to carry
out the objectives of this section [amending this section and
sections 101, 104 and 113 of this title and enacting provisions set
out as a note under section 311 of this title], including the
amendments made by this section.
"(2) Approval and submission to congress. - Not later than
September 30, 1993, the Secretary shall approve the functional
reclassification of roads and streets made by the States pursuant
to this subsection and shall submit a report to Congress containing
such reclassification.
"(3) State defined. - In this subsection, the term 'State' has
the meaning such term has under section 101 of title 23, United
States Code, and shall include the Virgin Islands, American Samoa,
Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas."
APPORTIONMENT FACTORS FOR EXPENDITURES ON SUBSTITUTE HIGHWAY AND
TRANSIT PROJECTS
Section 103(a) of Pub. L. 100-17 directed Secretary to apportion
for fiscal year 1987 the sums to be apportioned for such year under
22 U.S.C. 103(e)(4) for expenditure on substitute highway and
transit projects, using the apportionment factors contained in the
Committee Print Numbered 100-6 of the Committee on Public Works and
Transportation of the House of Representatives.
SUBSTITUTE TRANSIT PROJECTS; INCREASE IN COST TO COMPLETE;
APPORTIONMENT FACTORS
Section 103(c) of Pub. L. 100-17 provided that:
"(1) Increase in cost to complete. - The cost of completing
substitute transit projects under section 103(e)(4)(B) of title 23,
United States Code, is increased by $100,000,000.
"(2) Apportionment factors. - Notwithstanding section 103(e)(4)
of such title, funds appropriated to carry out projects as a result
of enactment of paragraph (1) shall be made available in accordance
with the apportionment factors contained in the Committee Print
Numbered 100-2 of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation
of the House of Representatives."
COMBINED ROAD PLAN DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM; REPORT TO CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES
Section 137 of Pub. L. 100-17 directed Secretary, in cooperation
with up to 5 States, to conduct a combined road plan demonstration
to test feasibility of approaches for combining, streamlining, and
increasing flexibility in administration of Federal-aid secondary
program, Federal-aid urban program, and the off-system bridge,
urban bridge, and secondary bridge programs and to submit to
Congress an interim report on the program being carried out within
3 years after Apr. 2, 1987, and a final report evaluating the
effectiveness of the demonstration program and making needed
recommendations as soon as practicable after completion of the
demonstration.
ROUTES WITHDRAWN; AVAILABILITY TO SECRETARY OF SUMS WHERE SUMS
DETERMINED ARE LESS THAN COST OF COMPLETING WITHDRAWN ROUTES
Section 107(c)(2) of Pub. L. 97-424, as amended by Pub. L.
100-17, title I, Sec. 103(f)(2), Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 142,
provided that: "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with
respect to any route or portion thereof on the Interstate System
approval of which is or has been withdrawn under section 103(e)(4)
of title 23, United States Code, in any case where the sum
determined under subparagraph (B) of such section is less than the
cost to complete the withdrawn route or portion (in accordance with
the design of such route or portion on the date of such withdrawal)
as of June 30, 1980, as a result of decreases in construction
costs, the sum which shall be available to the Secretary under such
subparagraph shall be an amount equal to such cost of completion as
of June 30, 1980."
WITHDRAWAL OF SECRETARY'S APPROVAL OF ROUTE OR PORTION OF ROUTE ON
INTERSTATE SYSTEM BETWEEN JUNE 20, 1979, AND JUNE 30, 1979,
INCLUSIVE; SUBSTITUTION OF PROJECTS
Section 3 of Pub. L. 96-144 provided that: "Notwithstanding the
amendment made to section 103(e)(4) of title 23, United States
Code, by the preceding section, in the case where the Secretary has
withdrawn his approval of a route or portion thereof on the
Interstate System under such section between June 20, 1979, and
June 30, 1979, both dates inclusive, the sum available to the
Secretary of Transportation to incur obligations for projects
substituted for such withdrawn route or portion thereof shall be a
sum equal to the Federal share of the cost to complete the
withdrawn route or portion thereof, as that cost is included in the
1975 Interstate System cost estimate, as approved by Congress,
subject to increase or decrease as determined by the Secretary
based on changes in the construction costs of the withdrawn route
or portion thereof as of the date of approval of each substitute
project under section 103(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code."
NECESSITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT PRIOR TO ROUTE
CONSTRUCTION ON THE DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER SYSTEM OF INTERSTATE AND
DEFENSE HIGHWAYS
Section 107(d) of Pub. L. 95-599, as amended by Pub. L. 101-427,
Oct. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 927, provided that: "Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, including but not limited to section 103 of
title 23, United States Code and this section, no route or portion
thereof shall be constructed on The Dwight D. Eisenhower System of
Interstate and Defense Highways with respect to which an
environmental impact statement has not been submitted to the
Secretary of Transportation in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 [section 4321 et seq. of Title 42,
The Public Health and Welfare] by September 30, 1983. Any such
route or portion thereof shall thereupon be removed from
designation as part of such Interstate System."
TIME LIMIT FOR COMMENCEMENT OF, OR CONTRACT FOR, CONSTRUCTION;
REMOVAL FROM DESIGNATION AS PART OF INTERSTATE SYSTEM
Section 107(e) of Pub. L. 95-599, as amended by Pub. L. 97-424,
title I, Sec. 107(g), Jan. 6, 1983, 96 Stat. 2103; Pub. L. 100-17,
title I, Sec. 103(d)(1), Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 141, provided
that: "By September 30, 1986, all routes or portions thereof on the
Interstate System (for which the Secretary of Transportation finds
that sufficient Interstate authorizations are available) must be
under contract for construction or construction must have
commenced. Immediately after such date, the Secretary shall remove
from designation as part of the Interstate System each route or
portion thereof not complying with this subsection."
[Section 103(d)(2) of Pub. L. 100-17 provided that: "The
amendments made by paragraph (1) [amending section 107(e) of Pub.
L. 95-599 set out above] shall take effect September 29, 1986."]
INTERSTATE SYSTEM ROUTES WITHDRAWN FOR PURPOSE OF DESIGNATING
ALTERNATIVE ROUTES AS SUBJECT TO ROUTE WITHDRAWAL PROVISIONS
Section 111(b) of Pub. L. 94-280 provided that: "The amendment
made by subsection (a) of this section [to fourth sentence of
subsec. (e)(2) of this section] shall be applicable to each route
on the Interstate System approval of which was withdrawn or is
hereafter withdrawn by the Secretary of Transportation in
accordance with the provisions of section 103(e)(2) of title 23,
United States Code, including any route on the Interstate System
approval of which was withdrawn by the Secretary of Transportation
in accordance with the provisions of title 23, United States Code,
on August 30, 1965, for the purpose of designating an alternative
route."
INTERSTATE SYSTEM SUBSECTION (E)(4) PROVISIONS IN EFFECT PRIOR TO
AMENDMENT BY PUB. L. 94-280, SEC. 110; ROUTE WITHDRAWALS WITHIN
URBANIZED AREAS; AVAILABILITY OF MILEAGE IN OTHER STATES; PUBLIC
MASS TRANSIT NONHIGHWAY PROJECTS; GENERAL FUNDS UNAVAILABLE FOR
OBLIGATION AFTER JUNE 30, 1981; SUPPLEMENTARY FUNDS; URBAN MASS
TRANSPORTATION PROVISIONS APPLICABLE
Section 103(e)(4) of this title, as added Pub. L. 93-87, title I,
Sec. 137(b), Aug. 13, 1973, 87 Stat. 269, and amended Pub. L.
93-643, Sec. 125(b), Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2290, read prior to
amendment by section 110 of Pub. L. 94-280 [set out in the text] as
follows: "Upon the joint request of a State Governor and the local
governments concerned, the Secretary may withdraw his approval of
any route or portion thereof on the Interstate System within any
urbanized area in that State selected and approved in accordance
with this title prior to the enactment of this paragraph, if he
determines that such route or portion thereof is not essential to
completion of a unified and connected Interstate System or will no
longer be essential by reason of the application of this paragraph
and will not be constructed as a part of the Interstate System, and
if he receives assurances that the State does not intend to
construct a toll road in the traffic corridor which would be served
by such route or portion thereof. The mileage of the route or
portion thereof approval of which is withdrawn under this paragraph
shall be available for designation on the Interstate System in any
other State in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection.
After the Secretary has withdrawn his approval of any such route or
portion thereof, whenever responsible local officials of such
urbanized area notify the State highway department that, in lieu of
a route or portion thereof approval for which is withdrawn under
this paragraph, their needs require a nonhighway public mass
transit project involving the construction of fixed rail
facilities, or the purchase of passenger equipment, including
rolling stock for any mode of mass transit, or both, and the State
highway department determines that such public mass transit project
is in accordance with the planning process under section 134 of
this title and is entitled to priority under such planning process,
such public mass transit project shall be submitted for approval to
the Secretary. Approval of the plans, specifications, and estimates
for such project by the Secretary shall be deemed a contractual
obligation of the United States for payment out of the general
funds in the Treasury of its proportional share of the cost of such
project in an amount equal to the Federal share which would be paid
for such a project under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964
[section 1601 et seq. of Title 49, Transportation], except that the
total Federal cost of all such projects under this paragraph with
respect to such route or portion thereof approval of which is
withdrawn under this paragraph, shall not exceed the Federal share
of the cost which would have been paid for such route or portion
thereof, as such cost is included in the 1972 Interstate System
cost estimate set forth in table 5 of House Public Works Committee
Print Numbered 92-29, as revised in House Report Numbered 92-1443,
increased or decreased, as the case may be, as determined by the
Secretary, based on changes in construction costs of such route or
portion thereof as of the date of withdrawal of approval under this
paragraph and in accordance with that design of such route or
portion thereof which is the basis of such 1972 cost estimate.
Funds apportioned to such State for the Interstate System, which
apportionment is based upon an Interstate System cost estimate that
includes a route or portion thereof approval of which is withdrawn
under this paragraph, shall be reduced by an amount equal to the
Federal share of such project as such share becomes a contractual
obligation of the United States. No general funds shall be
obligated under authority of this paragraph after June 30, 1981. No
nonhighway public mass transit project shall be approved under this
paragraph unless the Secretary has received assurances satisfactory
to him from the State that public mass transportation systems will
fully utilize the proposed project. The provision of assistance
under this paragraph shall not be construed as bringing within the
application of chapter 15 of title 5, United States Code [section
1501 et seq. of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees],
any nonsupervisory employee of an urban mass transportation system
(or of any other agency or entity performing related functions) to
whom such chapter is otherwise inapplicable. Funds available for
expenditure to carry out the purposes of this paragraph shall be
supplementary to and not in substitution for funds authorized and
available for obligation pursuant to the Urban Mass Transportation
Act of 1964, as amended [section 1601 et seq. of Title 49,
Transportation]. The provisions of section 3(e)(4) of the Urban
Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, [section 1602 (e)(4)
of Title 49], shall apply in carrying out this paragraph."
BASIS OF FEDERAL-AID SYSTEMS REALIGNMENT
Section 148(d) of Pub. L. 93-87 provided that: "Federal-aid
systems realignment shall be based upon anticipated functional
usage in the year 1980 or a planned connected system."
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 101, 104, 115, 119, 127
of this title; title 49 sections 5309, 5323, 5327, 5331.
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TITLE 23 - HIGHWAYS
CHAPTER 1 - FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
-HEAD-
Sec. 104. Apportionment
-STATUTE-
(a) Administrative Expenses. -
(1) In general. - Whenever an apportionment is made of the sums
made available for expenditure on each of the surface
transportation program under section 133, the bridge program
under section 144, the congestion mitigation and air quality
improvement program under section 149, the Interstate and
National Highway System program, the minimum guarantee program
under section 105, the Federal lands highway program under
section 204, or the Appalachian development highway system
program under section 201 (!1) of the Appalachian Regional
Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.), the Secretary shall
deduct a sum, in an amount not to exceed -
(A) 1 1/6 percent of all sums so made available, as the
Secretary determines necessary -
(i) to administer the provisions of law to be financed from
appropriations for the Federal-aid highway program and
programs authorized under chapter 2; and
(ii) to make transfers of such sums as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate to the Appalachian Regional
Commission for administrative activities associated with the
Appalachian development highway system; and
(B) one-third of 1 percent of all sums so made available, as
the Secretary determines necessary, to administer the
provisions of law to be financed from appropriations for motor
carrier safety programs and motor carrier safety research.
(2) Consideration of unobligated balances. - In making the
determination described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
take into account the unobligated balance of any sums deducted
under this subsection in prior fiscal years.
(3) Availability. - The sum deducted under paragraph (1) shall
remain available until expended.
(4) Limitation on transferability. - Unless expressly
authorized by law, the Secretary may not transfer any sums
deducted under paragraph (1) to a Federal agency or entity other
than the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration.
(b) Apportionments. - On October 1 of each fiscal year, the
Secretary, after making the deduction authorized by subsection (a)
and the set-aside authorized by subsection (f), shall apportion the
remainder of the sums authorized to be appropriated for expenditure
on the Interstate and National Highway System program, the
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement program, and the
Surface Transportation program for that fiscal year, among the
several States in the following manner:
(1) National highway system component. -
(A) In general. - For the National Highway System (excluding
funds apportioned under paragraph (4)), $36,400,000 for each
fiscal year to the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and
the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, $18,800,000 for
each of fiscal years 1998 through 2002 for the Alaska Highway,
and the remainder apportioned as follows:
(i) 25 percent in the ratio that -
(I) the total lane miles of principal arterial routes
(excluding Interstate System routes) in each State; bears
to
(II) the total lane miles of principal arterial routes
(excluding Interstate System routes) in all States.
(ii) 35 percent in the ratio that -
(I) the total vehicle miles traveled on lanes on
principal arterial routes (excluding Interstate System
routes) in each State; bears to
(II) the total vehicle miles traveled on lanes on
principal arterial routes (excluding Interstate System
routes) in all States.
(iii) 30 percent in the ratio that -
(I) the total diesel fuel used on highways in each State;
bears to
(II) the total diesel fuel used on highways in all
States.
(iv) 10 percent in the ratio that -
(I) the quotient obtained by dividing the total lane
miles on principal arterial highways in each State by the
total population of the State; bears to
(II) the quotient obtained by dividing the total lane
miles on principal arterial highways in all States by the
total population of all States.
(B) Minimum apportionment. - Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)
and paragraph (4), each State shall receive a minimum of 1/2
of 1 percent of the funds apportioned under subparagraph (A)
and paragraph (4).
(2) Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program.
-
(A) In general. - For the congestion mitigation and air
quality improvement program, in the ratio that -
(i) the total of all weighted nonattainment and maintenance
area populations in each State; bears to
(ii) the total of all weighted nonattainment and
maintenance area populations in all States.
(B) Calculation of weighted nonattainment and maintenance
area population. - Subject to subparagraph (C), for the purpose
of subparagraph (A), the weighted nonattainment and maintenance
area population shall be calculated by multiplying the
population of each area in a State that was a nonattainment
area or maintenance area as described in section 149(b) for
ozone or carbon monoxide by a factor of -
(i) 0.8 if -
(I) at the time of the apportionment, the area is a
maintenance area; or
(II) at the time of the apportionment, the area is
classified as a submarginal ozone nonattainment area under
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.);
(ii) 1.0 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is
classified as a marginal ozone nonattainment area under
subpart 2 of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7511 et seq.);
(iii) 1.1 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is
classified as a moderate ozone nonattainment area under such
subpart;
(iv) 1.2 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is
classified as a serious ozone nonattainment area under such
subpart;
(v) 1.3 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is
classified as a severe ozone nonattainment area under such
subpart;
(vi) 1.4 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is
classified as an extreme ozone nonattainment area under such
subpart; or
(vii) 1.0 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is
not a nonattainment or maintenance area as described in
section 149(b) for ozone, but is classified under subpart 3
of part D of title I of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7512 et seq.) as
a nonattainment area described in section 149(b) for carbon
monoxide.
(C) Additional adjustment for carbon monoxide areas. -
(i) Carbon monoxide nonattainment areas. - If, in addition
to being classified as a nonattainment or maintenance area
for ozone, the area was also classified under subpart 3 of
part D of title I of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7512 et seq.) as a
nonattainment area described in section 149(b) for carbon
monoxide, the weighted nonattainment or maintenance area
population of the area, as determined under clauses (i)
through (vi) of subparagraph (B), shall be further multiplied
by a factor of 1.2.
(ii) Carbon monoxide maintenance areas. - If, in addition
to being classified as a nonattainment or maintenance area
for ozone, the area was at one time also classified under
subpart 3 of part D of title I of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7512 et
seq.) as a nonattainment area described in section 149(b) for
carbon monoxide but has been redesignated as a maintenance
area, the weighted nonattainment or maintenance area
population of the area, as determined under clauses (i)
through (vi) of subparagraph (B), shall be further multiplied
by a factor of 1.1.
(D) Minimum apportionment. - Notwithstanding any other
provision of this paragraph, each State shall receive a minimum
of 1/2 of 1 percent of the funds apportioned under this
paragraph.
(E) Determinations of population. - In determining population
figures for the purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary shall
use the latest available annual estimates prepared by the
Secretary of Commerce.
(3) Surface transportation program. -
(A) In general. - For the surface transportation program, in
accordance with the following formula:
(i) 25 percent of the apportionments in the ratio that -
(I) the total lane miles of Federal-aid highways in each
State; bears to
(II) the total lane miles of Federal-aid highways in all
States.
(ii) 40 percent of the apportionments in the ratio that -
(I) the total vehicle miles traveled on lanes on
Federal-aid highways in each State; bears to
(II) the total vehicle miles traveled on lanes on
Federal-aid highways in all States.
(iii) 35 percent of the apportionments in the ratio that -
(I) the estimated tax payments attributable to highway
users in each State paid into the Highway Trust Fund (other
than the Mass Transit Account) in the latest fiscal year
for which data are available; bears to
(II) the estimated tax payments attributable to highway
users in all States paid into the Highway Trust Fund (other
than the Mass Transit Account) in the latest fiscal year
for which data are available.
(B) Minimum apportionment. - Notwithstanding subparagraph
(A), each State shall receive a minimum of 1/2 of 1 percent
of the funds apportioned under this paragraph.
(4) Interstate maintenance component. - For resurfacing,
restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing the Interstate
System -
(A) 33 1/3 percent in the ratio that -
(i) the total lane miles on Interstate System routes open
to traffic in each State; bears to
(ii) the total of all such lane miles in all States;
(B) 33 1/3 percent in the ratio that -
(i) the total vehicle miles traveled on Interstate System
routes open to traffic in each State; bears to
(ii) the total of all such vehicle miles traveled in all
States; and
(C) 33 1/3 percent in the ratio that -
(i) the total of each State's annual contributions to the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account)
attributable to commercial vehicles; bears to
(ii) the total of such annual contributions by all States.
(c) Transferability of NHS Apportionments. - A State may transfer
not to exceed 50 percent of the State's apportionment under
subsection (b)(1) to the apportionment of the State under
subsection (b)(3). A State may transfer not to exceed 100 percent
of the State's apportionment under subsection (b)(1) to the
apportionment of the State under subsection (b)(3) if the State
requests to make such transfer and the Secretary approves such
transfer as being in the public interest, after providing notice
and sufficient opportunity for public comment. Section 133(d) shall
not apply to funds transferred under this subsection.
(d) Operation Lifesaver and High Speed Rail Corridors. -
(1) Operation lifesaver. - Before making an apportionment under
subsection (b)(3) of this section for a fiscal year, the
Secretary shall set aside $500,000 for such fiscal year for
carrying out a public information and education program to help
prevent and reduce motor vehicle accidents, injuries, and
fatalities and to improve driver performance at railway-highway
crossings.
(2) Railway-highway crossing hazard elimination in high speed
rail corridors. -
(A) In general. - Before making an apportionment of funds
under subsection (b)(3) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall
set aside $5,250,000 of the funds made available for the
surface transportation program for the fiscal year for
elimination of hazards of railway-highway crossings.
(B) Eligible corridors. - Subject to subparagraph (E), funds
made available under subparagraph (A) shall be expended for
projects in -
(i) 5 railway corridors selected by the Secretary in
accordance with this subsection (as in effect on the day
before the date of enactment of this clause);
(ii) 3 railway corridors selected by the Secretary in
accordance with subparagraphs (C) and (D);
(iii) a Gulf Coast high speed railway corridor (as
designated by the Secretary);
(iv) a Keystone high speed railway corridor from
Philadelphia to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; and
(v) an Empire State railway corridor from New York City to
Albany to Buffalo, New York.
(C) Required inclusion of high speed rail lines. - A corridor
selected by the Secretary under subparagraph (B) shall include
rail lines where railroad speeds of 90 miles or more per hour
are occurring or can reasonably be expected to occur in the
future.
(D) Considerations in corridor selection. - In selecting
corridors under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall consider
-
(i) projected rail ridership volume in each corridor;
(ii) the percentage of each corridor over which a train
will be capable of operating at its maximum cruise speed
taking into account such factors as topography and other
traffic on the line;
(iii) projected benefits to nonriders such as congestion
relief on other modes of transportation serving each corridor
(including congestion in heavily traveled air passenger
corridors);
(iv) the amount of State and local financial support that
can reasonably be anticipated for the improvement of the line
and related facilities; and
(v) the cooperation of the owner of the right-of-way that
can reasonably be expected in the operation of high speed
rail passenger service in each corridor.
(E) Certain improvements. - Not less than $250,000 of such
set-aside shall be available per fiscal year for eligible
improvements to the Minneapolis/St. Paul-Chicago segment of the
Midwest High Speed Rail Corridor.
(F) Authorization of appropriations. - There is authorized to
be appropriated $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999
through 2003 to carry out this subsection.
(e) Certification of Apportionments. -
(1) In general. - On October 1 of each fiscal year the
Secretary shall certify to each of the State transportation
departments the sums which he has apportioned hereunder to each
State for such fiscal year, and also the sums which he has
deducted for administration pursuant to subsection (a) of this
section. To permit the States to develop adequate plans for the
utilization of apportioned sums, the Secretary shall advise each
State of the amount that will be apportioned each year under this
section not later than ninety days before the beginning of the
fiscal year for which the sums to be apportioned are authorized,
except that in the case of the Interstate System the Secretary
shall advise each State ninety days prior to the apportionment of
such funds.
(2) Notice to states. - If the Secretary has not made an
apportionment under section 104, 105, or 144 by the 21st day of a
fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1998, the Secretary
shall transmit, by such 21st day, to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a
written statement of the reason for not making such apportionment
in a timely manner.
(f) Metropolitan Planning. -
(1) Set-aside. - On October 1 of each fiscal year, the
Secretary, after making the deduction authorized by subsection
(a) of this section, shall set aside not to exceed 1 percent of
the remaining funds authorized to be appropriated for expenditure
upon programs authorized under this title, for the purpose of
carrying out the requirements of section 134 of this title.
(2) Apportionment to states of set-aside funds. - These funds
shall be apportioned to the States in the ratio which the
population in urbanized areas or parts thereof, in each State
bears to the total population in such urbanized areas in all the
States as shown by the latest available census, except that no
State shall receive less than one-half per centum of the amount
apportioned.
(3) Use of funds. - The funds apportioned to any State under
paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be made available by the
State to the metropolitan planning organizations responsible for
carrying out the provisions of section 134 of this title, except
that States receiving the minimum apportionment under paragraph
(2) may, in addition, subject to the approval of the Secretary,
use the funds apportioned to finance transportation planning
outside of urbanized areas. These funds shall be matched in
accordance with section 120(b) unless the Secretary determines
that the interests of the Federal-aid highway program would be
best served without such matching.
(4) Distribution of funds within states. - The distribution
within any State of the planning funds made available to agencies
under paragraph (3) of this subsection shall be in accordance
with a formula developed by each State and approved by the
Secretary which shall consider but not necessarily be limited to,
population, status of planning, attainment of air quality
standards, metropolitan area transportation needs, and other
factors necessary to provide for an appropriate distribution of
funds to carry out the requirements of section 134 and other
applicable requirements of Federal law.
(5) Determination of population figures. - For the purposes of
determining population figures under this subsection, the
Secretary shall use the most recent estimate published by the
Secretary of Commerce.
(g) Not more than 40 per centum of the amount apportioned in any
fiscal year to each State in accordance with sections 130, 144, and
152 of this title may be transferred from the apportionment under
one section to the apportionment under any other of such sections
if such a transfer is requested by the State transportation
department and is approved by the Secretary as being in the public
interest. The Secretary may approve the transfer of 100 per centum
of the apportionment under one such section to the apportionment
under any other of such sections if such transfer is requested by
the State transportation department, and is approved by the
Secretary as being in the public interest, if he has received
satisfactory assurances from such State transportation department
that the purposes of the program from which such funds are to be
transferred have been met. A State may transfer not to exceed 50
percent of the State's apportionment under section 144 in any
fiscal year to the apportionment of such State under subsection
(b)(1) or subsection (b)(3) of this section. Any transfer to
subsection (b)(3) shall not be subject to section 133(d). Nothing
in this subsection authorizes the transfer of any amount
apportioned from the Highway Trust Fund to any apportionment the
funds for which were not from the Highway Trust Fund, and nothing
in this subsection authorizes the transfer of any amount
apportioned from funds not from the Highway Trust Fund to any
apportionment the funds for which were from the Highway Trust Fund.
(h) Recreational Trails Program. -
(1) Administrative costs. - Whenever an apportionment is made
of the sums authorized to be appropriated to carry out the
recreational trails program under section 206, the Secretary
shall deduct an amount, not to exceed 1 1/2 percent of the sums
authorized, to cover the cost to the Secretary for administration
of and research and technical assistance under the recreational
trails program and for administration of the National
Recreational Trails Advisory Committee. The Secretary may enter
into contracts with for-profit organizations or contracts,
partnerships, or cooperative agreements with other government
agencies, institutions of higher learning, or nonprofit
organizations to perform these tasks.
(2) Apportionment to the states. - After making the deduction
authorized by paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary
shall apportion the remainder of the sums authorized to be
appropriated for expenditure on the recreational trails program
for each fiscal year, among the States in the following manner:
(A) 50 percent of that amount shall be apportioned equally
among eligible States.
(B) 50 percent of that amount shall be apportioned among
eligible States in amounts proportionate to the degree of
non-highway recreational fuel use in each of those States
during the preceding year.
(3) Eligible state defined. - In this section, the term
"eligible State" means a State that meets the requirements of
section 206(c).
(i) Audits of Highway Trust Fund. - From administrative funds
deducted under subsection (a), the Secretary may reimburse the
Office of Inspector General of the Department of Transportation for
the conduct of annual audits of financial statements in accordance
with section 3521 of title 31.
(j) Report to Congress. - The Secretary shall submit to Congress
a report for each fiscal year on -
(1) the amount obligated, by each State, for Federal-aid
highways and highway safety construction programs during the
preceding fiscal year;
(2) the balance, as of the last day of the preceding fiscal
year, of the unobligated apportionment of each State by fiscal
year under this section and sections 105 and 144;
(3) the balance of unobligated sums available for expenditure
at the discretion of the Secretary for such highways and programs
for the fiscal year; and
(4) the rates of obligation of funds apportioned or set aside
under this section and sections 105, 133, and 144, according to -
(A) program;
(B) funding category or subcategory;
(C) type of improvement;
(D) State; and
(E) sub-State geographic area, including urbanized and rural
areas, on the basis of the population of each such area.
(k) Transfer of Highway and Transit Funds. -
(1) Transfer of highway funds. - Funds made available under
this title and transferred for transit projects of a type
described in section 133(b)(2) shall be administered by the
Secretary in accordance with chapter 53 of title 49, except that
the provisions of this title relating to the non-Federal share
shall apply to the transferred funds.
(2) Transfer of transit funds. - Funds made available under
chapter 53 of title 49 and transferred for highway projects shall
be administered by the Secretary in accordance with this title,
except that the provisions of such chapter relating to the
non-Federal share shall apply to the transferred funds.
(3) Transfer of obligation authority. - Obligation authority
provided for projects described in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall
be transferred in the same manner and amount as the funds for the
projects are transferred.
(l) Effect of Certain Delay in Deposits Into Highway Trust Fund.
- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits into the
Highway Trust Fund resulting from the application of section 901(e)
of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (111 Stat. 872) shall not be
taken into account in determining the apportionments and
allocations that any State shall be entitled to receive under the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century and this title.
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(Pub. L. 85-767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 889; Pub. L. 86-70, Sec.
21(e)(2), June 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 146; Pub. L. 86-657, Sec. 8(g),
July 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 525; Pub. L. 87-866, Sec. 10(a), Oct. 23,
1962, 76 Stat. 1148; Pub. L. 88-157, Secs. 2, 3, Oct. 24, 1963, 77
Stat. 276; Pub. L. 88-423, Sec. 4(a), Aug. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 397;
Pub. L. 89-574, Sec. 4(b), Sept. 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 767; Pub. L.
90-495, Sec. 4(b), Aug. 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 816; Pub. L. 91-605,
title I, Secs. 104(b), 106(c), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1714, 1717;
Pub. L. 93-87, title I, Secs. 106(b), 111(a), 112, title II, Sec.
227, Aug. 13, 1973, 87 Stat. 254, 256, 257, 292; Pub. L. 94-280,
title I, Secs. 106(b), 107(b), 112(a)-(g), 113(a), title II, Sec.
206, May 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 429, 430, 433-435, 453; Pub. L. 95-599,
title I, Secs. 108-110, 116(b), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2695, 2696,
2699; Pub. L. 97-134, Secs. 4(c), 5, Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1700;
Pub. L. 100-17, title I, Secs. 102(b)(1), (2), 114(e)(1), Apr. 2,
1987, 101 Stat. 135, 153; Pub. L. 100-202, Sec. 101(l) [title III,
Sec. 347(a)], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329-358, 1329-388; Pub. L.
101-516, title III, Sec. 333 [part], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2184;
Pub. L. 102-143, title III, Sec. 333(c), Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat.
947; Pub. L. 102-240, title I, Secs. 1001(c)-(e), 1003(e), 1006(e),
(f), 1007(b), 1008(b), 1009(d), 1010, 1024(b), (c)(2), 1028(g),
Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 1915, 1916, 1926, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1962,
1968; Pub. L. 104-59, title III, Secs. 302, 319(a)(2), 337(f),
title IV, Sec. 410, Nov. 28, 1995, 109 Stat. 578, 589, 603, 633;
Pub. L. 105-130, Secs. 4(a)(3), 5(b), Dec. 1, 1997, 111 Stat. 2556;
Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Secs. 1103(a)-(k), (o), 1212(a)(2)(A),
June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 118-125, 193; Pub. L. 105-206, title IX,
Sec. 9002(c)(3), July 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 835; Pub. L. 106-159,
title I, Sec. 101(b), Dec. 9, 1999, 113 Stat. 1751.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 201 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965
(40 U.S.C. App.), referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is section 201 of
Pub. L. 89-4, Mar. 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 10, as amended, which was
classified to the Appendix of former Title 40, Public Buildings,
Property, and Works, and was repealed and reenacted as section
14501 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub.
L. 107-217, Secs. 1, 6(b), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062, 1304.
The Clean Air Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(2)(B), (C), is act
July 14, 1955, ch. 360, 69 Stat. 322, as amended. Subpart 2 of part
D of title I of the Act is classified to subpart 2 (Sec. 7511 et
seq.) of part D of subchapter I of chapter 85 of Title 42, The
Public Health and Welfare. Subpart 3 of part D of title I of the
Act is classified to subpart 3 (Sec. 7512 et seq.) of part D of
subchapter I of chapter 85 of Title 42. For complete classification
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
7401 of Title 42 and Tables.
The date of enactment of this clause, referred to in subsec.
(d)(2)(B)(i), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 105-178, which
was approved June 9, 1998.
Section 901(e) of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, referred to in
subsec. (l), is section 901(e) of Pub. L. 105-34, title IX, Aug. 5,
1997, 111 Stat. 872, which is set out as a note under section 6302
of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.
The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, referred to
in subsec. (l), is Pub. L. 105-178, June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 107, as
amended. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
section 1(a) of Pub. L. 105-178, set out as a Short Title of 1998
Amendment note under section 101 of this title and Tables.
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CODIFICATION
Another section 1003(e) of Pub. L. 102-240, as added by Pub. L.
105-130, Sec. 2(d), is not classified to the Code.
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AMENDMENTS
1999 - Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 106-159, Sec. 101(b)(1)-(3),
substituted "exceed - " for "exceed 1 1/2 percent of all sums so
made available, as the Secretary determines necessary - " in
introductory provisions, added introductory provisions of subpar.
(A), redesignated former subpars. (A) and (B) as cls. (i) and (ii),
respectively, of subpar. (A), substituted "; and" for the period at
end of cl. (ii), and added subpar. (B).
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 106-159, Sec. 101(b)(4), which directed
amendment of subsec. (a)(1) by adding par. (4) at the end, was
executed by adding par. (4) at the end of subsec. (a), to reflect
the probable intent of Congress.
1998 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1103(a), added subsec.
(a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which read as follows:
"Whenever an apportionment is made of the sums authorized to be
appropriated for expenditure on the surface transportation program,
the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, the
National Highway System, and the Interstate System, the Secretary
shall deduct a sum, in such amount not to exceed 3 3/4 per centum
of all sums so authorized as the Secretary may deem necessary for
administering the provisions of law to be financed from
appropriations for the Federal-aid systems and for carrying on the
research authorized by subsections (a) and (b) of section 307 of
this title. In making such determination, the Secretary shall take
into account the unexpended balance of any sums deducted for such
purposes in prior years. The sum so deducted shall be available for
expenditure from the unexpended balance of any appropriation made
at any time for expenditure upon the Federal-aid systems, until
such sum has been expended."
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1103(o)(1), as added by
Pub. L. 105-206, Sec. 9002(c)(3), struck out "under section 103"
after "National Highway System program" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1103(b), inserted heading and
amended text of subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, text
related to Secretary's apportionment among various States of sums
authorized to be appropriated for surface transportation program,
congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, National
Highway System, and Interstate System each fiscal year.
Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1103(o)(2)(A), as added
by Pub. L. 105-206, Sec. 9002(c)(3), substituted "1998 through
2002" for "1999 through 2003".
Subsec. (b)(4)(B)(i). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1103(o)(2)(B), as
added by Pub. L. 105-206, Sec. 9002(c)(3), substituted "on
Interstate System routes open to traffic in each State" for "on
lanes on Interstate System routes designated under -
"(I) section 103;
"(II) section 139(a) (as in effect on the day before the date
of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century) before March 9, 1984 (other than routes on toll roads
not subject to a Secretarial agreement under section 105 of the
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1978 (92 Stat. 2692)); and
"(III) section 139(c) (as in effect on the day before the date
of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century);
in each State".
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1103(c)(1), substituted
"Before making an apportionment under subsection (b)(3) of this
section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall set aside $500,000
for such" for "The Secretary shall expend, from administrative
funds deducted under subsection (a), $300,000 for each".
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1103(c)(2), added par. (2)
and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows:
"(2) Railway-highway crossing hazard elimination in high speed
rail corridors. - (A) Before making an apportionment of funds under
subsection (b)(3) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall set aside
$5,000,000 of the funds authorized to be appropriated for the
surface transportation program for such fiscal year for elimination
of hazards of railway-highway crossings in not to exceed 5 railway
corridors selected by the Secretary in accordance with the criteria
set forth in this paragraph.
"(B) A corridor selected by the Secretary under subparagraph (A)
must include rail lines where railroad speeds of 90 miles per hour
are occurring or can reasonably be expected to occur in the
future."
Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1103(c)(2), struck out par.
(3) which read as follows: "In making the determination required by
paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary shall consider projected rail
ridership volumes in such corridors, the percentage of the corridor
over which a train will be capable of operating at its maximum
cruise speed taking into account such factors as topography and
other traffic on the line, projected benefits to nonriders such as
congestion relief on other modes of transportation serving the
corridors (including congestion in heavily traveled air passenger
corridors), the amount of State and local financial support that
can reasonably be anticipated for the improvement of the line and
related facilities, and the cooperation of the owner of the
right-of-way that can reasonably be expected in the operation of
high speed rail passenger service in such corridors."
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1103(d), inserted heading,
designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted heading,
struck out "(other than under subsection (b)(5) of this section)"
after "apportioned hereunder" and "and research" before "pursuant
to subsection (a) of this section" in first sentence, struck out
second sentence which read "On October 1 of the year preceding the
fiscal year for which authorized, the Secretary shall certify to
each of the State highway departments the sums which he has
apportioned under subsection (b)(5) of this section to each State
for such fiscal year, and also the sums which he has deducted for
administration and research pursuant to subsection (a) of this
section.", realigned margins, and added par. (2).
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1212(a)(2)(A)(ii),
substituted "State transportation departments" for "State highway
departments".
Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1103(o)(3), as added by
Pub. L. 105-206, Sec. 9002(c)(3), substituted "104, 105, or 144"
for "104, 144, or 157".
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1103(k)(1), inserted heading.
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1103(k)(2), which directed
the amendment of par. (1) by striking out " ', except that' and all
that follows through 'programs' ", was executed by striking out ",
except that the amount from which such set aside is made shall not
include funds authorized to be appropriated for the recreational
trails program" after "section 134 of this title" to reflect the
probable intent of Congress and the amendment by Pub. L. 105-178,
Sec. 1103(e)(1). See below.
Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1103(k)(1), (6), inserted heading and
realigned margins.
Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1103(e)(1), substituted "recreational
trails program" for "Interstate construction and Interstate
substitute programs".
Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1103(k)(3), (6), inserted
heading and realigned margins.
Subsec. (f)(3). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1103(e)(2), (k)(4), (6),
inserted heading, substituted "section 120(b)" for "section 120(j)
of this title", and realigned margins.
Subsec. (f)(4). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1103(k)(5), (6), inserted
heading and realigned margins.
Subsec. (f)(5). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1103(k)(6), realigned
margins.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1212(a)(2)(A)(i), substituted
"State transportation department" for "State highway department"
wherever appearing.
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1103(f), amended heading and
text of subsec. (h) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as
follows: "In addition to funds made available from the National
Recreational Trails Trust Fund, the Secretary shall obligate, from
administrative funds (contract authority) deducted under subsection
(a), to carry out section 1302 of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (16 U.S.C. 1261) $15,000,000
for each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997 and $7,500,000 for the
period of October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998."
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1103(g), added subsec. (i) and
struck out former subsec. (i) which read as follows:
"(i) Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge. -
"(1) Expenditure. - From any available administrative funds
deducted under subsection (a), the Secretary shall obligate such
sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and
for the period of October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998, for
the rehabilitation of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge and for
environmental studies and documentation, planning, preliminary
engineering and design, and final engineering for a new crossing
of the Potomac River as part of the Project, as defined by
section 404 of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority Act
of 1995.
"(2) Federal share. - The Federal share of the cost of any
project funded with amounts expended under paragraph (1) shall be
100 percent."
Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1103(h), added subsec. (j) and
struck out former subsec. (j) which read as follows: "The Secretary
shall submit to Congress not later than the 20th day of each
calendar month which begins after the date of enactment of this
subsection a report on (1) the amount of obligation, by State, for
Federal-aid highways and the highway safety construction programs
during the preceding calendar month, (2) the cumulative amount of
obligation, by State, for that fiscal year, (3) the balance as of
the last day of such preceding month of the unobligated
apportionment of each State by fiscal year, and (4) the balance of
unobligated sums available for expenditure at the discretion of the
Secretary for such highways and programs for that fiscal year."
Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1103(i), added subsec. (k).
Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1103(j), added subsec. (l).
1997 - Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 105-130, Sec. 5(b), added Pub. L.
102-240, Sec. 1003(e). See 1991 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (i)(1). Pub. L. 105-130, Sec. 4(a)(3), inserted ", and
for the period of October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998," after
"fiscal years 1996 and 1997".
1995 - Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 104-59, Sec. 319(a)(2), in second
sentence of introductory provisions substituted "was a
nonattainment area (as defined in section 171(2) of the Clean Air
Act (42 U.S.C. 7501(2))) for ozone during any part of fiscal year
1994" for "is a nonattainment area (as defined in the Clean Air
Act) for ozone" and in first sentence of closing provisions
substituted "If the area was also" for "If the area is also", and
inserted "during any part of fiscal year 1994" after "area for
carbon monoxide".
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 104-59, Sec. 302, substituted "exceed 50
percent" for "exceed 40 percent" in third sentence.
Subsecs. (h) to (j). Pub. L. 104-59, Secs. 337(f), 410, added
subsecs. (h) and (i) and redesignated former subsec. (h) as (j).
1991 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1007(b)(2)(A),
substituted "on the surface transportation program, the congestion
mitigation and air quality improvement program, the National
Highway System, and the Interstate System" for "upon the
Federal-aid systems" and was executed by making the substitution
for the first reference to "upon the Federal-aid systems".
Subsec. (a)(2), (3). Pub. L. 102-143, Sec. 333(c), repealed Pub.
L. 101-516, Sec. 333. See 1990 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1007(b)(2), in introductory
provisions, substituted "paragraph (5)(A)" for "paragraphs (4) and
(5)", "and section 307" for "and sections 118(c) and 307(d)", and
"on the surface transportation program, the congestion mitigation
and air quality improvement program, the National Highway System,
and the Interstate System" for "upon the Federal-aid systems".
Pub. L. 102-143, Sec. 333(c), repealed Pub. L. 101-516, Sec. 333.
See 1990 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1006(e), amended par. (1)
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: "For the
Federal-aid primary system (including extensions in urban areas and
priority primary routes) -
"Two-thirds according to the following formula: one-third in
the ratio which the area of each State bears to the total area of
all the States, one-third in the ratio which the population of
rural areas of each State bears to the total population of rural
areas of all the States as shown by the latest available Federal
census, and one-third in the ratio which the mileage of rural
delivery routes and intercity mail routes where service is
performed by motor vehicles in each State bear to the total
mileage of rural delivery and intercity mail routes where service
is performed by motor vehicles, as shown by a certificate of the
Postmaster General, which he is directed to make and furnish
annually to the Secretary; and one-third as follows: in the ratio
which the population in urban areas in each State bears to the
total population in urban areas in all the States as shown by the
latest Federal census. No State (other than the District of
Columbia) shall receive less than one-half of 1 per centum of
each year's apportionment."
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1008(b), amended par. (2)
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: "For the
Federal-aid secondary system:
"One-third in the ratio which the area of each State bears to
the total area of all the States; one-third in the ratio which
the population of rural areas of each State bears to the total
population of rural areas of all the States as shown by the
latest available Federal census; and one-third in the ratio which
the mileage of rural delivery and intercity mail routes where
service is performed by motor vehicles, certified as above
provided, in each State bears to the total mileage of rural
delivery and intercity mail routes where service is performed by
motor vehicles in all the States. No State (other than the
District of Columbia) shall receive less than one-half of 1 per
centum of each year's apportionment."
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1007(b)(1), which directed
that par. (3) "is amended to read as follows", was executed by
adding par. (3) to reflect the probable intent of Congress, because
prior par. (3) had been repealed. See 1976 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (b)(5)(A). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1001(c)-(e), substituted
"1960 through 1996" for "1960 through 1990" wherever appearing, and
"As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 for fiscal
year 1992, and on October 1 of each of fiscal years 1993, 1994, and
1995, the Secretary shall make the apportionment required by this
subparagraph for all States (other than Massachusetts) using the
Federal share of the last estimate submitted to Congress, adjusted
to reflect (i) all previous credits, apportionments of interstate
construction funds, and lapses of previous apportionments of
interstate construction funds, (ii) previous withdrawals of
interstate segments, (iii) previous allocations of interstate
discretionary funds, and (iv) transfers of interstate construction
funds" for "On October 1 of each of fiscal years 1988, 1989, 1990,
and 1991, whenever Congress has not approved a cost estimate under
this subparagraph, the Secretary shall make the apportionment
required by this subparagraph using the Federal share of the last
estimate submitted to Congress, adjusted to reflect (i) all
previous credits, apportionments of interstate construction funds
and lapses of previous apportionments of interstate construction
funds, (ii) previous withdrawals of interstate segments, (iii)
previous allocations of interstate discretionary funds, and (iv)
transfers of interstate construction funds", and inserted before
last sentence: "Notwithstanding any other provision of this
subparagraph or any cost estimate approved or adjusted pursuant to
this subparagraph, subject to the deductions under this section,
the amounts to be apportioned to the State of Massachusetts
pursuant to this subparagraph for fiscal years 1993, 1994, 1995,
and 1996 shall be as follows: $450,000,000 for fiscal year 1993,
$800,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $800,000,000 for fiscal year
1995, and $500,000,000 for fiscal year 1996."
Subsec. (b)(5)(B). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1009(d), inserted "and
routes on the Interstate System designated under section 139(a) of
this title before March 9, 1984," in two places.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1006(f), added subsec. (c) and
struck out former subsec. (c) which read as follows:
"(1) Subject to subsection (d), the amount apportioned in any
fiscal year, commencing with the apportionment of funds authorized
to be appropriated under subsection (a) of section 102 of the
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (70 Stat. 374), to each State in
accordance with paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) of this
section may be transferred from the apportionment under one
paragraph to the apportionment under the other paragraph if such a
transfer is requested by the State highway department and is
approved by the Governor of such State and the Secretary as being
in the public interest.
"(2) Subject to subsection (d), the amount apportioned in any
fiscal year to each State in accordance with paragraph (1) or (6)
of subsection (b) of this section may be transferred from the
apportionment under one paragraph to the apportionment under the
other paragraph if such transfer is requested by the State highway
department and is approved by the Governor of such State and the
Secretary as being in the public interest. Funds apportioned in
accordance with paragraph (6) of subsection (b) of this section
shall not be transferred from their allocation to any urbanized
area of two hundred thousand population or more under section 150
of this title, without the approval of the local officials of such
urbanized area."
Pub. L. 102-143, Sec. 333(c), repealed Pub. L. 101-516, Sec. 333.
See 1990 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1010, amended subsec. (d)
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: "Each
transfer of apportionments under subsection (c) of this section
shall be subject to the following conditions:
"(1) In the case of transfers under paragraph (1), the total of
all transfers during any fiscal year to any apportionment shall
not increase the original amount of such apportionment for such
fiscal year by more than 50 per centum. Not more than 50 per
centum of the original amount of an apportionment for any fiscal
year shall be transferred to other apportionments.
"(2) In the case of transfers under paragraph (2), the total of
all transfers during any fiscal year to any apportionment shall
not increase the original amount of such apportionment for such
fiscal year by more than 50 per centum. Not more than 50 per
centum of the original amount of an apportionment for any fiscal
year shall be transferred to other apportionments.
"(3) No transfer shall be made from an apportionment during any
fiscal year if during such fiscal year a transfer has been made
to such apportionment.
"(4) No transfer shall be made to an apportionment during any
fiscal year if during such fiscal year a transfer has been made
from such apportionment."
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1024(b)(1)-(3), substituted
"1 percent" for "one-half per centum", "programs authorized under
this title" for "the Federal-aid systems", and "except that the
amount from which such set aside is made shall not include funds
authorized to be appropriated for the Interstate construction and
Interstate substitute programs" for "except that in the case of
funds authorized for apportionment on the Interstate System, the
Secretary shall set aside that portion of such funds (subject to
the overall limitation of one-half of 1 per centum) on October 1 of
the year next preceding the fiscal year for which such funds are
authorized for such System".
Subsec. (f)(3). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1024(b)(4), (c)(2),
substituted "120(j)" for "120" and struck out "designated by the
State as being" after "organizations".
Subsec. (f)(4). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1024(b)(5), inserted
provisions relating to attainment of air quality standards and
provisions relating to other factors necessary to provide
appropriate distribution of funds to carry out section 134 and
other requirements of Federal law.
Subsec. (f)(5). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1024(b)(6), added par. (5).
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1028(g), inserted before last
sentence "A State may transfer not to exceed 40 percent of the
State's apportionment under section 144 in any fiscal year to the
apportionment of such State under subsection (b)(1) or subsection
(b)(3) of this section. Any transfer to subsection (b)(3) shall not
be subject to section 133(d)."
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1003(e), as added by Pub. L.
105-130, Sec. 5(b), inserted before period at end "and $7,500,000
for the period of October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998".
1990 - Subsec. (a)(2), (3). Pub. L. 101-516, Sec. 333 [part],
which added pars. (2) and (3) to read as follows:
"(2) The Secretary shall withhold 10 per centum (including any
amounts withheld under paragraph (1)) of the amount required to be
apportioned to any State under each of paragraphs (1), (2), (5),
and (6) of section 104(b) on the first day of each fiscal year
which begins after the fourth full calendar year following the date
of enactment of this section if the State does not meet the
requirements of paragraph (3) on the first day of such fiscal year.
"(3) A State meets the requirements of this paragraph if -
"(A) the State has enacted and is enforcing a law that requires
in all circumstances, or requires in the absence of compelling
circumstances warranting an exception -
"(i) the revocation, or suspension for at least 6 months, of
the driver's license of any individual who is convicted, after
the enactment of such law, of -
"(I) any violation of the Controlled Substances Act, or
"(II) any drug offense, and
"(ii) a delay in the issuance or reinstatement of a driver's
license to such an individual for at least 6 months after the
individual applies for the issuance or reinstatement of a
driver's license if the individual does not have a driver's
license, or the driver's license of the individual is
suspended, at the time the individual is so convicted, or
"(B) The Governor of the State -
"(i) submits to the Secretary no earlier than the adjournment
sine die of the first regularly scheduled session of the
State's legislature which begins after the date of enactment of
this section a written certification stating that he is opposed
to the enactment or enforcement in his State of a law described
in subparagraph (A) relating to the revocation, suspension,
issuance, or reinstatement of driver's licenses to convicted
drug offenders; and
"(ii) submits to the Secretary a written certification that
the legislature (including both Houses where applicable) has
adopted a resolution expressing its opposition to a law
described in clause (i)."
was repealed by Pub. L. 102-143, Sec. 333(c). See Construction of
1990 Amendment note below and section 159(a)(2), (3) of this title.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-516, Sec. 333 [part], which amended
subsec. (b) generally to read as follows:
"(1)(A) Any funds withheld under subsection (a) from
apportionment to any State on or before September 30, 1995, shall
remain available for apportionment to such State as follows:
"(i) If such funds would have been apportioned under section
104(b)(5)(A) but for this section, such funds shall remain
available until the end of the fiscal year for which such funds
are authorized to be appropriated.
"(ii) If such funds would have been apportioned under section
104(b)(5)(B) but for this section, such funds shall remain
available until the end of the second fiscal year following the
fiscal year for which such funds are authorized to be
appropriated.
"(iii) If such funds would have been apportioned under
paragraph (1), (2), or (6) of section 104(b) but for this
section, such funds shall remain available until the end of the
third fiscal year following the fiscal year for which such funds
are authorized to be appropriated.
"(B) No funds withheld under this section from apportionment to
any State after September 30, 1995, shall be available for
apportionment to such State.
"(2) If, before the last day of the period for which funds
withheld under subsection (a) from apportionment are to remain
available for apportionment to a State under paragraph (1), the
State meets the requirements of subsection (a)(3), the Secretary
shall, on the first day on which the State meets the requirements
of subsection (a)(3), apportion to the State the funds withheld
under subsection (a) that remain available for apportionment to the
State.
"(3) Any funds apportioned pursuant to paragraph (2) shall remain
available for expenditure as follows:
"(A) Funds originally apportioned under section 104(b)(5)(A)
shall remain available until the end of the fiscal year
succeeding the fiscal year in which such funds are apportioned
under paragraph (2).
"(B) Funds originally apportioned under paragraph (1), (2),
(5)(B), or (6) of section 104(b) shall remain available until the
end of the third fiscal year succeeding the fiscal year in which
such funds are so apportioned.
Sums not obligated at the end of such period shall lapse or, in the
case of funds apportioned under section 104(b)(5), shall lapse and
be made available by the Secretary for projects in accordance with
section 118(b).
"(4) If, at the end of the period for which funds withheld under
subsection (a) from apportionment are available for apportionment
to a State under paragraph (1), the State does not meet the
requirements of subsection (a)(3), such funds shall lapse or, in
the case of funds withheld from apportionment under section
104(b)(5), such funds shall lapse and be made available by the
Secretary for projects in accordance with section 118(b)."
was repealed by Pub. L. 102-143, Sec. 333(c). See Construction of
1990 Amendment note below and section 159(b) of this title.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101-516, Sec. 333 [part], which amended
subsec. (c) generally to read as follows: "For purposes of this
section -
"(1) The term 'driver's license' means a license issued by a
State to any individual that authorizes the individual to operate
a motor vehicle on highways.
"(2) The term 'drug offense' means any criminal offense which
proscribes -
"(A) the possession, distribution, manufacture, cultivation,
sale, transfer, or the attempt or conspiracy to possess,
distribute, manufacture, cultivate, sell, or transfer any
substance the possession of which is prohibited under the
Controlled Substances Act, or
"(B) the operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of
such a substance.
"(3) The term 'convicted' includes adjudicated under juvenile
proceedings."
was repealed by Pub. L. 102-143, Sec. 333(c). See Construction of
1990 Amendment note below and section 159(c) of this title.
1987 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-17, Sec. 114(e)(1), inserted "and
the set asides authorized by subsection (f) of this section and
sections 118(c) and 307(d) of this title" after "subsection (a) of
this section" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b)(5)(A). Pub. L. 100-17, Sec. 102(b)(1), inserted after
"September 30, 1990." the following: "The Secretary shall make a
revised estimate of the cost of completing the then designated
Interstate System after taking into account all previous
apportionments made under this section in the same manner as stated
above, and transmit the same to the Senate and the House of
Representatives within 10 days subsequent to January 2, 1989. Upon
the approval by Congress, the Secretary shall use the Federal share
of such approved estimates in making apportionments for the fiscal
years 1991 and 1992. The Secretary shall make a revised estimate of
the cost of completing the then designated Interstate System after
taking into account all previous apportionments made under this
section in the same manner as stated above, and transmit the same
to the Senate and the House of Representatives within 10 days
subsequent to January 2, 1991. Upon the approval by Congress, the
Secretary shall use the Federal share of such approved estimates in
making apportionments for the fiscal year 1993."
Pub. L. 100-17, Sec. 102(b)(2), inserted at end "On October 1 of
each of fiscal years 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991, whenever Congress
has not approved a cost estimate under this subparagraph, the
Secretary shall make the apportionment required by this
subparagraph using the Federal share of the last estimate submitted
to Congress, adjusted to reflect (i) all previous credits,
apportionments of interstate construction funds and lapses of
previous apportionments of interstate construction funds, (ii)
previous withdrawals of interstate segments, (iii) previous
allocations of interstate discretionary funds, and (iv) transfers
of interstate construction funds. If, before apportionment of funds
under this subparagraph for any fiscal year, the Secretary and a
State highway department agree that a portion of the apportionment
to such State is not needed for such fiscal year, the amount of
such portion shall be made available under section 118(b)(2) of
this title."
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 100-202 substituted "sections 130, 144, and
152 of this title" for "sections 144, 152, and 153 of this title,
or section 203(d) of the Highway Safety Act of 1973," and struck
out "All or any part of the funds apportioned in any fiscal year to
a State in accordance with section 203(d) of the Highway Safety Act
of 1973 from funds authorized in section 203(c) of such Act, may be
transferred from that apportionment to the apportionment made under
section 219 of this title if such transfer is requested by the
State highway department and is approved by the Secretary after he
has received satisfactory assurances from such department that the
purposes of such section 203 have been met."
1981 - Subsec. (b)(5)(A). Pub. L. 97-134, Sec. 4(c), inserted
provision that the Secretary shall include only those costs
eligible for funds authorized by section 108(b) of the Federal
Highway Act of 1956 in making the revised estimate of completing
Interstate System for the purpose of transmitting it to the
Congress within ten days subsequent to Jan. 2, 1983 or thereafter.
Subsec. (b)(5)(B). Pub. L. 97-134, Sec. 5, inserted reference to
reconstruction in opening par., substituted "55 per centum in the
ratio that lane miles on the Interstate routes designated under
sections 103 and 139(c) of this title (other than those on toll
roads not subject to a Secretarial agreement provided for in
section 105 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1978) in each State
bears to the total of all such lane miles in all States; and 45 per
centum in the ratio that vehicle miles traveled on lanes on the
Interstate routes designated under sections 103 and 139(c) of this
title" for "Seventy-five per centum in the ratio that lane miles in
use for more than five years on the Interstate System (other than
those on toll roads not subject to a Secretarial agreement provided
for in section 105 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1978) in each
State bears to the total of all such lane miles in all States; and
25 per centum in the ratio that vehicle miles traveled on lanes in
use for more than five years on the Interstate System" and inserted
provision that no State excluding any State that has no interstate
lane miles shall receive less than one-half of 1 per centum of the
total apportionment made by this subparagraph for any fiscal year.
1978 - Subsec. (b)(5)(A). Pub. L. 95-599, Sec. 108, inserted
provision relating to deadline for inclusion of estimate.
Subsec. (b)(5)(B). Pub. L. 95-599, Sec. 116(b), substituted
provisions limiting apportionment of funds ratio to seventy-five
percent of lane miles ratio and twenty-five of miles traveled ratio
for provision establishing a straight ratio for such apportionment.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 95-599, Sec. 109, substituted "50" for "40"
and "20" wherever appearing.
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 95-599, Sec. 110, added subsec. (h).
1976 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94-280, Sec. 112(a), substituted "On
October 1 of each fiscal year" for "On or before January 1 next
preceding the commencement of each fiscal year,".
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 94-280, Sec. 112(b), inserted in
introductory text "(including extensions in urban areas and
priority primary routes)", made existing provisions applicable for
a two-third apportionment of monies, striking out "in all the
States at the close of the next preceding calendar year" before "as
shown by a certificate of the Postmaster General" and inserted
provision for a one-third apportionment in the ratio which the
population in urban areas in each State bears to the total
population in urban areas in all the States as shown by the latest
Federal census.
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 94-280, Sec. 112(c), repealed provisions
respecting apportionment of monies for extensions of the
Federal-aid primary and Federal-aid secondary systems within urban
areas in the ratio which the population in municipalities and other
urban places of five thousand or more in each State bears to the
total population in municipalities and other urban places of five
thousand or more in all of the States as shown by the latest
available Federal census.
Subsec. (b)(5)(A). Pub. L. 94-280, Secs. 106(b), 107(b), 112(g),
designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and inserted
introductory phrase "Except as provided in subparagraph B - ";
substituted wherever appearing in introductory phrase and second
and third sentences "1990" for "1979"; substituted provision for
apportionment for fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, for prior
provision for fiscal year ending June 30, 1977, substituted
provision for apportionment for fiscal year ending September 30,
1978, in accordance with section 103 of Federal-Aid Highway Act of
1976, for prior provision for apportionment for fiscal year ending
June 30, 1978, substituted provision for apportionment for fiscal
year ending September 30, 1979, for prior provision for fiscal year
ending June 30, 1979, provided for apportionment for fiscal year
ending September 30, 1980, and inserted provisions for revised
estimates of completion costs and transmittal thereof to Congress
within ten days subsequent to January 2, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985,
and 1987 for apportionments for fiscal years ending September 30,
1981 and 1982, 1983 and 1984, 1985 and 1986, 1987 and 1988, and
1989 and 1990; and substituted in third sentence "October 1 of the
year preceding the fiscal year for which authorized" for "a date as
far in advance of the beginning of the fiscal year for which
authorized as practicable but in no case more than eighteen months
prior to the beginning of the fiscal year for which authorized".
Subsec. (b)(5)(B). Pub. L. 94-280, Sec. 106(b), added subpar.
(B).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94-280, Sec. 113(a), designated existing
provisions as par. (1), substituted "Subject to subsection (d), the
amount" for "Not more than 40 per centum of the amount" and
"transferred from the apportionment under one paragraph to the
apportionment under the other paragraph" for "transferred from the
apportionment under one paragraph to the apportionment under any
other of such paragraphs" and struck out former last sentence
reading "The total of such transfers shall not increase the
original apportionment under any of such paragraphs by more than 40
per centum.", and incorporated former subsec. (d) provisions in a
new par. (2), substituting "Subject to subsection (d), the amount"
for "Not more than 40 per centum of the amount" and paragraph "(1)"
for "(3)" and striking out former last sentence reading "The total
of such transfers shall not increase the original apportionment
under either of such paragraphs by more than 40 per centum."
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 94-280, Sec. 113(a), inserted provisions
respecting conditions for transfer of apportionments under subsec.
(c) of this section and struck out prior subsec. (d) provisions
respecting transfer of certain apportionments, now incorporated in
subsec. (c)(2) of this section.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 94-280, Sec. 112(d), in first sentence,
substituted "On October 1" for "On or before January 1 preceding
the commencement" and inserted "(other than under subsection (b)(5)
of this section)" after "hereunder" and inserted certification
provision respecting sums apportioned under subsec. (b)(5) of this
section to each State highway department and amount of deductions
for administration and research; and inserted provisions advising
the States not less than ninety days before the beginning of the
fiscal year of amounts to be apportioned to the States and in the
case of the Interstate System ninety days prior to the
apportionment of funds.
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 94-280, Sec. 112(e), substituted "On
October 1" for "On or before January 1 next preceding the
commencement" and inserted exception provision.
Subsec. (f)(3). Pub. L. 94-280, Sec. 112(f), authorized State use
of apportioned funds to finance transportation planning outside of
urbanized areas.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 94-280, Sec. 206, increased percentage
limitation to "40 per centum" from "30 per centum"; authorized
approval by Secretary of transfer of apportionments when requested
by the State highway department and approved by the Secretary as
being in the public interest; and provided for transfer of
apportionments under section 203(c) and (d) of the Highway Safety
Act of 1973, to apportionments under section 219 of this title, and
clarified the authority for apportionment of Highway Trust Fund
funds.
1973 - Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 93-87, Sec. 111(a)(1), (2),
substituted "intercity mail routes where service is performed by
motor vehicles" for "star routes" in two places, "one-third in the
ratio which the population of rural areas of each State bears to
the total population of rural areas of all the States" for
"one-third in the ratio which the population of each State bears to
the total population of all the States", and "No State (other than
the District of Columbia) shall receive" for "No State shall
receive".
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 93-87, Sec. 111(a)(1), (3), substituted
"intercity mail routes where service is performed by motor
vehicles" for "star routes" in two places, "one-third in the ratio
which the population of rural areas of each State bears to the
total population of rural areas of all of the States" for
"one-third in the ratio which the rural population of each State
bears to the total rural population of all the States", and "No
State (other than the District of Columbia) shall receive" for "No
State shall receive".
Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 93-87, Sec. 106(b), extended from 1976 to
1979, the date for completion of the Interstate System; and
authorized the Secretary to use the Federal share of the approved
estimate in making apportionments for fiscal years ending June 30,
1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979, reenacted requirement that Secretary
make a revised estimate of cost of completing the then designated
Interstate System, substituting Jan. 2, 1975, for Jan. 2, 1974, as
the commencing date for the ten day period for transmittal of the
revised cost estimate, and reenacted provisions of last sentence
without change, respectively.
Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 93-87, Sec. 111(a)(4), substituted "urban
areas" for "urbanized areas" in two places and mandated that no
State shall receive less than one-half of 1 per centum of each
year's apportionment.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93-87, Sec. 111(a)(5), (7), substituted "40"
for "20" per centum in two places and struck out reference to par.
(3) of subsec. (b) of this section and provision of last sentence
that nothing contained in subsec. (c) shall alter or impair the
authority contained in subsec. (d) of this section.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 93-87, Sec. 111(a)(6), substituted
provisions respecting transfer of apportionment of funds under
pars. (3) and (6) of subsec. (b) of this section from one paragraph
to the other when requested by the State highway department and
approved as in the public interest by the Governor of the State and
the Secretary for former provisions which authorized expenditure of
subsec. (b)(2) funds apportioned for Federal-aid secondary system
to a State for projects on another Federal-aid system when the
State highway department and the Secretary were in joint agreement
as to such other expenditure.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 93-87, Sec. 112, incorporated provisions of
former subsec. (f) that "Not to exceed 50 per centum of the amounts
apportioned in accordance with paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of
this section may be expended for projects on the Federal-aid urban
system" in provisions designated as par. (1) and stating that "On
or before January 1 next preceding the commencement of each fiscal
year, the Secretary, after making the deduction authorized by
subsection (a) of this section, shall set aside not to exceed
one-half per centum of the remaining funds authorized to be
appropriated for expenditure upon the Federal-aid systems, for the
purpose of carrying out the requirements of section 134 of this
title." and added pars. (2)-(4).
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 93-87, Sec. 227, added subsec. (g).
1970 - Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 91-605, Sec. 104(b), extended from
1974 to 1976 the date for completion of the Interstate System,
substituted "on April 20, 1970" for "within ten days subsequent to
January 2, 1970" as the date for submission by the Secretary to
Congress of a revised completion cost estimate of the Interstate
System, struck out reference of finality as applied to this
estimate, deleted June 30, 1974 from the enumerated list of fiscal
years for which the Secretary shall use the Federal share of the
approved 1970 estimate in making apportionments, inserted provision
directing the Secretary to submit to Congress a revised Interstate
System completion cost estimate within 10 days from Jan. 2, 1972
with apportionments to be made by the Secretary for use in the
fiscal years 1974 and 1975 from the Federal share of the approved
estimate, and inserted provision directing the Secretary to submit
to Congress another cost estimate within 10 days from Jan. 2, 1974
to be used for making apportionments for the fiscal year 1976.
Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 91-605, Sec. 106(c)(2), added par. (6).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 91-605, Sec. 106(c)(1), added subsec. (f).
1968 - Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 90-495 extended from 1972 to 1974
the date for completion of the Interstate System, added the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1971, to the enumeration of fiscal years for
which the Secretary may use the Federal share of approval estimates
in making apportionments, substituted January 2, 1970, for January
2, 1969, as the date for commencement of the 10-day period during
which the Secretary shall transmit to Congress his final revised
estimate of the cost of completing the Interstate system, and added
the fiscal years ending June 30, 1973, and June 30, 1974, to the
enumerated list of fiscal years for which the Secretary shall use
the Federal share of the approved estimate in making
apportionments.
1966 - Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 89-574 substituted "1972" for
"1971" wherever appearing except in provision requiring the
Secretary, with the approval of Congress, to use the Federal share
of the approved estimates in making apportionments for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1971, and, in such provision, retained the
authority of the Secretary to use the Federal share of the approved
estimates in making apportionments for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1971, but extended the authority of the Secretary to use the
Federal share of the approved estimates in making apportionments
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, as well.
1964 - Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 88-423 substituted "January 2,
1961" for "January 2, 1962".
1963 - Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 88-157, Sec. 2, struck out
provision which considered Connecticut and Vermont towns as
municipalities for the purposes of par. (3) regardless of their
incorporated status.
Subsec. (b)(5). Pub L. 88-157, Sec. 3, substituted "1971" for
"1969" in introductory text and 3d sentence; inserted "For the
fiscal years 1960 through 1966," and substituted "such State" for
"each State" in 1st sentence; inserted 2d sentence respecting
apportionment for fiscal years 1967 through 1971; substituted in
9th sentence "January 2, 1965" for "January 2, 1966, and annually
thereafter through and including January 2, 1968"; substituted in
10th sentence "Upon the approval of such estimate by the Congress"
for "Upon approval of any such estimate by the Congress by
concurrent resolution" and "fiscal years ending June 30, 1967; June
30, 1968; and June 30, 1969" for "fiscal year which begins next
following the fiscal year in which such report is transmitted to
the Senate and the House of Representatives" and inserted "the
Federal share of" before "such approved estimate"; and inserted
11th through 14th sentences, respecting revised cost estimate for
completion of the Interstate System and its submission to Congress
within 10 days after Jan. 2, 1968, apportionment for fiscal year
ending June 30, 1970, final revised cost estimate for completion of
the Interstate System and its submission to Congress within 10 days
after Jan. 2, 1969, and apportionment for fiscal year ending June
30, 1971, respectively.
1962 - Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 87-866 substituted "preceding
calendar year" for "preceding fiscal year".
1960 - Subsec. (b)(5). Pub L. 86-657 struck out provisions which
required, in making the estimates of cost for completing the
Interstate System, exclusion of the cost of completing any mileage
designated from the one thousand additional miles authorized by
section 108(1) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956.
1959 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 86-70 struck out ", except that only
one-third of the area of Alaska shall be included" after "total
area of all States" in pars. (1) and (2).
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1999 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 106-159 effective Jan. 1, 2000, see section
107(a) of Pub. L. 106-159, set out as a note under section 104 of
Title 49, Transportation.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT
Title IX of Pub. L. 105-206 effective simultaneously with
enactment of Pub. L. 105-178 and to be treated as included in Pub.
L. 105-178 at time of enactment, and provisions of Pub. L. 105-178,
as in effect on day before July 22, 1998, that are amended by title
IX of Pub. L. 105-206 to be treated as not enacted, see section
9016 of Pub. L. 105-206, set out as a note under section 101 of
this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1991 AMENDMENT
Section 1100 of title I of Pub. L. 102-240 provided that:
"(a) General Rule. - This title [see Tables for classification],
including the amendments made by this title, shall take effect on
the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 18, 1991].
"(b) Applicability. - The amendments made by this title shall
apply to funds authorized to be appropriated or made available
after September 30, 1991, and, except as otherwise provided in
subsection (c), shall not apply to funds appropriated or made
available on or before September 30, 1991.
"(c) Unobligated Balances. -
"(1) In general. - Unobligated balances of funds apportioned to
a State under sections 104(b)(1), 104(b)(2), 104(b)(5)(B), and
104(b)(6) of title 23, United States Code, before October 1,
1991, shall be available for obligation in that State under the
law, regulations, policies and procedures relating to the
obligation and expenditure of those funds in effect on September
30, 1991.
"(2) Transferability. -
"(A) Primary system. - A State may transfer unobligated
balances of funds apportioned to the State for the Federal-aid
primary system before October 1, 1991, to the apportionment to
such State under section 104(b)(1) or 104(b)(3) of title 23,
United States Code, or both.
"(B) Secondary and urban system. - A State may transfer
unobligated balances of funds apportioned to the State for the
Federal-aid secondary system or the Federal-aid urban system
before October 1, 1991, to the apportionment to such State
under section 104(b)(3) of such title.
"(C) Applicability of certain laws, regulations, policies,
and procedures. - Funds transferred under this paragraph shall
be subject to the laws, regulations, policies, and procedures
relating to the apportionment to which they are transferred."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT; APPLICABLE PROVISIONS DEPENDENT
ON FISCAL FUND AUTHORIZATIONS
Section 113(b) of Pub. L. 94-280 provided that: "The amendment
made by subsection (a) of this section [amending this section]
shall take effect on July 1, 1976, and shall be applicable with
respect to funds authorized for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1977, and for subsequent fiscal years. With respect to the
fiscal year 1976 and earlier fiscal years, the provisions of
subsections (c) and (d) of section 104 of title 23, United States
Code, as in effect on June 30, 1976, shall remain applicable to
funds authorized for such years."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 90-495 effective Aug. 23, 1968, see section
37 of Pub. L. 90-495, set out as a note under section 101 of this
title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1962 AMENDMENT
Section 10(b) of Pub. L. 87-866 provided that: "The amendment
made by subsection (a) of this section [amending this section]
shall be applicable only with respect to apportionments made after
the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 23, 1962]."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1959 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 86-70 effective July 1, 1959, see section
21(e) of Pub. L. 86-70, set out as a note under section 101 of this
title.
CONSTRUCTION OF 1990 AMENDMENT
Section 333(d) of Pub. L. 102-143 provided that: "The amendments
made by section 333 of the Department of Transportation and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991 (104 Stat. 2184-2186) [Pub. L.
101-516, amending this section and enacting provisions formerly set
out as a note below] shall be treated as having not been enacted
into law."
ADJUSTMENTS FOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EXTENSION ACT OF 1997
Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Sec. 1103(m), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat.
126, provided that:
"(1) In general. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law and
subject to section 2(c) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act
of 1997 [Pub. L. 105-130, set out below], the Secretary shall
ensure that the total apportionments for a State (other than
Massachusetts) for fiscal year 1998 made under the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century [Pub. L. 105-178, see Tables for
classification] (including amendments made by such Act) shall be
reduced by the amount apportioned to such State (other than
Massachusetts) under section 1003(d)(1) of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 [Pub. L. 102-240, 111 Stat.
2553].
"(2) Repayment of transferred funds. - The Secretary shall ensure
that any apportionments made to a State for fiscal year 1998 and
adjusted under paragraph (1) shall first be used to restore in
accordance with section 3(c) of the Surface Transportation
Extension Act of 1997 [Pub. L. 105-130, 111 Stat. 2555] any funds
that a State transferred under section 3 of such Act.
"(3) Insufficient funds for repayment. - If a State has
insufficient funds apportioned in fiscal year 1998 under the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (including
amendments made by such Act) to make the adjustment required by
paragraph (1), then the Secretary shall make an adjustment to any
funds apportioned to such State in fiscal year 1999.
"(4) Allocated programs. - Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, amounts made available for fiscal year 1998 by the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (including
amendments made by such Act) for a program that is continued by
both of sections 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the Surface Transportation
Extension Act of 1997 (including amendments made by such sections)
[Pub. L. 105-130, see Tables for classification] and the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (including
amendments made by such Act) shall be reduced by the amount made
available by such sections 4, 5, 6, and 7 for such programs.
"(5) Treatment of STEA obligation authority. - The amount of
obligation authority made available under section 2(e) of the
Surface Transportation Extension Act of 1997 [Pub. L. 105-130, set
out below] shall be considered to be an amount of obligation
authority made available for fiscal year 1998 under section 1102(a)
of this Act [set out above]."
ADVANCES
Section 2 of Pub. L. 105-130 provided that:
"(a) In General. - The Secretary of Transportation (referred to
in this Act as the 'Secretary') shall apportion funds made
available under section 1003(d) of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 [see 111 Stat. 2553] to each
State in the ratio that -
"(1) the State's total fiscal year 1997 obligation authority
for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid highway program; bears
to
"(2) all States' total fiscal year 1997 obligation authority
for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid highway program.
"(b) Programmatic Distributions. -
"(1) Programs. - Of the funds to be apportioned to each State
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the State
is apportioned an amount of the funds, determined under paragraph
(2), for the Interstate maintenance program, the National Highway
System, the bridge program, the surface transportation program,
the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program,
minimum allocation under section 157 of title 23, United States
Code, Interstate reimbursement under section 160 of that title,
the donor State bonus under section 1013(c) of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1940)
[Pub. L. 102-240, set out as a note under section 157 of this
title], hold harmless under section 1015(a) of that Act (105
Stat. 1943) [set out below], 90 percent of payments adjustments
under section 1015(b) of that Act (105 Stat. 1944) [set out
below], section 1015(c) of that Act (105 Stat. 1944) [set out
below], an amount equal to the funds provided under sections 1103
through 1108 of that Act (105 Stat. 2027) [see Tables for
classification], and funding restoration under section 202 of the
National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (109 Stat. 571).
"(2) In general. - The amount that each State shall be
apportioned under this subsection for each item referred to in
paragraph (1) shall be determined by multiplying -
"(A) the amount apportioned to the State under subsection
(a); by
"(B) the ratio that -
"(i) the amount of funds apportioned for the item, or
allocated under sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat.
2027), to the State for fiscal year 1997; bears to
"(ii) the total of the amount of funds apportioned for the
items, and allocated under those sections, to the State for
fiscal year 1997.
"(3) Use of funds. - Amounts apportioned to a State under
subsection (a) attributable to sections 1103 through 1108 of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 shall be
available to the State for projects eligible for assistance under
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
"(4) Administration. - Funds authorized by the amendment made
by subsection (d) shall be administered as if they had been
apportioned, allocated, deducted, or set aside, as the case may
be, under title 23, United States Code; except that the deduction
under section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code, the
set-asides under section 104(b)(1) of that title for the
territories and under section 104(f)(1) of that title for
metropolitan planning, and the expenditure required under section
104(d)(1) of that title shall not apply to those funds.
"(c) Repayment From Future Apportionments. -
"(1) In general. - The Secretary shall reduce the amount that
would, but for this section, be apportioned to a State for
programs under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, for
fiscal year 1998 under a law reauthorizing the Federal-aid
highway program enacted after the date of enactment of this Act
[Dec. 1, 1997] by the amount that is apportioned to each State
under subsection (a) and section 5(f) [Pub. L. 105-130, 111 Stat.
2558] for each such program.
"(2) Program category reconciliation. - The Secretary may
establish procedures under which funds apportioned under
subsection (a) for a program category for which funds are not
authorized under a law described in paragraph (1) may be restored
to the Federal-aid highway program.
"(d) Authorization of Contract Authority. - [Amended section 1003
of Pub. L. 102-240.]
"(e) Limitation on Obligations. -
"(1) In general. - Subject to paragraph (2), after the date of
enactment of this Act [Dec. 1, 1997], the Secretary shall
allocate to each State an amount of obligation authority made
available under the Department of Transportation and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-66 [see Tables
for classification]) that is -
"(A) equal to the greater of -
"(i) the State's unobligated balance, as of October 1,
1997, of Federal-aid highway apportionments subject to any
limitation on obligations; or
"(ii) 50 percent of the State's total fiscal year 1997
obligation authority for funds apportioned for the
Federal-aid highway program; but
"(B) not greater than 75 percent of the State's total fiscal
year 1997 obligation authority for funds apportioned for the
Federal-aid highway program.
"(2) Limitation on amount. - The total of all allocations under
paragraph (1) shall not exceed $9,786,275,000.
"(3) Time period for obligations of funds. -
"(A) In general. - Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a
State shall not obligate any funds for any Federal-aid highway
program project after May 1, 1998, until the earlier of the
date of enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing the
Federal-aid highway program or July 1, 1998.
"(B) Reobligation. - Subparagraph (A) shall not preclude the
reobligation of previously obligated funds.
"(C) Distribution of remaining obligation authority. - On the
earlier of the date of enactment of a law described in
subparagraph (A) or July 1, 1998, the Secretary shall
distribute to each State any remaining amounts of obligation
authority for Federal-aid highways and highway safety
construction programs by allocation in accordance with section
310(a) of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-66) [set out below].
"(D) Contract authority. - No contract authority made
available to the States prior to July 1, 1998, shall be
obligated after that date until such time as a multiyear law
reauthorizing the Federal-aid highway program has been enacted.
"(4) Treatment of obligations. - Any obligation of an
allocation of obligation authority made under this subsection
shall be considered to be an obligation for Federal-aid highways
and highway safety construction programs for fiscal year 1998 for
the purposes of the matter under the heading '(limitation on
obligations)' under the heading 'Federal-Aid Highways' in title I
of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-66 [111 Stat. 1431])."
EFFECT OF LIMITATION ON APPORTIONMENT
Section 319(c) of Pub. L. 104-59 provided that: "Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, for each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997,
the amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section and
section 149 of this title] shall not affect any apportionment
adjustments under section 1015 of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1943) [Pub. L.
102-240, set out below]."
COMPLETION OF INTERSTATE SYSTEM
Section 1001(a) of Pub. L. 102-240 provided that: "Congress
declares that the authorizations of appropriations and
apportionments for construction of the Dwight D. Eisenhower
National System of Interstate and Defense Highways [now Dwight D.
Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways] made by this
section (including the amendments made by this section [amending
this section and section 101 of this title]) are the final
authorizations of appropriations and apportionments for completion
of construction of such System."
APPORTIONMENT ADJUSTMENTS
Section 1015 of Pub. L. 102-240 provided that:
"(a) Hold Harmless. -
"(1) General rule. - The amount of funds which, but for this
subsection, would be apportioned to a State for each of the
fiscal years 1992 through 1997 under section 104(b)(3) of title
23, United States Code, for the surface transportation program
shall be increased or decreased by an amount which, when added to
or subtracted from the aggregate amount of funds apportioned to
the State for such fiscal year and funds allocated to the State
for the prior fiscal year under section 104(b) of such title,
section 103(e)(4) for Interstate highway substitute, section 144
of such title, section 157 of such title, under section 202 of
such title for the Federal lands highways program, section 160 of
such title for the reimbursement program, and section 1013(c) of
this Act [23 U.S.C. 157 note] for the donor State bonus program,
will result in the percentage of amounts so apportioned and
allocated to all States being equal to the percentage listed for
such State in paragraph (2).
"(2) State percentages. - For purposes of paragraph (1) the
percentage of amounts apportioned and allocated which are
referred to in paragraph (1) for each State, and the District of
Columbia shall be determined in accordance with the following
table:
Adjustment
States Percentage
Alabama 1.74
Alaska 1.28
Arizona 1.49
Arkansas 1.20
California 9.45
Colorado 1.35
Connecticut 1.78
Delaware 0.41
District of Columbia 0.53
Florida 4.14
Georgia 2.97
Hawaii 0.57
Idaho 0.69
Illinois 3.72
Indiana 2.20
Iowa 1.25
Kansas 1.14
Kentucky 1.52
Louisiana 1.55
Maine 0.50
Maryland 1.69
Massachusetts 4.36
Michigan 2.81
Minnesota 1.58
Mississippi 1.15
Missouri 2.23
Montana 0.97
Nebraska 0.83
Nevada 0.64
New Hampshire 0.48
New Jersey 2.87
New Mexico 1.08
New York 5.37
North Carolina 2.65
North Dakota 0.62
Ohio 3.73
Oklahoma 1.42
Oregon 1.26
Pennsylvania 4.38
Rhode Island 0.54
South Carolina 1.41
South Dakota 0.71
Tennessee 2.08
Texas 6.36
Utah 0.77
Vermont 0.44
Virginia 2.27
Washington 2.06
West Virginia 0.94
Wisconsin 1.70
Wyoming 0.67
"(b) 90 Percent of Payment Adjustments. -
"(1) General rule. - For each of fiscal years 1992 through
1997, the Secretary shall allocate among the States amounts
sufficient to ensure that a State's total apportionments for such
fiscal year and allocations for the prior fiscal year under
section 104(b) of such title, section 103(e)(4) for Interstate
highway substitute, section 144 of such title, section 157 of
such title, section 202 of such title for the Federal lands
highways program, section 1013(c) of this Act [23 U.S.C. 157
note] for the donor State bonus program, section 160 of such
title for the reimbursement program, and subsection (a) of this
section for hold harmless is not less than 90 percent of the
estimated tax payments attributable to highway users in the State
paid into the Highway Trust Fund (other than Mass Transit
Account) in the latest fiscal year in which data is available.
"(2) Transfer of allocated amounts to stp apportionment. -
Subject to subsection (d) of this section, the Secretary shall
transfer amounts allocated to a State pursuant to paragraph (1)
to the apportionment of such State under section 104(b)(3) for
the surface transportation program.
"(c) Additional Allocation. - Subject to subsection (d) of this
section, the Secretary shall allocate to the State of Wisconsin
$40,000,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $47,800,000 for each of fiscal
years 1993 through 1997 and transfer such amounts to the
apportionment of such State under section 104(b)(3) of title 23,
United States Code, for the surface transportation program.
"(d) Limitation on Applicability of Certain Requirements of STP
Program. - The following provisions of section 133 of title 23,
United States Code, shall not apply to 1/2 of the amounts added
under subsection (a) to the apportionment of the State for the
surface transportation program and of amounts transferred under
subsections (b) and (c) to such apportionment:
"(1) Subsection (d)(1).
"(2) Subsection (d)(2).
"(3) Subsection (d)(3).
"(e) Authorization of Appropriations. - There are authorized to
be appropriated, out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass
Transit Account), to carry out this section such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 1992 through 1997."
ALLOCATION FORMULA STUDY
Section 1098 of Pub. L. 102-240, as amended by Pub. L. 104-59,
title III, Sec. 325(g), Nov. 28, 1995, 109 Stat. 592, directed
General Accounting Office in conjunction with Bureau of
Transportation Statistics to conduct thorough study and recommend
to Congress within 2 years after Dec. 18, 1991, a fair and
equitable apportionment formula for allocation of Federal-aid
highway funds that best directs highway funds to places of greatest
need for highway maintenance and enhancement based on extent of
these highway systems, their present use, and increases in their
use, with results of study to be presented to Congress on or before
Jan. 1, 1994, and to be considered by Congress in the 1996
reauthorization of surface transportation program.
STUDY ON IMPACT OF CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
Pub. L. 102-240, title I, Secs. 1101-1102, Dec. 18, 1991, 105
Stat. 2027, directed Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study
of effects of climatic conditions on costs of highway construction
and maintenance and to transmit to Congress, not later than Sept.
30, 1993, a report on the results of the study, prior to repeal by
Pub. L. 105-362, title XV, Sec. 1501(d), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat.
3294.
WITHHOLDING OF FIVE PER CENTUM OF FUNDS FOR STATES FAILING TO MEET
REQUIREMENTS
Section 333 [part] of Pub. L. 101-516, which for each fiscal year
directed Secretary of Transportation to withhold five per centum of
the amount required to be apportioned to any State under each of
paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (6) of section 104(b) of this title
on the first day of each fiscal year which begins after the second
full calendar year following Nov. 5, 1990, if State does not meet
the requirements of paragraph (3) on such date, was repealed by
Pub. L. 102-143, title III, Sec. 333(c), Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat.
947.
REDUCTION IN AMOUNT STATES FAILING TO AUTHORIZE TAX-BASED SOURCES
OF REVENUE MAY OBLIGATE
Section 341 of Pub. L. 101-516, as amended by Pub. L. 102-240,
title III, Sec. 3003(b), Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 2088, provided
that:
"(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the period
January 1, 1992, through December 31, 1992, the Secretary of
Transportation shall reduce the aggregate amount which a State may
obligate for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction
programs by 25 percent if such State has a public authority which
provides mass transportation for an urbanized area of such State
with a population of 3,000,000 or more as determined under the 1980
decennial census of the United States, and if by October 1, 1991 -
"(1) laws of such State do not authorize a general tax-based
source of revenues to take effect on or before January 1, 1992,
dedicated to paying the non-Federal share of projects for mass
transportation eligible for assistance under the Federal Transit
Act [now 49 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.]; or
"(2) the laws of such State do not authorize the establishment
of regional or local tax-based sources of revenues dedicated to
pay such non-Federal share or for paying operating expenses of
mass transit service so as to satisfy financial capacity
standards as may be required by the Secretary of Transportation.
"(b) For purposes of this section, the terms 'mass
transportation', 'State', and 'urbanized areas' have the meaning
such terms have under section 12 of the Federal Transit Act [now 49
U.S.C. 5302].
"(c) Any withholding defined under this section shall be waived
if the Governor of the State -
"(1) submits to the Secretary by October 1, 1991, a written
certification stating that he is opposed to the enactment in his
State of a law described in subsections (a)(1) and (2) and that
funding as described in subsections (a)(1) and (2) would not
improve public transportation safety; and
"(2) submits to the Secretary a written certification that the
legislature (including both Houses where applicable) has adopted
a resolution by a simple majority expressing its opposition to a
law described in subsections (a)(1) and (2).
"(d) This section shall remain in effect until December 31,
1992."
Pub. L. 102-27, title IV, Sec. 404(b), Apr. 10, 1991, 105 Stat.
155, provided that: "The Secretary of Transportation shall restore
any reductions in obligation authority made under section 329 [of
Pub. L. 101-516, formerly set out below] prior to its repeal."
Similar provisions were contained in Pub. L. 101-516, title III,
Sec. 329, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2183, which was repealed by Pub.
L. 102-27, title IV, Sec. 404(a), Apr. 10, 1991, 105 Stat. 155.
IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN PRESIDENTIAL ORDERS REQUIRING PERCENTAGE
REDUCTION FOR FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY, MASS TRANSIT, AND HIGHWAY SAFETY
PROGRAMS
Section 136 of Pub. L. 100-17 provided that: "In implementing any
order issued by the President which provides for or requires a
percentage reduction in new budget authority, unobligated balances,
obligated balances, new loan guarantee commitments, new direct loan
obligations, spending authority, or obligation limitations for the
Federal-aid highway, mass transit and highway safety programs and
with respect to which the budget account activity as identified in
the program and financing schedule contained in the Appendix to the
Budget of the United States Government for such programs includes
more than one specific highway, mass transit, or highway safety
program or project for which budget authority is provided by this
Act or an amendment made by this Act [see Short Title of 1987
Amendment note set out under section 101 of this title], the
Secretary shall apply the percentage reduction equally to each such
specific program or project."
FEDERAL-AID PRIMARY FORMULA FOR AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED FOR FISCAL YEARS
1983 THROUGH 1991
Pub. L. 97-424, title I, Sec. 108(a)-(e), Jan. 6, 1983, 96 Stat.
2103, as amended by Pub. L. 100-17, title I, Secs. 107, 133(a)(1),
Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 146, 170, provided that:
"(a) Notwithstanding section 104(b)(1) of title 23, United States
Code, and any other provision of law, amounts authorized for fiscal
years 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991 for
the Federal-aid primary system (including extensions in urban areas
and priority primary routes) shall be apportioned in accordance
with this section. The Secretary of Transportation shall determine
for each State the higher of (1) the amount which would be
apportioned to such State under section 104(b)(1) of title 23,
United States Code, and (2) the amount which would be apportioned
to such State under the following formula:
"One-half in the ratio which the population of rural areas of
each State bears to the total population of rural areas of all
the States as shown by the latest available Federal census and
one-half in the ratio which the population in urban areas in each
State bears to the total population in urban areas in all the
States as shown by the latest Federal census.
"(b) The Secretary of Transportation shall, for each of the
fiscal years 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, and
1991, determine the total of the amounts determined for each State
under subsection (a) and shall determine the ratio which the total
amount authorized for such fiscal year for the Federal-aid primary
system bears to the total of such amounts determined under
subsection (a) for such fiscal year.
"(c) The amount which shall be apportioned to each State for the
Federal-aid primary system (including extensions in urban areas and
priority primary routes) for each of the fiscal years 1983, 1984,
1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991 shall be the amount
determined for such State under subsection (a), multiplied by the
ratio determined under subsection (b).
"(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no State shall
receive an apportionment under this section for any fiscal year
which is less than the lower of (1) the amount which the State
would be apportioned for such fiscal year under section 104(b)(1)
of title 23, United States Code, and (2) the amount which would be
determined under the formula set forth in subsection (a).
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no State shall receive
for any such fiscal year less than one-half of 1 per centum of the
total apportionment under this section for such fiscal year. For
purposes of this paragraph and subsection (b) of section 103 of
title 23, United States Code, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall
be considered together as one State. The State consisting of the
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the
Mariana Islands shall not receive less than one-half of 1 per
centum of each year's apportionment. There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary out of the Highway Trust
Fund to carry out this subsection. Funds authorized by this
subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner and
to the same extent as if such funds were apportioned under chapter
1 of title 23, United States Code.
"(e) Amounts apportioned under this section shall be deemed to be
amounts apportioned under section 104(b)(1) of title 23, United
States Code, for purposes of such title and all other provisions of
law. Terms used in this section shall have the same meaning such
terms have in chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code."
MATCHING FUND WAIVER FOR PERIOD JANUARY 6, 1983, THROUGH SEPTEMBER
30, 1984
Pub. L. 97-424, title I, Sec. 145, Jan. 6, 1983, 96 Stat. 2130,
provided that:
"(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal
share of any qualifying project approved by the Secretary of
Transportation under section 106(a) [section 106(a) of this title],
and of any qualifying project for which the United States becomes
obligated to pay under section 117, of title 23, United States
Code, during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this
Act [Jan. 6, 1983] and ending September 30, 1984, shall be such
percentage of the construction cost as the State highway department
requests, up to and including 100 per centum.
"(b) For purposes of this section, the term 'qualifying project'
means a project approved by the Secretary of Transportation under
section 106(a) of title 23, United States Code, or a project for
which the United States becomes obligated to pay under section 117
of title 23, United States Code, for which the Governor of the
State submitting the project has certified, in accordance with
regulations established by the Secretary of Transportation, that
sufficient funds are not available to pay the cost of the
non-Federal share of the project.
"(c) The total amount which may be obligated for qualifying
projects in any State under subsection (a) shall not be greater
than the excess of -
"(1) the sum of the amount of obligation authority distributed
to such State for fiscal year 1983 under section 104(b) of this
Act [set out above], plus the amount, if any, available to such
State under section 150 of this Act [enacting section 157 of this
title], pertaining to minimum allocation, over
"(2) the amount of obligation authority distributed to such
State for fiscal year 1982 under section 3(b) of the Federal-Aid
Highway Act of 1981 [set out below].
"(d) The total amount of such increases in the Federal share as
are made pursuant to subsection (a) for any State shall be repaid
to the United States by such State on or before September 30, 1984.
Such payments shall be deposited in the Highway Trust Fund and such
repaid amounts shall be credited to the appropriate apportionment
accounts of such State.
"(e) If a State has not made the repayment as required by
subsection (d) of this section, the Secretary shall deduct from
funds apportioned to such State under section 104(b) of title 23,
United States Code, except for paragraph (5)(A), in each of the
fiscal years ending September 30, 1985, and September 30, 1986, a
pro rata share of each category of such apportioned funds, the
total amount of which shall be equal to 50 per centum of the amount
needed for repayment. Any amount deducted under this subsection
shall be reapportioned for the fiscal years 1985 and 1986 in
accordance with section 104(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code,
to those States which have not received a higher Federal share
under this section and to those States which have made the
repayment required by subsection (d)."
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS AND HIGHWAY SAFETY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS;
MAXIMUM LIMITS ON TOTAL OBLIGATIONS; EXCEPTIONS; STATE ALLOCATIONS
Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Sec. 1102, June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 115,
as amended by Pub. L. 105-206, title IX, Sec. 9002(b), July 22,
1998, 112 Stat. 834; Pub. L. 106-159, title I, Sec. 103(b)(2), Dec.
9, 1999, 113 Stat. 1753, provided that:
"(a) General Limitation. - Notwithstanding any other provision of
law but subject to subsections (g) and (h), the obligations for
Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs shall
not exceed -
"(1) $21,500,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
"(2) $25,511,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
"(3) $26,245,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
"(4) $26,761,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
"(5) $27,355,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
"(6) $27,811,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
"(b) Exceptions. - The limitations under subsection (a) shall not
apply to obligations -
"(1) under section 125 of title 23, United States Code;
"(2) under section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance
Act of 1978 [Pub. L. 95-599, set out as a note under section 144
of this title];
"(3) under section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981
[Pub. L. 97-134, 95 Stat. 1701];
"(4) under sections 131(b) and 131(j) of the Surface
Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 [Pub. L. 97-424, 96 Stat.
2119, 2123];
"(5) under sections 149(b) and 149(c) of the Surface
Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987
[Pub. L. 100-17, 101 Stat. 198, 200];
"(6) under sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 [Pub. L. 102-240, see
Tables for classification];
"(7) under section 157 of title 23, United States Code, as in
effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act [June
9, 1998]; and
"(8) under section 105 of title 23, United States Code (but,
for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2007), only in an amount
equal to $639,000,000 per fiscal year.
"(c) Distribution of Obligation Authority. - For each of fiscal
years 1998 through 2003, the Secretary shall -
"(1) not distribute obligation authority provided by subsection
(a) for such fiscal year for amounts authorized for
administrative expenses and programs funded from the
administrative takedown authorized by section 104(a) of title 23,
United States Code, and amounts authorized for the highway use
tax evasion program and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics;
"(2) not distribute an amount of obligation authority provided
by subsection (a) that is equal to the unobligated balance of
amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than
the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid highway and highway
safety programs for previous fiscal years the funds for which are
allocated by the Secretary;
"(3) determine the ratio that -
"(A) the obligation authority provided by subsection (a) for
such fiscal year less the aggregate of amounts not distributed
under paragraphs (1) and (2), bears to
"(B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for
Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs
(other than sums authorized to be appropriated for sections set
forth in paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (b) and sums
authorized to be appropriated for section 105 of title 23,
United States Code, equal to the amount referred to in
subsection (b)(8)) for such fiscal year less the aggregate of
the amounts not distributed under paragraph (1) of this
subsection;
"(4) distribute the obligation authority provided by subsection
(a) less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs
(1) and (2) for section 117 of title 23, United States Code
(relating to high priority projects program), section 201 of the
Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 [now 40 U.S.C.
14501], the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority Act of 1995
[Pub. L. 104-59, title IV, Nov. 28, 1995, 109 Stat. 627], and
$2,000,000,000 for such fiscal year under section 105 of such
title (relating to minimum guarantee) so that amount of
obligation authority available for each of such sections is equal
to the amount determined by multiplying the ratio determined
under paragraph (3) by the sums authorized to be appropriated for
such section (except in the case of section 105, $2,000,000,000)
for such fiscal year;
"(5) distribute the obligation authority provided by subsection
(a) less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs
(1) and (2) and amounts distributed under paragraph (4) for each
of the programs that are allocated by the Secretary under this
Act [see Tables for classification] and title 23, United States
Code (other than activities to which paragraph (1) applies and
programs to which paragraph (4) applies) by multiplying the ratio
determined under paragraph (3) by the sums authorized to be
appropriated for such program for such fiscal year; and
"(6) distribute the obligation authority provided by subsection
(a) less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs
(1) and (2) and amounts distributed under paragraphs (4) and (5)
for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs
(other than the minimum guarantee program, but only to the extent
that amounts apportioned for the minimum guarantee program for
such fiscal year exceed $2,639,000,000, and the Appalachian
development highway system program) that are apportioned by the
Secretary under this Act and title 23, United States Code, in the
ratio that -
"(A) sums authorized to be appropriated for such programs
that are apportioned to each State for such fiscal year, bear
to
"(B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for
such programs that are apportioned to all States for such
fiscal year.
"(d) Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority. -
Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary shall after August 1
of each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 revise a distribution of
the obligation authority made available under subsection (c) if a
State will not obligate the amount distributed during that fiscal
year and redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to
obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed during
that fiscal year giving priority to those States having large
unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections 104 and
144 of title 23, United States Code, under section 160 of title 23,
United States Code (as in effect on the day before the date of
enactment of this Act [June 9, 1998]), and under section 1015 of
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Act of 1991 (105 Stat.
1943-1945) [Pub. L. 102-240 set out as a note above].
"(e) Applicability of Obligation Limitations to Transportation
Research Programs. - Obligation limitations imposed by subsection
(a) shall apply to transportation research programs carried out
under chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, and under title V
of this Act [see Tables for classification]; except that obligation
authority made available for such programs under such limitations
shall remain available for a period of 3 fiscal years.
"(f) Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds. - Not later than
30 days after the date of the distribution of obligation authority
under subsection (c) for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003,
the Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds (1) that are
authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for Federal-aid
highway programs and for carrying out subchapter I of chapter 311
of title 49, United States Code, and chapter 4 of title 23, United
States Code, and (2) that the Secretary determines will not be
allocated to the States, and will not be available for obligation,
in such fiscal year due to the imposition of any obligation
limitation for such fiscal year. Such distribution to the States
shall be made in the same ratio as the distribution of obligation
authority under subsection (c)(6). The funds so distributed shall
be available for any purposes described in section 133(b) of title
23, United States Code.
"(g) Special Rule. - Obligation authority distributed for a
fiscal year under subsection (c)(4) for a section set forth in
subsection (c)(4) shall remain available until used for obligation
of funds for such section and shall be in addition to the amount of
any limitation imposed on obligations for Federal-aid highway and
highway safety construction programs for future fiscal years.
"(h) Increase in Obligation Limit. - Limitations on obligations
imposed by subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall be increased by
an amount equal to the amount determined pursuant to section
251(b)(1)(B)(ii)(I)(cc) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I)(cc)
[901(b)(1)(B)(ii)(I)(cc)]) for such fiscal year. Any such increase
shall be distributed in accordance with this section.
"(i) Limitations on Obligations for Administrative Expenses. -
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total amount of all
obligations under section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code,
shall not exceed -
"(1) $320,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
"(2) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
"(3) $370,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
"(4) $390,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
"(5) $410,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
"(6) $430,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
"(j) Reduction in Obligation Ceiling. - The limitation on
obligations imposed by subsection (a) for each of fiscal years 2001
through 2003 shall be reduced by $65,000,000."
Pub. L. 107-87, title I, Dec. 18, 2001, 115 Stat. 841, provided
in part that: "None of the funds in this Act [see Tables for
classification] shall be available for the implementation or
execution of programs, the obligations for which are in excess of
$31,799,104,000 for Federal-aid highways and highway safety
construction programs for fiscal year 2002."
Pub. L. 107-87, title III, Sec. 310, Dec. 18, 2001, 115 Stat.
855, provided that:
"(a) For fiscal year 2002, the Secretary of Transportation shall
-
"(1) not distribute from the obligation limitation for
Federal-aid Highways amounts authorized for administrative
expenses and programs funded from the administrative takedown
authorized by section 104(a)(1)(A) of title 23, United States
Code, for the highway use tax evasion program, amounts provided
under section 110 of title 23, United States Code, and for the
Bureau of Transportation Statistics;
"(2) not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation
for Federal-aid Highways that is equal to the unobligated balance
of amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than
the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid highways and highway
safety programs for the previous fiscal year the funds for which
are allocated by the Secretary;
"(3) determine the ratio that -
"(A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways less
the aggregate of amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1)
and (2), bears to
"(B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for
Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs
(other than sums authorized to be appropriated for sections set
forth in paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (b) and sums
authorized to be appropriated for section 105 of title 23,
United States Code, equal to the amount referred to in
subsection (b)(8)) for such fiscal year less the aggregate of
the amounts not distributed under paragraph (1) of this
subsection;
"(4) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid
Highways less the aggregate amounts not distributed under
paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 117 of title 23, United States
Code (relating to high priority projects program), section 201 of
the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 [now 40 U.S.C.
14501], the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority Act of 1995
[Pub. L. 104-59, title IV, Nov. 28, 1995, 109 Stat. 627], and
$2,000,000,000 for such fiscal year under section 105 of title
23, United States Code (relating to minimum guarantee) so that
the amount of obligation authority available for each of such
sections is equal to the amount determined by multiplying the
ratio determined under paragraph (3) by the sums authorized to be
appropriated for such section (except in the case of section 105,
$2,000,000,000) for such fiscal year;
"(5) distribute the obligation limitation provided for
Federal-aid Highways less the aggregate amounts not distributed
under paragraphs (1) and (2) and amounts distributed under
paragraph (4) for each of the programs that are allocated by the
Secretary under title 23, United States Code (other than
activities to which paragraph (1) applies and programs to which
paragraph (4) applies) by multiplying the ratio determined under
paragraph (3) by the sums authorized to be appropriated for such
program for such fiscal year; and
"(6) distribute the obligation limitation provided for
Federal-aid Highways less the aggregate amounts not distributed
under paragraphs (1) and (2) and amounts distributed under
paragraphs (4) and (5) for Federal-aid highways and highway
safety construction programs (other than the minimum guarantee
program, but only to the extent that amounts apportioned for the
minimum guarantee program for such fiscal year exceed
$2,639,000,000, and the Appalachian development highway system
program) that are apportioned by the Secretary under title 23,
United States Code, in the ratio that -
"(A) sums authorized to be appropriated for such programs
that are apportioned to each State for such fiscal year, bear
to
"(B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for
such programs that are apportioned to all States for such
fiscal year.
"(b) Exceptions From Obligation Limitation. - The obligation
limitation for Federal-aid Highways shall not apply to obligations:
(1) under section 125 of title 23, United States Code; (2) under
section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978
[Pub. L. 95-599, formerly set out as a note under section 144 of
this title]; (3) under section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of
1981 [Pub. L. 97-134, 95 Stat. 1701]; (4) under sections 131(b) and
131(j) of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 [Pub.
L. 97-424, 96 Stat. 2119, 2123]; (5) under sections 149(b) and
149(c) of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation
Assistance Act of 1987 [Pub. L. 100-17, 101 Stat. 198, 200]; (6)
under sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 [Pub. L. 102-240, see Tables
for classification]; (7) under section 157 of title 23, United
States Code, as in effect on the day before the date of the
enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
[June 9, 1998]; and (8) under section 105 of title 23, United
States Code (but, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for such
fiscal year).
"(c) Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority. -
Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall after August 1
for such fiscal year revise a distribution of the obligation
limitation made available under subsection (a) if a State will not
obligate the amount distributed during that fiscal year and
redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to obligate
amounts in addition to those previously distributed during that
fiscal year giving priority to those States having large
unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections 104 and
144 of title 23, United States Code, section 160 (as in effect on
the day before the enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for
the 21st Century [June 9, 1998]) of title 23, United States Code,
and under section 1015 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1943-1945) [Pub. L. 102-240, set
out above].
"(d) Applicability of Obligation Limitations to Transportation
Research Programs. - The obligation limitation shall apply to
transportation research programs carried out under chapter 5 of
title 23, United States Code, except that obligation authority made
available for such programs under such limitation shall remain
available for a period of 3 fiscal years.
"(e) Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds. - Not later than
30 days after the date of the distribution of obligation limitation
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute to the States
any funds: (1) that are authorized to be appropriated for such
fiscal year for Federal-aid highways programs (other than the
program under section 160 of title 23, United States Code) and for
carrying out subchapter I of chapter 311 of title 49, United States
Code, and highway-related programs under chapter 4 of title 23,
United States Code; and (2) that the Secretary determines will not
be allocated to the States, and will not be available for
obligation, in such fiscal year due to the imposition of any
obligation limitation for such fiscal year. Such distribution to
the States shall be made in the same ratio as the distribution of
obligation authority under subsection (a)(6). The funds so
distributed shall be available for any purposes described in
section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code.
"(f) Special Rule. - Obligation limitation distributed for a
fiscal year under subsection (a)(4) of this section for a section
set forth in subsection (a)(4) shall remain available until used
and shall be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on
obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction
programs for future fiscal years."
Similar provisions for prior fiscal years were contained in the
following acts:
Pub. L. 106-346, Sec. 101(a) [title I, title III, Sec. 310], Oct.
23, 2000, 114 Stat. 1356, 1356A-7, 1356A-24.
Pub. L. 106-69, title I, title III, Sec. 310, Oct. 9, 1999, 113
Stat. 994, 1016.
Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, Sec. 101(g) [title I, title III, Sec.
310], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-439, 2681-446, 2681-465.
Pub. L. 105-66, title I, title III, Sec. 310, Oct. 27, 1997, 111
Stat. 1431, 1442.
Pub. L. 104-205, title I, title III, Sec. 310, Sept. 30, 1996,
110 Stat. 2958, 2969.
Pub. L. 104-50, title I, title III, Sec. 310, Nov. 15, 1995, 109
Stat. 443, 454.
Pub. L. 103-331, title I, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2477; Pub. L.
104-19, title I, July 27, 1995, 109 Stat. 223.
Pub. L. 103-331, title III, Sec. 310, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat.
2489, as amended by Pub. L. 104-59, title III, Sec. 338(c)(3), Nov.
28, 1995, 109 Stat. 605.
Pub. L. 103-122, title I, title III, Sec. 310, Oct. 27, 1993, 107
Stat. 1206, 1220, as amended by Pub. L. 103-211, title II, Feb. 12,
1994, 108 Stat. 20.
Pub. L. 102-388, title I, title III, Sec. 310, Oct. 6, 1992, 106
Stat. 1528, 1544.
Pub. L. 102-240, title I, Sec. 1002(a)-(g), Dec. 18, 1991, 105
Stat. 1916-1918.
Pub. L. 102-143, title I, title III, Sec. 310, Oct. 28, 1991, 105
Stat. 925, 940.
Pub. L. 101-516, title I, title III, Sec. 310, Nov. 5, 1990, 104
Stat. 2163, 2179.
Pub. L. 101-164, title I, title III, Sec. 310, Nov. 21, 1989, 103
Stat. 1077, 1092.
Pub. L. 100-457, title I, title III, Sec. 310, Sept. 30, 1988,
102 Stat. 2132, 2146.
Pub. L. 100-202, Sec. 101(l) [title I, title III, Sec. 310], Dec.
22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329-358, 1329-365, 1329-378.
Pub. L. 100-17, title I, Sec. 105(a)-(g), Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat.
142-144.
Pub. L. 99-500, Sec. 101(l) [H.R. 5205, title I, title III, Sec.
313(a)-(d)], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783-308, and Pub. L. 99-591,
Sec. 101(l) [H.R. 5205, title I, title III, Sec. 313(a)-(d)], Oct.
30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341-308.
Pub. L. 99-272, title IV, Sec. 4102(a)-(e), Apr. 7, 1986, 100
Stat. 112, 113.
Pub. L. 99-190, Sec. 101(e) [title I, title III, Sec. 313], Dec.
19, 1985, 99 Stat. 1267, 1275, 1285.
Pub. L. 98-473, title I, Sec. 101(i) [title I, title III, Sec.
315], Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1944, 1951, 1962.
Pub. L. 98-78, title I, title III, Sec. 322, Aug. 15, 1983, 97
Stat. 460, 474.
Pub. L. 98-8, title I, Mar. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 14.
Pub. L. 97-424, title I, Sec. 104(a)-(d), Jan. 6, 1983, 96 Stat.
2098.
Pub. L. 97-134, Sec. 3, Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1699, as amended
by Pub. L. 97-216, title I, July 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 187.
Pub. L. 97-35, title XI, Sec. 1106, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 624,
as amended by Pub. L. 97-424, title I, Sec. 104(e), Jan. 6, 1983,
96 Stat. 2099.
APPORTIONMENT FACTORS FOR EXPENDITURES ON SYSTEM OF INTERSTATE AND
DEFENSE HIGHWAYS
Provisions requiring the Secretary of Transportation to apportion
for specific fiscal years sums authorized to be appropriated for
such fiscal years by section 108(b) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act
of 1956, set out as a note under section 101 of this title, for
expenditures on the National System of Interstate and Defense
Highways [now Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense
Highways] using the apportionment factors contained in certain
tables in particular committee prints of the Committee on Public
Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives were
contained in the following acts:
Pub. L. 102-240, title I, Sec. 1001(b), Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat.
1915.
Pub. L. 100-17, title I, Sec. 102(a), Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat.
135.
Pub. L. 99-104, Sec. 1, Sept. 30, 1985, 99 Stat. 474.
Pub. L. 99-4, Sec. 1, Mar. 13, 1985, 99 Stat. 6.
Pub. L. 98-229, Sec. 1, Mar. 9, 1984, 98 Stat. 55.
Pub. L. 97-327, Sec. 3, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1611.
Pub. L. 97-134, Sec. 2, Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1699.
Pub. L. 96-144, Sec. 1, Dec. 13, 1979, 93 Stat. 1084.
Pub. L. 95-599, title I, Sec. 103, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2689.
Pub. L. 94-280, title I, Sec. 103, May 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 426.
Pub. L. 93-87, title I, Sec. 103, Aug. 13, 1973, 87 Stat. 250.
Pub. L. 91-605, title I, Sec. 103, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1714.
Pub. L. 90-495, Sec. 3, Aug. 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 815.
Pub. L. 89-574, Sec. 3, Sept. 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 766.
Pub. L. 89-139, Sec. 2, Aug. 28, 1965, 79 Stat. 578.
MINIMUM APPORTIONMENT TO EACH STATE; EXPENDITURE OF EXCESS AMOUNTS
Provisions entitling each State, for specific fiscal years, to
receive at least one-half of 1 per centum of the total
apportionment for the Interstate System under section 104(b)(5)(A)
of this title, and authorizing States to expend amounts available
under these provisions which are in excess of the estimated cost of
completing and of necessary resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating,
and reconstruction of the State's portion of the Interstate System
for the purposes for which funds apportioned under section
104(b)(1), (2), and (6) of this title may be expended or for
carrying out section 152 of this title were contained in the
following acts:
Pub. L. 100-17, title I, Sec. 102(c), Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat.
135, as amended by Pub. L. 102-240, title I, Sec. 1001(h), Dec. 18,
1991, 105 Stat. 1916.
Pub. L. 97-424, title I, Sec. 103(a), Jan. 6, 1983, 96 Stat.
2097.
Pub. L. 97-327, Sec. 4(b), Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1612; repealed
Pub. L. 97-424, title I, Sec. 103(b), Jan. 6, 1983, 96 Stat. 2098.
Pub. L. 95-599, title I, Sec. 104(b)(1), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat.
2691.
Pub. L. 94-280, title I, Sec. 105(b)(1), May 5, 1976, 90 Stat.
428.
Pub. L. 93-87, title I, Sec. 104(b), Aug. 13, 1973, 87 Stat. 252.
Pub. L. 91-605, title I, Sec. 105(b), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat.
1716.
PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCHING AREAS; ACCESS RAMPS
Section 147 of Pub. L. 94-280 provided that: "Funds apportioned
to States under subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), and (b)(6) of section
104 of title 23, United States Code, may be used upon the
application of the State and the approval of the Secretary of
Transportation for construction of access ramps from bridges under
construction or which are being reconstructed, replaced, repaired,
or otherwise altered on the Federal-aid primary, secondary, or
urban system to public boat launching areas adjacent to such
bridges. Approval of the Secretary shall be in accordance with
guidelines developed jointly by the Secretary of Transportation and
the Secretary of the Interior."
USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS DURING PERIOD BEGINNING FEBRUARY 12, 1975, AND
ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1975
Pub. L. 94-30, Sec. 3, June 4, 1975, 89 Stat. 171, sanctioned the
use of any money apportioned under section 104(b) of this title for
any Federal-aid highway system in a State for any project in that
State on any Federal-aid highway system, such amount to be deducted
from the apportionment made after June 4, 1975 and repaid and
credited to the last apportionment made for which the money was
originally apportioned.
MINIMUM APPORTIONMENT FOR PRIMARY SYSTEM; ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS
FOR FISCAL YEARS ENDING JUNE 30, 1974, 1975, AND 1976
Section 111(b) of Pub. L. 93-87 provided that: "Notwithstanding
the amendments made by subsection (a) of this section [to subsecs.
(b)(1), (2), (6), (c) and (d) of this section] no State (other than
the District of Columbia) shall receive an apportionment for the
primary system which is less than the apportionment which such
State received for such system for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1973. In order to carry out this subsection, there is authorized to
be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund for the Federal-aid
primary system, an additional $17,000,000 for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1974, and $15,000,000 per fiscal year for the
fiscal years ending June 30, 1975, and June 30, 1976."
SECTION 102(A) OF THE FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY ACT OF 1956
Act June 29, 1956, ch. 462, title I, Sec. 102(a), 70 Stat. 374,
authorized, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the
Federal-Aid Road Act approved July 11, 1916, additional
appropriations of $125,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1957, $850,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1958, and
$875,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1959, and provided
for the percentage allocation of these funds for primary, secondary
and urban systems and the manner of apportionment among the States.
APPROVAL OF ESTIMATE OF COST OF COMPLETING THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM AS
BASIS FOR APPORTIONMENT OF FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1963 TO 1966
Pub. L. 87-61, title I, Sec. 102, June 29, 1961, 75 Stat. 122,
approved the estimate of cost of completing the Interstate System
in each State, transmitted to the Congress on Jan. 11, 1961, as the
basis for making the apportionment of funds authorized for the
fiscal years ending June 30, 1963, 1964, 1965, and 1966.
APPROVAL OF ESTIMATE OF COST OF COMPLETING THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM AS
BASIS FOR APPORTIONMENT OF FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1960-1962
Pub. L. 85-381, Sec. 8, Apr. 16, 1958, 72 Stat. 94, as amended by
Pub. L. 85-899, Sec. 1, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1725; Pub. L.
86-342, title I, Sec. 103, Sept. 21, 1959, 73 Stat. 611, approved
the estimate of cost of completing the Interstate System in each
State, transmitted to the Congress on Jan. 7, 1958, as the basis
for making the apportionment of funds authorized for the fiscal
years ending June 30, 1960, 1961, and 1962.
APPORTIONMENTS FOR SUBSEQUENT YEARS BASED ON REVISED ESTIMATES OF
COST
Act June 29, 1956, ch. 462, title I, Sec. 108(d), 70 Stat. 379,
as amended by act Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85-899, Sec. 2, 72 Stat.
1725, provided that the sums authorized for the fiscal years 1960
through 1969 be apportioned among the several States in the ratio
which the estimated cost of completing the Interstate System had to
the sum of the estimated cost of completing the Interstate System
in all of the States, and required the Secretary of Commerce, in
cooperation with State highway departments, to make detailed
revised estimates of the cost of completion of the system and to
supply Congress with such revised estimate.
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 103, 105, 115, 117, 118,
119, 120, 126, 127, 130, 131, 133, 134, 136, 137, 140, 141, 142,
143, 146, 149, 151, 152, 153, 154, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 164,
204, 217, 303, 309, 311, 504, 505 of this title; title 49 sections
5504, 31314.
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(!1) See References in Text note below.
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23 USC Sec. 105 01/06/03
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TITLE 23 - HIGHWAYS
CHAPTER 1 - FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
-HEAD-
Sec. 105. Minimum guarantee
-STATUTE-
(a) General Rule. - For each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003,
the Secretary shall allocate among the States amounts sufficient to
ensure that each State's percentage of the total apportionments for
such fiscal year of Interstate maintenance, national highway
system, bridge, congestion mitigation and air quality improvement,
surface transportation, metropolitan planning, minimum guarantee,
high priority projects, Appalachian development highway system, and
recreational trails programs shall equal the percentage listed for
each State in subsection (b). The minimum amount allocated to a
State under this section for a fiscal year shall be $1,000,000.
(b) State Percentages. - The percentage for each State referred
to in subsection (a) shall be determined in accordance with the
following table:
States: rcentage
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Alabama 2.0269
Alaska 1.1915
Arizona 1.5581
Arkansas 1.3214
California 9.1962
Colorado 1.1673
Connecticut 1.5186
Delaware 0.4424
District of Columbia 0.3956
Florida 4.6176
Georgia 3.5104
Hawaii 0.5177
Idaho 0.7718
Illinois 3.3819
Indiana 2.3588
Iowa 1.2020
Kansas 1.1717
Kentucky 1.7365
Louisiana 1.5900
Maine 0.5263
Maryland 1.5087
Massachusetts 1.8638
Michigan 3.1535
Minnesota 1.4993
Mississippi 1.2186
Missouri 2.3615
Montana 0.9929
Nebraska 0.7768
Nevada 0.7248
New Hampshire 0.5163
New Jersey 2.5816
New Mexico 0.9884
New York 5.1628
North Carolina 2.8298
North Dakota 0.6553
Ohio 3.4257
Oklahoma 1.5419
Oregon 1.2183
Pennsylvania 4.9887
Rhode Island 0.5958
South Carolina 1.5910
South Dakota 0.7149
Tennessee 2.2646
Texas 7.2131
Utah 0.7831
Vermont 0.4573
Virginia 2.5627
Washington 1.7875
West Virginia 1.1319
Wisconsin 1.9916
Wyoming 0.6951
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(c) Treatment of Funds. -
(1) Programmatic distribution. - The Secretary shall apportion
the amounts made available under this section that exceed
$2,800,000,000 so that the amount apportioned to each State under
this paragraph for each program referred to in subsection (a)
(other than metropolitan planning, minimum guarantee, high
priority projects, Appalachian development highway system, and
recreational trails programs) is equal to the amount determined
by multiplying the amount to be apportioned under this paragraph
by the ratio that -
(A) the amount of funds apportioned to each State for each
program referred to in subsection (a) (other than metropolitan
planning, minimum guarantee, high priority projects,
Appalachian development highway system, and recreational trails
programs) for a fiscal year; bears to
(B) the total amount of funds apportioned to each State for
such program for such fiscal year.
(2) Remaining distribution. - The Secretary shall administer
the remainder of funds made available under this section to the
States in accordance with section 104(b)(3); except that
requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 133(d)
shall not apply to amounts administered pursuant to this
paragraph.
(d) Authorization. - There are authorized to be appropriated out
of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account)
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section for each of
fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
(e) Special Rule. - If in any of fiscal years 1999 through 2003,
the amount authorized under subsection (d) is more than 30 percent
higher than the amount authorized under subsection (d) in fiscal
year 1998, the Secretary shall use the apportionment factors under
sections 104 and 144 as in effect on the date of enactment of this
section.
(f) Guarantee of 90.5 Return. -
(1) In general. - Before making any apportionment under this
title for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003, the Secretary,
subject to paragraph (2), shall adjust the percentages in the
table in subsection (b) to reflect the estimated percentage of
estimated tax payments attributable to highway users in each
State paid into the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass
Transit Account) in the latest fiscal year for which data is
available, to ensure that no State's percentage return from such
Trust Fund is less than 90.5 percent.
(2) Eligibility threshold for initial adjustment. - The
Secretary may make an adjustment under paragraph (1) for a State
for a fiscal year only if the State's percentage return from the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) in the
table in subsection (b) was equal to 90.5 percent.
(3) Conforming adjustments. - After making any adjustments
under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall
proportionately adjust the remaining percentages in the table in
subsection (b) to ensure that the total of the percentages in the
table is equal to 100 percent for such fiscal year.
(4) Limitation on adjustments. - After making any adjustments
under paragraph (3) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall
determine whether or not any State's percentage return from the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) is less
than 90.5 percent as a result of such adjustments and shall
adjust the percentages in the table for such fiscal year
accordingly. Adjustments of the percentages in the table under
this paragraph may not result in the total of such percentages
exceeding 100 percent.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 85-767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 891; Pub. L. 86-624, Sec.
17(b), July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 415; Pub. L. 89-564, title II, Sec.
206, Sept. 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 736; Pub. L. 91-605, title I, Secs.
106(d), 132, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1717, 1732; Pub. L. 93-87,
title I, Sec. 109(b), Aug. 13, 1973, 87 Stat. 255; Pub. L. 95-599,
title I, Secs. 111, 112, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2696; Pub. L.
97-424, title I, Sec. 109(a), Jan. 6, 1983, 96 Stat. 2104; Pub. L.
102-240, title I, Sec. 1105(g)(7), Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 2036;
Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Sec. 1104(a), (c), June 9, 1998, 112
Stat. 127; Pub. L. 105-206, title IX, Sec. 9002(d), July 22, 1998,
112 Stat. 835.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The date of enactment of this section, referred to in subsec.
(e), probably means the date of enactment of Pub. L. 105-178, which
amended this section generally and was approved June 9, 1998.
-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1998 - Pub. L. 105-178 amended section catchline and text
generally, substituting provisions relating to minimum guarantee to
each State of funds apportioned under chapter for provisions
relating to programs to be submitted by State highway departments
for approval by Secretary for utilization of funds apportioned
under chapter.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1104(c)(1), as added by Pub.
L. 105-206, Sec. 9002(d), inserted at end "The minimum amount
allocated to a State under this section for a fiscal year shall be
$1,000,000."
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1104(c)(2), as added by
Pub. L. 105-206, Sec. 9002(d), struck out "50 percent of" after
"shall apportion" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (c)(1)(A). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1104(c)(3), as added by
Pub. L. 105-206, Sec. 9002(d), inserted "(other than metropolitan
planning, minimum guarantee, high priority projects, Appalachian
development highway system, and recreational trails programs)"
after "subsection (a)".
Subsec. (c)(1)(B). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1104(c)(4), as added by
Pub. L. 105-206, Sec. 9002(d), substituted "each State" for "all
States".
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1104(c)(5), as added by
Pub. L. 105-206, Sec. 9002(d), substituted "administer" for
"apportion" and "administered" for "apportioned".
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1104(c)(6)(A), as added by
Pub. L. 105-206, Sec. 9002(d), inserted "percentage" before
"return".
Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1104(c)(6)(A), (B), as
added by Pub. L. 105-206, Sec. 9002(d), inserted "percentage"
before "return" and substituted "in the table in subsection (b) was
equal to" for "for the preceding fiscal year was equal to or less
than".
Subsec. (f)(3). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1104(c)(6)(C), as added by
Pub. L. 105-206, Sec. 9002(d), inserted "proportionately" before
"adjust", struck out "set forth" before "in subsection (b)", and
substituted "is equal to" for "do not exceed".
Subsec. (f)(4). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1104(c)(6)(A), as added by
Pub. L. 105-206, Sec. 9002(d), inserted "percentage" before
"return".
1991 - Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 102-240 added subsec. (k).
1983 - Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 97-424 added subsec. (h).
1978 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95-599, Sec. 111, inserted provision
relating to selection of program projects after consultation with
local officials in situations where public roads and highways are
under control and supervision of State highway departments.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 95-599, Sec. 112, substituted "public
airports, public ports for water transportation, new town
communities, and new town-intown communities," for "public airports
and public ports for water transportation,".
1973 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 93-87 substituted "projects be
selected by the appropriate local officials with the concurrence of
the State highway department of each State and, in urbanized areas,
also in accordance with the planning process required pursuant to
section 134 of this title", for "projects be selected by the
appropriate local officials and the State highway department in
cooperation with each other".
1970 - Subsecs. (d) to (f). Pub. L. 91-605, Sec. 106(d), added
subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsecs. (d) and (e) as (e) and
(f), respectively.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 91-605, Sec. 132, added subsec. (g).
1966 - Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 89-564 added subsec. (e).
1960 - Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 86-624 repealed subsec. (e) which
required the Secretary, in approving programs in Hawaii, to give
preference to such projects as will expedite the completion of
highways for the national defense or which will connect seaports
with units of the national parks.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT
Title IX of Pub. L. 105-206 effective simultaneously with
enactment of Pub. L. 105-178 and to be treated as included in Pub.
L. 105-178 at time of enactment, and provisions of Pub. L. 105-178,
as in effect on day before July 22, 1998, that are amended by title
IX of Pub. L. 105-206 to be treated as not enacted, see section
9016 of Pub. L. 105-206, set out as a note under section 101 of
this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1991 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 102-240 effective Dec. 18, 1991, and
applicable to funds authorized to be appropriated or made available
after Sept. 30, 1991, and, with certain exceptions, not applicable
to funds appropriated or made available on or before Sept. 30,
1991, see section 1100 of Pub. L. 102-240, set out as a note under
section 104 of this title.
ACCELERATION OF PROJECTS
Section 129 of Pub. L. 97-424 provided that: "The Secretary of
Transportation shall by rule or regulation establish, as soon as
practicable, alternative methods for processing projects under
title 23, United States Code, so as to reduce the time required
from the request for project approval through the completion of
construction. In carrying out this section the Secretary shall
utilize the knowledge and experience resulting from the
demonstration project authorized by and carried out under section
141 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1976 [Pub. L. 94-280, title
I, Sec. 141, May 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 444, set out as a note under
section 124 of this title]."
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 104, 117, 131, 140, 150
of this title.
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23 USC Sec. 106 01/06/03
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TITLE 23 - HIGHWAYS
CHAPTER 1 - FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
-HEAD-
Sec. 106. Project approval and oversight
-STATUTE-
(a) In General. -
(1) Submission of plans, specifications, and estimates. -
Except as otherwise provided in this section, each State
transportation department shall submit to the Secretary for
approval such plans, specifications, and estimates for each
proposed project as the Secretary may require.
(2) Project agreement. - The Secretary shall act on the plans,
specifications, and estimates as soon as practicable after the
date of their submission and shall enter into a formal project
agreement with the State transportation department formalizing
the conditions of the project approval.
(3) Contractual obligation. - The execution of the project
agreement shall be deemed a contractual obligation of the Federal
Government for the payment of the Federal share of the cost of
the project.
(4) Guidance. - In taking action under this subsection, the
Secretary shall be guided by section 109.
(b) Project Agreement. -
(1) Provision of state funds. - The project agreement shall
make provision for State funds required to pay the State's
non-Federal share of the cost of construction of the project and
to pay for maintenance of the project after completion of
construction.
(2) Representations of state. - If a part of the project is to
be constructed at the expense of, or in cooperation with,
political subdivisions of the State, the Secretary may rely on
representations made by the State transportation department with
respect to the arrangements or agreements made by the State
transportation department and appropriate local officials for
ensuring that the non-Federal contribution will be provided under
paragraph (1).
(c) Assumption by States of Responsibilities of the Secretary. -
(1) Non-interstate nhs projects. - For projects under this
title that are on the National Highway System but not on the
Interstate System, the State may assume the responsibilities of
the Secretary under this title for design, plans, specifications,
estimates, contract awards, and inspections of projects unless
the State or the Secretary determines that such assumption is not
appropriate.
(2) Non-nhs projects. - For projects under this title that are
not on the National Highway System, the State shall assume the
responsibilities of the Secretary under this title for design,
plans, specifications, estimates, contract awards, and inspection
of projects, unless the State determines that such assumption is
not appropriate.
(3) Agreement. - The Secretary and the State shall enter into
an agreement relating to the extent to which the State assumes
the responsibilities of the Secretary under this subsection.
(4) Limitation on authority of secretary. - The Secretary may
not assume any greater responsibility than the Secretary is
permitted under this title on September 30, 1997, except upon
agreement by the Secretary and the State.
(d) Responsibilities of the Secretary. - Nothing in this section,
section 133, or section 149 shall affect or discharge any
responsibility or obligation of the Secretary under -
(1) section 113 or 114; or
(2) any Federal law other than this title (including section
5333 of title 49).
(e) Value Engineering Analysis. - For such projects as the
Secretary determines advisable, plans, specifications, and
estimates for proposed projects on any Federal-aid highway shall be
accompanied by a value engineering analysis or other cost reduction
analysis.
(f) Life-Cycle Cost Analysis. -
(1) Use of life-cycle cost analysis. - The Secretary shall
develop recommendations for the States to conduct life-cycle cost
analyses. The recommendations shall be based on the principles
contained in section 2 of Executive Order No. 12893 and shall be
developed in consultation with the American Association of State
Highway and Transportation Officials. The Secretary shall not
require a State to conduct a life-cycle cost analysis for any
project as a result of the recommendations required under this
subsection.
(2) Life-cycle cost analysis defined. - In this subsection, the
term "life-cycle cost analysis" means a process for evaluating
the total economic worth of a usable project segment by analyzing
initial costs and discounted future costs, such as maintenance,
user costs, reconstruction, rehabilitation, restoring, and
resurfacing costs, over the life of the project segment.
(g) Value Engineering for NHS. -
(1) Requirement. - The Secretary shall establish a program to
require States to carry out a value engineering analysis for all
projects on the National Highway System with an estimated total
cost of $25,000,000 or more.
(2) Value engineering defined. - In this subsection, the term
"value engineering analysis" means a systematic process of review
and analysis of a project during its design phase by a
multidisciplined team of persons not involved in the project in
order to provide suggestions for reducing the total cost of the
project and providing a project of equal or better quality. Such
suggestions may include combining or eliminating otherwise
inefficient or expensive parts of the original proposed design
for the project and total redesign of the proposed project using
different technologies, materials, or methods so as to accomplish
the original purpose of the project.
(h) Financial Plan. - A recipient of Federal financial assistance
for a project under this title with an estimated total cost of
$1,000,000,000 or more shall submit to the Secretary an annual
financial plan for the project. The plan shall be based on detailed
annual estimates of the cost to complete the remaining elements of
the project and on reasonable assumptions, as determined by the
Secretary, of future increases in the cost to complete the project.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 85-767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 892; Pub. L. 88-157, Sec.
7(a), Oct. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 278; Pub. L. 91-605, title I, Secs.
106(e), 142, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1717, 1737; Pub. L. 94-280,
title I, Sec. 114, May 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 436; Pub. L. 100-17, title
I, Sec. 133(b)(4), Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 171; Pub. L. 102-240,
title I, Secs. 1016(b), 1018(a), Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 1945,
1948; Pub. L. 104-59, title III, Sec. 303, Nov. 28, 1995, 109 Stat.
578; Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Sec. 1305(a)-(c), June 9, 1998, 112
Stat. 227-229.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
Executive Order No. 12893, referred to in subsec. (f)(1), is set
out as a note under section 501 of Title 31, Money and Finance.
-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1998 - Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1305(a)(1), substituted "Project
approval and oversight" for "Plans, specifications, and estimates"
in section catchline.
Subsecs. (a) to (d). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1305(a)(3), added
subsecs. (a) to (d) and struck out former subsecs. (a) to (d) which
related to requirement for State highway departments to submit to
Secretary for approval plans, specifications, and estimates for
each proposed highway project, special rules relating to
resurfacing, restoring, and rehabilitating projects on National
Highway System, to low-cost National Highway System projects, and
to non-National Highway System projects, limitation on estimates
for construction engineering, and provisions relating to value
engineering or other cost reduction analysis.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1305(a)(3), added subsec. (e).
Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1305(c), added subsec. (f) and
struck out former subsec. (f) which read as follows:
"(f) Life-Cycle Cost Analysis. -
"(1) Establishment. - The Secretary shall establish a program
to require States to conduct an analysis of the life-cycle costs
of each usable project segment on the National Highway System
with a cost of $25,000,000 or more.
"(2) Analysis of the life-cycle costs defined. - In this
subsection, the term 'analysis of the life-cycle costs' means a
process for evaluating the total economic worth of a usable
project segment by analyzing initial costs and discounted future
costs, such as maintenance, reconstruction, rehabilitation,
restoring, and resurfacing costs, over the life of the project
segment."
Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1305(a)(2), redesignated subsec. (e) as
(f). Former subsec. (f) redesignated (g).
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1305(a)(2), redesignated
subsec. (f) as (g).
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1305(b), added subsec. (h).
1995 - Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 104-59 added subsecs. (e) and
(f).
1991 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1016(b)(1), inserted
"this section and" before "section 117".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1016(b)(2), added subsec. (b)
and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: "In
addition to the approval required under subsection (a) of this
section, proposed specifications for projects for construction on
(1) the Federal-aid secondary system, except in States where all
public roads and highways are under the control and supervision of
the State highway department, and (2) the Federal-aid urban system,
shall be determined by the State highway department and the
appropriate local road officials in cooperation with each other."
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1018(a), amended subsec. (c)
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows: "Items
included in any such estimate for construction engineering shall
not exceed 15 percent of the total estimated cost of a project
financed with Federal-aid highway funds, after excluding from such
total estimate cost, the estimated costs of rights-of-way,
preliminary engineering, and construction engineering."
1987 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100-17 substituted "15 percent" for
"10 per centum" and struck out at end "However, this limitation
shall be 15 per centum in any State with respect to which the
Secretary finds such higher limitation to be necessary."
1976 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94-280 substituted "Federal-aid
highway funds" for "Federal-aid primary, secondary, or urban funds"
and "such total estimate cost" for "such total estimated cost" and
struck out 10 per centum limitation for any project financed with
interstate funds.
1970 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-605, Sec. 106(e), inserted
reference to the Federal-aid urban system.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 91-605, Sec. 142, added subsec. (d).
1963 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 88-157 substituted "a project
financed with Federal-aid primary, secondary, or urban funds" for
"the project" and provided for limitation, on items included in
estimates for construction engineering on projects financed with
Federal-aid primary, secondary, or urban funds, of 15 percent of
total estimated cost of the project where found by the Secretary to
be necessary and for 10-percent limitation on projects financed
with interstate funds.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1991 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 102-240 effective Dec. 18, 1991, and
applicable to funds authorized to be appropriated or made available
after Sept. 30, 1991, and, with certain exceptions, not applicable
to funds appropriated or made available on or before Sept. 30,
1991, see section 1100 of Pub. L. 102-240, set out as a note under
section 104 of this title.
STUDY OF VALUE ENGINEERING
Section 1091 of Pub. L. 102-240 provided that:
"(a) Study. - The Secretary shall study the effectiveness and
benefits of value engineering review programs applied to
Federal-aid highway projects. Such study shall include an analysis
of and the results of specialized techniques utilized in all facets
of highway construction for the purpose of reduction of costs and
improvement of the overall quality of Federal-aid highway projects.
"(b) Report. - Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act [Dec. 18, 1991], the Secretary shall report
to Congress on the results of the study under subsection (a),
including recommendations on how value engineering could be
utilized and improved in Federal-aid highway projects."
MODIFICATION OF PROJECT AGREEMENTS TO EFFECTUATE REQUIREMENT OF
FOUR-LANES OF TRAFFIC
Pub. L. 89-574, Sec. 5(b), Sept. 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 767, as
amended by Pub. L. 97-449, Sec. 2(a), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2439,
authorized Secretary to modify project agreements entered into
prior to Sept. 13, 1966, pursuant to section 106 of this title for
purpose of effectuating amendment made by this section (amending
section 109(b) of this title to add a requirement of four lanes of
traffic) with respect to as much of National System of Interstate
and Defense Highways [now Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate
and Defense Highways] as may be possible.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 101, 109, 112 of this
title; title 40 section 14501.
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23 USC Sec. 107 01/06/03
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TITLE 23 - HIGHWAYS
CHAPTER 1 - FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
-HEAD-
Sec. 107. Acquisition of rights-of-way - Interstate System
-STATUTE-
(a) In any case in which the Secretary is requested by a State to
acquire lands or interests in lands (including within the term
"interests in lands", the control of access thereto from adjoining
lands) required by such State for right-of-way or other purposes in
connection with the prosecution of any project for the
construction, reconstruction, or improvement of any section of the
Interstate System, the Secretary is authorized, in the name of the
United States and prior to the approval of title by the Attorney
General, to acquire, enter upon, and take possession of such lands
or interests in lands by purchase, donation, condemnation, or
otherwise in accordance with the laws of the United States
(including the Act of February 26, 1931, 46 Stat. 1421),(!1) if -
(1) the Secretary has determined either that the State is
unable to acquire necessary lands or interests in lands, or is
unable to acquire such lands or interests in lands with
sufficient promptness; and
(2) the State has agreed with the Secretary to pay, at such
time as may be specified by the Secretary an amount equal to 10
per centum of the costs incurred by the Secretary, in acquiring
such lands or interests in lands, or such lesser percentage which
represents the State's pro rata share of project costs as
determined in accordance with subsection (c) (!1) of section 120
of this title.
The authority granted by this section shall also apply to lands
and interests in lands received as grants of land from the United
States and owned or held by railroads or other corporations.
(b) The costs incurred by the Secretary in acquiring any such
lands or interests in lands may include the cost of examination and
abstract of title, certificate of title, advertising, and any fees
incidental to such acquisition. All costs incurred by the Secretary
in connection with the acquisition of any such lands or interests
in lands shall be paid from the funds for construction,
reconstruction, or improvement of the Interstate System apportioned
to the State upon the request of which such lands or interests in
lands are acquired, and any sums paid to the Secretary by such
State as its share of the costs of acquisition of such lands or
interests in lands shall be deposited in the Treasury to the credit
of the appropriation for Federal-aid highways and shall be credited
to the amount apportioned to such State as its apportionment of
funds for construction, reconstruction, or improvement of the
Interstate System, or shall be deducted from other moneys due the
State for reimbursement from funds authorized to be appropriated
under section 108(b) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956.
(c) The Secretary is further authorized and directed by proper
deed, executed in the name of the United States, to convey any such
lands or interests in lands acquired in any State under the
provisions of this section, except the outside five feet of any
such right-of-way in any State which does not provide control of
access, to the State transportation department of such State or
such political subdivision thereof as its laws may provide, upon
such terms and conditions as to such lands or interests in lands as
may be agreed upon by the Secretary and the State transportation
department or political subdivisions to which the conveyance is to
be made. Whenever the State makes provision for control of access
satisfactory to the Secretary, the outside five feet then shall be
conveyed to the State by the Secretary, as herein provided.
(d) Whenever rights-of-way, including control of access, on the
Interstate System are required over lands or interests in lands
owned by the United States, the Secretary may make such
arrangements with the agency having jurisdiction over such lands as
may be necessary to give the State or other person constructing the
projects on such lands adequate rights-of-way and control of access
thereto from adjoining lands, and any such agency is directed to
cooperate with the Secretary in this connection.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 85-767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 892; Pub. L. 105-178,
title I, Sec. 1212(a)(2)(A)(i), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 193.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
Act of February 26, 1931, 46 Stat. 1421, referred to in subsec.
(a), is act Feb. 26, 1931, ch. 307, 46 Stat. 1421, as amended,
known as the Declaration of Taking Act, which was classified to
sections 258a to 258e-1 of former Title 40, Public Buildings,
Property, and Works, and was repealed and reenacted as sections
3114 to 3116 and 3118 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and
Works, by Pub. L. 107-217, Secs. 1, 6(b), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat.
1062, 1304.
Subsection (c) of section 120 of this title, referred to in
subsec. (a)(2), was struck out and a new subsec. (c) was added by
Pub. L. 102-240, title I, Sec. 1021(a), Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat.
1950.
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, referred to in subsec. (b),
is act June 29, 1956, ch. 462, 70 Stat. 374. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Section 108(b)
of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 is set out as a note under
section 101 of this title.
-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1998 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-178 substituted "State
transportation department" for "State highway department" in two
places.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in title 43 section 1770.
-FOOTNOTE-
(!1) See References in Text note below.
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23 USC Sec. 108 01/06/03
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TITLE 23 - HIGHWAYS
CHAPTER 1 - FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
-HEAD-
Sec. 108. Advance acquisition of real property
-STATUTE-
(a) In General. -
(1) Availability of funds. - For the purpose of facilitating
the timely and economical acquisition of real property for a
transportation improvement eligible for funding under this title,
the Secretary, upon the request of a State, may make available,
for the acquisition of real property, such funds apportioned to
the State as may be expended on the transportation improvement,
under such rules and regulations as the Secretary may issue.
(2) Construction. - The agreement between the Secretary and the
State for the reimbursement of the cost of the real property
shall provide for the actual construction of the transportation
improvement within a period not to exceed 20 years following the
fiscal year for which the request is made, unless the Secretary
determines that a longer period is reasonable.
(b) Federal participation in the cost of rights-of-way acquired
under subsection (a) of this section shall not exceed the Federal
pro rata share applicable to the class of funds from which Federal
reimbursement is made.
(c) Early Acquisition of Rights-of-Way. -
(1) General rule. - Subject to paragraph (2), funds apportioned
to a State under this title may be used to participate in the
payment of -
(A) costs incurred by the State for acquisition of
rights-of-way, acquired in advance of any Federal approval or
authorization, if the rights-of-way are subsequently
incorporated into a project eligible for surface transportation
program funds; and
(B) costs incurred by the State for the acquisition of land
necessary to preserve environmental and scenic values.
(2) Terms and conditions. - The Federal share payable of the
costs described in paragraph (1) shall be eligible for
reimbursement out of funds apportioned to a State under this
title when the rights-of-way acquired are incorporated into a
project eligible for surface transportation program funds, if the
State demonstrates to the Secretary and the Secretary finds that
-
(A) any land acquired, and relocation assistance provided,
complied with the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real
Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970;
(B) the requirements of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 have been complied with;
(C) the State has a mandatory comprehensive and coordinated
land use, environment, and transportation planning process
under State law and the acquisition is certified by the
Governor as consistent with the State plans before the
acquisition;
(D) the acquisition is determined in advance by the Governor
to be consistent with the State transportation planning process
pursuant to section 135 of this title;
(E) the alternative for which the right-of-way is acquired is
selected by the State pursuant to regulations to be issued by
the Secretary which provide for the consideration of the
environmental impacts of various alternatives;
(F) before the time that the cost incurred by a State is
approved for Federal participation, environmental compliance
pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act has been
completed for the project for which the right-of-way was
acquired by the State, and the acquisition has been approved by
the Secretary under this Act,(!1) and in compliance with
section 303 of title 49, section 7 of the Endangered Species
Act, and all other applicable environmental laws shall be
identified by the Secretary in regulations; and
(G) before the time that the cost incurred by a State is
approved for Federal participation, both the Secretary and the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency have
concurred that the property acquired in advance of Federal
approval or authorization did not influence the environmental
assessment of the project, the decision relative to the need to
construct the project, or the selection of the project design
or location.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 85-767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 893; Pub. L. 86-35, Sec.
1, May 29, 1959, 73 Stat. 62; Pub. L. 90-495, Sec. 7(a), (b), Aug.
23, 1968, 82 Stat. 818; Pub. L. 93-87, title I, Sec. 113, Aug. 13,
1973, 87 Stat. 257; Pub. L. 94-280, title I, Sec. 115, May 5, 1976,
90 Stat. 436; Pub. L. 102-240, title I, Sec. 1017(a), (b), Dec. 18,
1991, 105 Stat. 1947; Pub. L. 102-388, title III, Sec. 346, Oct. 6,
1992, 106 Stat. 1553; Pub. L. 103-429, Sec. 3(2), Oct. 31, 1994,
108 Stat. 4377; Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Secs. 1211(e)(1),
1301(a), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 188, 225.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition
Policies Act of 1970, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(A), is act Jan.
2, 1971, Pub. L. 91-646, 84 Stat. 1894, as amended, and which is
classified principally to chapter 61 (Sec. 4601 et seq.) of Title
42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of
this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
4601 of Title 42 and Tables.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(B),
is Pub. L. 88-352, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 241, as amended. Title VI
of the Act is classified generally to subchapter V (Sec. 2000d et
seq.) of chapter 21 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title
note set out under section 2000a of Title 42 and Tables.
The National Environmental Policy Act, referred to in subsec.
(c)(2)(F), probably means the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, Pub. L. 91-190, Jan. 1, 1970, 83 Stat. 852, as amended, which
is classified generally to chapter 55 (Sec. 4321 et seq.) of Title
42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of
this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
4321 of Title 42 and Tables.
This Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(F), probably means Pub.
L. 102-240, Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 1914, known as the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1991
Amendment note set out under section 101 of Title 49,
Transportation, and Tables.
Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, referred to in subsec.
(c)(2)(F), probably means section 7 of the Endangered Species Act
of 1973, which is classified to section 1536 of Title 16,
Conservation.
-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1998 - Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1301(a), substituted "Advance
acquisition of real property" for "Advance acquisition of
rights-of-way" in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1301(a), added subsec. (a) and
struck out former subsec. (a) which read as follows: "For the
purpose of facilitating the acquisition of rights-of-way on any
Federal-aid highway in the most expeditious and economical manner,
and recognizing that the acquisition of rights-of-way requires
lengthy planning and negotiations if it is to be done at a
reasonable cost, the Secretary, upon the request of the State
highway department, is authorized to make available the funds
apportioned to any State which may be expended on such highway for
acquisition of rights-of-way, in anticipation of construction and
under such rules and regulations as the Secretary may prescribe.
The agreement between the Secretary and the State highway
department for the reimbursement of the cost of such rights-of-way
shall provide for the actual construction of a road on such
rights-of-way within a period not exceeding 20 years following the
fiscal year in which such request is made unless a longer period is
determined to be reasonable by the Secretary."
Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1211(e)(1), redesignated
subsec. (d) as (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which related
to establishment and administration of right-of-way revolving fund.
1994 - Subsec. (d)(2)(F). Pub. L. 103-429 substituted "section
303 of title 49" for "section 4(f) of the Department of
Transportation Act".
1992 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-388, Sec. 346(1), (2),
substituted "Federal-aid highway" for "of the Federal-aid highway
systems, including the Interstate System," and "which may be
expended on such highway" for "for expenditure on any of the
Federal-aid highway systems, including the Interstate System,".
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 102-388, Sec. 346(3), inserted "and
passenger transit facilities".
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 102-388, Sec. 346(5), which directed the
substitution of "of the type funded" for "on the federal-aid system
of which such project is to be part," was executed by making the
substitution for "on the Federal-aid system of which such project
is to be a part," to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Pub. L. 102-388, Sec. 346(4), substituted "project" for "highway"
after "construction of a" in first and second sentences.
1991 - Subsecs. (a), (c)(3). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1017(a),
substituted "20" for "ten".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1017(b), added subsec. (d).
1976 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94-280, Sec. 115(b), inserted "unless
a longer period is determined to be reasonable by the Secretary"
after "request is made" in last sentence.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 94-280, Sec. 115(a), struck out "made
pursuant to section 133 or chapter 5 of this title" after
"relocation payments" in last sentence.
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 94-280, Sec. 115(c), inserted "or later"
after "earlier" in first sentence.
1973 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93-87, Sec. 113(a), substituted "ten"
for "seven" years in last sentence.
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 93-87, Sec. 113(b), substituted "ten" for
"seven" years in first sentence.
1968 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90-495, Sec. 7(a), substituted
"subsection (a) of this section" for "this section".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 90-495, Sec. 7(b), added subsec. (c).
1959 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86-35 increased from five to seven
years the period in which actual construction shall commence on
rights-of-way acquired in anticipation of such construction.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1991 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 102-240 effective Dec. 18, 1991, and
applicable to funds authorized to be appropriated or made available
after Sept. 30, 1991, and, with certain exceptions, not applicable
to funds appropriated or made available on or before Sept. 30,
1991, see section 1100 of Pub. L. 102-240, set out as a note under
section 104 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 90-495 effective Aug. 23, 1968, see section
37 of Pub. L. 90-495, set out as a note under section 101 of this
title.
TRANSITION PROVISIONS
Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Sec. 1211(e)(2), June 9, 1998, 112
Stat. 188, provided that:
"(A) In general. - Funds advanced to a State by the Secretary
from the right-of-way revolving fund established by section 108(c)
of title 23, United States Code, prior to the date of enactment of
this Act [June 9, 1998] shall remain available to the State for use
on the projects for which the funds were advanced for a period of
20 years from the date on which the funds were advanced.
"(B) Credit to highway trust fund. - With respect to a project
for which funds have been advanced from the right-of-way revolving
fund, upon the termination of the 20-year period referred to in
subparagraph (A), when actual construction is commenced, or upon
approval by the Secretary of the plans, specifications, and
estimates for the actual construction of the project on the
right-of-way, whichever occurs first -
"(i) the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account) shall be credited with an amount equal to the Federal
share of the funds advanced, as provided in section 120 of title
23, United States Code, out of any Federal-aid highway funds
apportioned to the State in which the project is located and
available for obligation for projects of the type funded; and
"(ii) the State shall reimburse the Secretary in an amount
equal to the non-Federal share of the funds advanced for deposit
in, and credit to, the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass
Transit Account)."
PRESERVATION OF TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS REPORT
Section 1017(c) of Pub. L. 102-240 provided that: "The Secretary,
in consultation with the States, shall report to Congress within 2
years after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 18, 1991],
a national list of the rights-of-way identified by the metropolitan
planning organizations and the States (under sections 134 and 135
of title 23, United States Code), including the total mileage
involved, an estimate of the total costs, and a strategy for
preventing further loss of rights-of-way including the desirability
of creating a transportation right-of-way land bank to preserve
vital corridors."
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS TO RIGHT-OF-WAY REVOLVING FUND;
APPORTIONMENT; REVERSION OF AMOUNTS NOT ADVANCED OR OBLIGATED
Section 7(c)-(e) of Pub. L. 90-495 provided that $100,000,000 for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, $100,000,000 for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1971, and $100,000,000 for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1972, be transferred from the highway trust fund to
the right-of-way revolving fund established by subsec. (c) of this
section, authorized the Secretary to apportion these funds and
required that funds apportioned to a State remain available for
obligation for advances until Oct. 1 of the fiscal year in which
the apportionment was made and any funds not advanced or obligated
by such date revert to the right-of-way revolving fund for
distribution to other States.
STUDY OF ADVANCE ACQUISITION OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY
Pub. L. 89-574, Sec. 10, Sept. 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 769, as amended
by Pub. L. 97-449, Sec. 2(a), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2439,
directed the Secretary to make a full and complete investigation
and study of the advance acquisition of rights-of-way for future
construction of highways on the Federal-aid highway systems, with
particular reference to the provision of adequate time for the
removal and disposal of improvements located on rights-of-way and
the relocation of affected individuals, businesses, institutions,
and organizations, the tax status of such property after
acquisition and before its use for highway purposes, and the
methods for financing advance right-of-way acquisition by both the
State governments and the Federal Government, including the
possible creation of revolving funds for such purpose. The
Secretary was required to submit a report of results of such study
to Congress not later than July 1, 1967, together with his
recommendations.
INCREASED LIMITATION PERIOD APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN CONTRACTS
Section 2 of Pub. L. 86-35 provided that agreements entered into
before May 29, 1959 by the Secretary of Commerce and a State
highway department under authority of section 110(a) of the
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, or section 108(a) of title 23 of
the United States Code shall be deemed to provide for actual
construction of a road on such rights-of-way within a period of
seven years following the fiscal year in which such request was
made.
-FOOTNOTE-
(!1) See References in Text note below.
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23 USC Sec. 109 01/06/03
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TITLE 23 - HIGHWAYS
CHAPTER 1 - FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
-HEAD-
Sec. 109. Standards
-STATUTE-
(a) In General. - The Secretary shall ensure that the plans and
specifications for each proposed highway project under this chapter
provide for a facility that will -
(1) adequately serve the existing and planned future traffic of
the highway in a manner that is conducive to safety, durability,
and economy of maintenance; and
(2) be designed and constructed in accordance with criteria
best suited to accomplish the objectives described in paragraph
(1) and to conform to the particular needs of each locality.
(b) The geometric and construction standards to be adopted for
the Interstate System shall be those approved by the Secretary in
cooperation with the State transportation departments. Such
standards, as applied to each actual construction project, shall be
adequate to enable such project to accommodate the types and
volumes of traffic anticipated for such project for the twenty-year
period commencing on the date of approval by the Secretary, under
section 106 of this title, of the plans, specifications, and
estimates for actual construction of such project. Such standards
shall in all cases provide for at least four lanes of traffic. The
right-of-way width of the Interstate System shall be adequate to
permit construction of projects on the Interstate System to such
standards. The Secretary shall apply such standards uniformly
throughout all the States.
(c) Design Criteria for National Highway System. -
(1) In general. - A design for new construction,
reconstruction, resurfacing (except for maintenance resurfacing),
restoration, or rehabilitation of a highway on the National
Highway System (other than a highway also on the Interstate
System) may take into account, in addition to the criteria
described in subsection (a) -
(A) the constructed and natural environment of the area;
(B) the environmental, scenic, aesthetic, historic,
community, and preservation impacts of the activity; and
(C) access for other modes of transportation.
(2) Development of criteria. - The Secretary, in cooperation
with State transportation departments, may develop criteria to
implement paragraph (1). In developing criteria under this
paragraph, the Secretary shall consider the results of the
committee process of the American Association of State Highway
and Transportation Officials as used in adopting and publishing
"A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets", including
comments submitted by interested parties as part of such process.
(d) On any highway project in which Federal funds hereafter
participate, or on any such project constructed since December 20,
1944, the location, form and character of informational, regulatory
and warning signs, curb and pavement or other markings, and traffic
signals installed or placed by any public authority or other
agency, shall be subject to the approval of the State
transportation department with the concurrence of the Secretary,
who is directed to concur only in such installations as will
promote the safe and efficient utilization of the highways.
(e) No funds shall be approved for expenditure on any Federal-aid
highway, or highway affected under chapter 2 of this title, unless
proper safety protective devices complying with safety standards
determined by the Secretary at that time as being adequate shall be
installed or be in operation at any highway and railroad grade
crossing or drawbridge on that portion of the highway with respect
to which such expenditures are to be made.
(f) The Secretary shall not, as a condition precedent to his
approval under section 106 of this title, require any State to
acquire title to, or control of, any marginal land along the
proposed highway in addition to that reasonably necessary for road
surfaces, median strips, bikeways, gutters, ditches, and side
slopes, and of sufficient width to provide service roads for
adjacent property to permit safe access at controlled locations in
order to expedite traffic, promote safety, and minimize roadside
parking.
(g) The Secretary shall issue within 30 days after the day of
enactment of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970 guidelines for
minimizing possible soil erosion from highway construction. Such
guidelines shall apply to all proposed projects with respect to
which plans, specifications, and estimates are approved by the
Secretary after the issuance of such guidelines.
(h) Not later than July 1, 1972, the Secretary, after
consultation with appropriate Federal and State officials, shall
submit to Congress, and not later than 90 days after such
submission, promulgate guidelines designed to assure that possible
adverse economic, social, and environmental effects relating to any
proposed project on any Federal-aid system have been fully
considered in developing such project, and that the final decisions
on the project are made in the best overall public interest, taking
into consideration the need for fast, safe and efficient
transportation, public services, and the costs of eliminating or
minimizing such adverse effects and the following:
(1) air, noise, and water pollution;
(2) destruction or disruption of man-made and natural
resources, aesthetic values, community cohesion and the
availability of public facilities and services;
(3) adverse employment effects, and tax and property value
losses;
(4) injurious displacement of people, businesses and farms; and
(5) disruption of desirable community and regional growth.
Such guidelines shall apply to all proposed projects with respect
to which plans, specifications, and estimates are approved by the
Secretary after the issuance of such guidelines.
(i) The Secretary, after consultation with appropriate Federal,
State, and local officials, shall develop and promulgate standards
for highway noise levels compatible with different land uses and
after July 1, 1972, shall not approve plans and specifications for
any proposed project on any Federal-aid system for which location
approval has not yet been secured unless he determines that such
plans and specifications include adequate measures to implement the
appropriate noise level standards. The Secretary, after
consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency and appropriate Federal, State, and local officials, may
promulgate standards for the control of highway noise levels for
highways on any Federal-aid system for which project approval has
been secured prior to July 1, 1972. The Secretary may approve any
project on a Federal-aid system to which noise-level standards are
made applicable under the preceding sentence for the purpose of
carrying out such standards. Such project may include, but is not
limited to, the acquisition of additional rights-of-way, the
construction of physical barriers, and landscaping. Sums
apportioned for the Federal-aid system on which such project will
be located shall be available to finance the Federal share of such
project. Such project shall be deemed a highway project for all
purposes of this title.
(j) The Secretary, after consultation with the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency, shall develop and promulgate
guidelines to assure that highways constructed pursuant to this
title are consistent with any approved plan for -
(1) the implementation of a national ambient air quality
standard for each pollutant for which an area is designated as a
nonattainment area under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7407(d)); or
(2) the maintenance of a national ambient air quality standard
in an area that was designated as a nonattainment area but that
was later redesignated by the Administrator as an attainment area
for the standard and that is required to develop a maintenance
plan under section 175A of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7505a).
(k) The Secretary shall not approve any project involving
approaches to a bridge under this title, if such project and bridge
will significantly affect the traffic volume and the highway system
of a contiguous State without first taking into full consideration
the views of that State.
(l)(1) In determining whether any right-of-way on any Federal-aid
highway should be used for accommodating any utility facility, the
Secretary shall -
(A) first ascertain the effect such use will have on highway
and traffic safety, since in no case shall any use be authorized
or otherwise permitted, under this or any other provision of law,
which would adversely affect safety;
(B) evaluate the direct and indirect environmental and economic
effects of any loss of productive agricultural land or any
impairment of the productivity of any agricultural land which
would result from the disapproval of the use of such right-of-way
for the accommodation of such utility facility; and
(C) consider such environmental and economic effects together
with any interference with or impairment of the use of the
highway in such right-of-way which would result from the use of
such right-of-way for the accommodation of such utility facility.
(2) For the purpose of this subsection -
(A) the term "utility facility" means any privately, publicly,
or cooperatively owned line, facility, or system for producing,
transmitting, or distributing communications, power, electricity,
light, heat, gas, oil, crude products, water, steam, waste, storm
water not connected with highway drainage, or any other similar
commodity, including any fire or police signal system or street
lighting system, which directly or indirectly serves the public;
and
(B) the term "right-of-way" means any real property, or
interest therein, acquired, dedicated, or reserved for the
construction, operation, and maintenance of a highway.
(m) Protection of Nonmotorized Transportation Traffic. - The
Secretary shall not approve any project or take any regulatory
action under this title that will result in the severance of an
existing major route or have significant adverse impact on the
safety for nonmotorized transportation traffic and light
motorcycles, unless such project or regulatory action provides for
a reasonable alternate route or such a route exists.
(n) It is the intent of Congress that any project for
resurfacing, restoring, or rehabilitating any highway, other than a
highway access to which is fully controlled, in which Federal funds
participate shall be constructed in accordance with standards to
preserve and extend the service life of highways and enhance
highway safety.
(o) Compliance With State Laws for Non-NHS Projects. - Projects
(other than highway projects on the National Highway System) shall
be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained in accordance
with State laws, regulations, directives, safety standards, design
standards, and construction standards.
(p) Scenic and Historic Values. - Notwithstanding subsections (b)
and (c), the Secretary may approve a project for the National
Highway System if the project is designed to -
(1) allow for the preservation of environmental, scenic, or
historic values;
(2) ensure safe use of the facility; and
(3) comply with subsection (a).
(q) Phase Construction. - Safety considerations for a project
under this title may be met by phase construction consistent with
the operative safety management system established in accordance
with section 303 or in accordance with a statewide transportation
improvement program approved by the Secretary.
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(Pub. L. 85-767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 894; Pub. L. 88-157, Sec.
4, Oct. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 277; Pub. L. 89-574, Secs. 5(a), 14,
Sept. 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 767, 771; Pub. L. 91-605, title I, Sec.
136(a), (b), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1734; Pub. L. 93-87, title I,
Secs. 114, 152(2), 156, Aug. 13, 1973, 87 Stat. 257, 276, 277; Pub.
L. 95-599, title I, Secs. 113, 116(d), 141(f), (g), Nov. 6, 1978,
92 Stat. 2696, 2699, 2711; Pub. L. 96-106, Sec. 3, Nov. 9, 1979, 93
Stat. 797; Pub. L. 97-424, title I, Sec. 110(a), Jan. 6, 1983, 96
Stat. 2105; Pub. L. 102-240, title I, Sec. 1016(c)-(f)(1), Dec. 18,
1991, 105 Stat. 1946; Pub. L. 104-59, title III, Secs. 304, 305(a),
Nov. 28, 1995, 109 Stat. 579, 580; Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Secs.
1202(c), 1212(a)(2)(A), 1306, June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 169, 193,
229.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The day of enactment of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970,
referred to in subsec. (g), is Dec. 31, 1970.
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AMENDMENTS
1998 - Subsecs. (b), (c)(2). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec.
1212(a)(2)(A)(ii), substituted "State transportation departments"
for "State highway departments".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1212(a)(2)(A)(i), substituted
"State transportation department" for "State highway department".
Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1306(a), redesignated subsec.
(n) as (m) and struck out former subsec. (m) which read as follows:
"The Secretary shall issue guidelines describing the criteria
applicable to the Interstate System in order to insure that the
condition of these routes is maintained at the level required by
the purposes for which they were designed. The initial guidelines
shall be issued no later than October 1, 1979."
Subsec. (n). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1306(a)(2), redesignated
subsec. (o) as (n). Former subsec. (n) redesignated (m).
Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1202(c), inserted heading and amended text
of subsec. (n) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
"The Secretary shall not approve any project under this title that
will result in the severance or destruction of an existing major
route for nonmotorized transportation traffic and light
motorcycles, unless such project provides a reasonably alternate
route or such a route exists."
Subsecs. (o) to (q). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1306(a)(2), (b), added
subsec. (q) and redesignated former subsecs. (p) and (q) as (o) and
(p), respectively. Former subsec. (o) redesignated (n).
1995 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-59, Sec. 304(1), added subsec.
(a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which read as follows: "The
Secretary shall not approve plans and specifications for proposed
highway projects under this chapter if they fail to provide for a
facility (1) that will adequately meet the existing and probable
future traffic needs and conditions in a manner conducive to
safety, durability, and economy of maintenance; (2) that will be
designed and constructed in accordance with standards best suited
to accomplish the foregoing objectives and to conform to the
particular needs of each locality."
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-59, Sec. 304(2), added subsec. (c) and
struck out former subsec. (c) which read as follows:
"(c) Design and Construction Standards for NHS. - Design and
construction standards to be adopted for new construction on the
National Highway System, for reconstruction on the National Highway
System, and for resurfacing, restoring, and rehabilitating
multilane limited access highways on the National Highway System
shall be those approved by the Secretary in cooperation with the
State highway departments. All eligible work for such projects
shall meet or exceed such standards."
Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 104-59, Sec. 305(a), substituted "plan for -
" and pars. (1) and (2) for "plan for the implementation of any
ambient air quality standard for any air quality control region
designated pursuant to the Clean Air Act, as amended."
Subsec. (q). Pub. L. 104-59, Sec. 304(3), added subsec. (q) and
struck out former subsec. (q) which read as follows:
"(q) Historic and Scenic Values. - If a proposed project under
sections 103(e)(4), 133, or 144 involves a historic facility or is
located in an area of historic or scenic value, the Secretary may
approve such project notwithstanding the requirements of
subsections (a) and (b) of this section and section 133(c) if such
project is designed to standards that allow for the preservation of
such historic or scenic value and such project is designed with
mitigation measures to allow preservation of such value and ensure
safe use of the facility."
1991 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1016(f)(1)(A),
substituted "highway projects under this chapter" for "projects on
any Federal-aid system".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1016(c), amended subsec. (c)
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows:
"Projects on the Federal-aid secondary system in which Federal
funds participate shall be constructed according to specifications
that will provide all-weather service and permit maintenance at a
reasonable cost."
Subsec. (l)(1). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1016(f)(1)(B), substituted
"highway" for "system" in introductory provisions.
Subsecs. (p), (q). Pub. L. 102-240, Sec. 1016(d), (e), added
subsecs. (p) and (q).
1983 - Subsec. (o). Pub. L. 97-424 added subsec. (o).
1979 - Subsec. (l)(1)(A). Pub. L. 96-106 struck out "any aspect
of" after "adversely affect".
1978 - Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 95-599, Sec. 141(f), inserted
"bikeways" after "surfaces, median strips,".
Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 95-599, Sec. 113, added subsec. (l).
Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 95-599, Sec. 116(d), added subsec. (m).
Subsec. (n). Pub. L. 95-599, Sec. 141(g), added subsec. (n).
1973 - Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 93-87, Sec. 152(2), substituted "Act"
for "Rct", thus correcting the popular name to read "Federal-Aid
Highway Act of 1970".
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 93-87, Sec. 114, authorized promulgation of
noise-level standards for highways on any Federal-aid system for
which project approval has been secured prior to July 1, 1972, and
approval of any project on a Federal-aid system to which
noise-level standards are made applicable, described the range of
the projects, made money available for financing Federal share of
the project, and deemed such project a highway project for all
purposes of this title.
Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 93-87, Sec. 156, added subsec. (k).
1970 - Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 91-605, Sec. 136(a), substituted
provisions ordering the Secretary to issue within 30 days after
Dec. 31, 1970, guidelines, which will apply to all proposed
projects approved by the Secretary after their issuance, for
minimizing soil erosion from highway construction for provisions
authorizing the Secretary to consult with the Secretary of
Agriculture respecting guidelines for minimizing soil erosion from
highway construction and report such guidelines to Congress not
later than July 1, 1967.
Subsecs. (h) to (j). Pub. L. 91-605, Sec. 136(b), added subsecs.
(h) to (j).
1966 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89-574, Sec. 5(a), required that in
all cases the standards provide for at least four lanes of traffic.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 89-574, Sec. 14, added subsec. (g).
1963 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 88-157 substituted "Such standards,
as applied to each actual construction project, shall be adequate
to enable such project to accommodate the types and volumes of
traffic anticipated for such project for the twenty-year period
commencing on the date of approval by the Secretary, under section
106 of this title, of the plans, specifications, and estimates for
actual construction of such project" for "Such standards shall be
adequate to accommodate the types and volumes of traffic forecast
for the year 1975", struck out "up" before "to such standards" and
inserted "all" in phrase "throughout all the States".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1991 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 102-240 effective Dec. 18, 1991, and
applicable to funds authorized to be appropriated or made available
after Sept. 30, 1991, and, with certain exceptions, not applicable
to funds appropriated or made available on or before Sept. 30,
1991, see section 1100 of Pub. L. 102-240, set out as a note under
section 104 of this title.
INTERNATIONAL ROUGHNESS INDEX
Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Sec. 1213(b), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat.
200, provided that:
"(1) Study. - The Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a study on the international roughness index that is used
as an indicator of pavement quality on the Federal-aid highway
system.
"(2) Required elements. - The study shall specify the extent of
usage of the index and the extent to which the international
roughness index measurement is reliable across different
manufacturers and types of pavement.
"(3) Report to congress. - Not later than 2 years after the date
of enactment of this Act [June 9, 1998], the Comptroller General
shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study."
ENVIRONMENTAL STREAMLINING
Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Sec. 1309, June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 232,
as amended by Pub. L. 105-206, title IX, Sec. 9004(c), July 22,
1998, 112 Stat. 843, provided that:
"(a) Coordinated Environmental Review Process. -
"(1) Development and implementation. - The Secretary shall
develop and implement a coordinated environmental review process
for highway construction and mass transit projects that require -
"(A) the preparation of an environmental impact statement or
environmental assessment under the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), except that the
Secretary may decide not to apply this section to the
preparation of an environmental assessment under such Act; or
"(B) the conduct of any other environmental review, analysis,
opinion, or issuance of an environmental permit, license, or
approval by operation of Federal law.
"(2) Memorandum of understanding. -
"(A) In general. - The coordinated environmental review
process for each project shall ensure that, whenever
practicable (as specified in this section), all environmental
reviews, analyses, opinions, and any permits, licenses, or
approvals that must be issued or made by any Federal agency for
the project concerned shall be conducted concurrently and
completed within a cooperatively determined time period. Such
process for a project or class of project may be incorporated
into a memorandum of understanding between the Department of
Transportation and Federal agencies (and, where appropriate,
State agencies).
"(B) Establishment of time periods. - In establishing the
time period referred to in subparagraph (A), and any time
periods for review within such period, the Department and all
such agencies shall take into account their respective
resources and statutory commitments.
"(b) Elements of Coordinated Environmental Review Process. - For
each project, the coordinated environmental review process
established under this section shall provide, at a minimum, for the
following elements:
"(1) Federal agency identification. - The Secretary shall, at
the earliest possible time, identify all potential Federal
agencies that -
"(A) have jurisdiction by law over environmental-related
issues that may be affected by the project and the analysis of
which would be part of any environmental document required by
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321
et seq.); or
"(B) may be required by Federal law to independently -
"(i) conduct an environmental-related review or analysis;
or
"(ii) determine whether to issue a permit, license, or
approval or render an opinion on the environmental impact of
the project.
"(2) Time limitations and concurrent review. - The Secretary
and the head of each Federal agency identified under paragraph
(1) -
"(A)(i) shall jointly develop and establish time periods for
review for -
"(I) all Federal agency comments with respect to any
environmental review documents required by the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for
the project; and
"(II) all other independent Federal agency environmental
analyses, reviews, opinions, and decisions on any permits,
licenses, and approvals that must be issued or made for the
project;
whereby each such Federal agency's review shall be undertaken and
completed within such established time periods for review; or
"(ii) may enter into an agreement to establish such time
periods for review with respect to a class of project; and
"(B) shall ensure, in establishing such time periods for
review, that the conduct of any such analysis, review, opinion,
and decision is undertaken concurrently with all other
environmental reviews for the project, including the reviews
required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); except that such review may not be
concurrent if the affected Federal agency can demonstrate that
such concurrent review would result in a significant adverse
impact to the environment or substantively alter the operation
of Federal law or would not be possible without information
developed as part of the environmental review process.
"(3) Factors to be considered. - Time periods for review
established under this section shall be consistent with the time
periods established by the Council on Environmental Quality under
sections 1501.8 and 1506.10 of title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations.
"(4) Extensions. - The Secretary shall extend any time periods
for review under this section if, upon good cause shown, the
Secretary and any Federal agency concerned determine that
additional time for analysis and review is needed as a result of
new information that has been discovered that could not
reasonably have been anticipated when the Federal agency's time
periods for review were established. Any memorandum of
understanding shall be modified to incorporate any mutually
agreed-upon extensions.
"(c) Dispute Resolution. - When the Secretary determines that a
Federal agency which is subject to a time period for its
environmental review or analysis under this section has failed to
complete such review, analysis, opinion, or decision on issuing any
permit, license, or approval within the established time period or
within any agreed-upon extension to such time period, the Secretary
may, after notice and consultation with such agency, close the
record on the matter before the Secretary. If the Secretary finds,
after timely compliance with this section, that an environmental
issue related to the project that an affected Federal agency has
jurisdiction over by operation of Federal law has not been
resolved, the Secretary and the head of the Federal agency shall
resolve the matter not later than 30 days after the date of the
finding by the Secretary.
"(d) Participation of State Agencies. - For any project eligible
for assistance under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, or
chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, a State, by operation
of State law, may require that all State agencies that have
jurisdiction by State or Federal law over environmental-related
issues that may be affected by the project, or that are required to
issue any environmental-related reviews, analyses, opinions, or
determinations on issuing any permits, licenses, or approvals for
the project, be subject to the coordinated environmental review
process established under this section unless the Secretary
determines that a State's participation would not be in the public
interest. For a State to require State agencies to participate in
the review process, all affected agencies of the State shall be
subject to the review process.
"(e) Assistance to Affected Federal Agencies. -
"(1) In general. - The Secretary may approve a request by a
State or recipient to provide funds for a highway project made
available under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, or for
a mass transit project made available under chapter 53 of title
49, United States Code, to the State for the project subject to
the coordinated environmental review process established under
this section to affected Federal agencies to provide the
resources necessary to meet any time limits established under
this section.
"(2) Amounts. - Such requests under paragraph (1) shall be
approved only -
"(A) for the additional amounts that the Secretary determines
are necessary for the affected Federal agencies to meet the
time limits for environmental review; and
"(B) if such time limits are less than the customary time
necessary for such review.
"(f) Judicial Review and Savings Clause. -
"(1) Judicial review. - Nothing in this section shall affect
the reviewability of any final Federal agency action in a
district court of the United States or in the court of any State.
"(2) Savings clause. - Nothing in this section shall affect the
applicability of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or any other Federal environmental
statute or affect the responsibility of any Federal officer to
comply with or enforce any such statute.
"(g) Federal Agency Defined. - In this section, the term 'Federal
agency' means any Federal agency or any State agency carrying out
affected responsibilities required by operation of Federal law."
ROADSIDE SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES
Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Sec. 1402, June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 236,
as amended by Pub. L. 105-206, title IX, Sec. 9005(c), July 22,
1998, 112 Stat. 848, provided that:
"(a) Crash Cushions. -
"(1) Guidance. - Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act [June 9, 1998], the Secretary shall issue
guidance regarding the benefits and safety performance of
redirective and nonredirective crash cushions in different road
applications, taking into consideration roadway conditions,
operating speed limits, the location of the crash cushion in the
right-of-way, and any other relevant factors. The guidance shall
include recommendations on the most appropriate circumstances for
utilization of redirective and nonredirective crash cushions.
"(2) Use of guidance. - States shall use the guidance issued
under this subsection in evaluating the safety and
cost-effectiveness of utilizing different crash cushion designs
and determining whether redirective or nonredirective crash
cushions or other safety appurtenances should be installed at
specific highway locations.
"(b) Traffic Flow and Safety Applications of Road Barriers. -
"(1) Study. - The Secretary shall conduct a study on the
technologies and methods to enhance safety, streamline
construction, and improve capacity by providing positive
separation at all times between traffic, equipment, and workers
on highway construction projects. The study shall also address
how such technologies can be used to improve capacity and safety
at those specific highway, bridge, and other appropriate
locations where reversible lane, contraflow, and high occupancy
vehicle lane operations are implemented during peak traffic
periods.
"(2) Uses to consider. - In conducting the study, the Secretary
shall consider, at a minimum, uses of positive separation
technologies related to -
"(A) separating workers from traffic flow when work is in
progress;
"(B) providing additional safe work space by utilizing
adjacent and available traffic lanes during off-peak hours;
"(C) rapid deployment to allow for daily or periodic
restoration of lanes for use by traffic during peak hours as
needed;
"(D) mitigating congestion caused by construction by -
"(i) opening all adjacent and available lanes to traffic
during peak traffic hours; or
"(ii) using reversible lanes to optimize capacity of the
highway by adjusting to directional traffic flow; and
"(E) permanent use of positive separation technologies to
create contraflow or reversible lanes to increase the capacity
of congested highways, bridges, and tunnels.
"(3) Report. - Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act [June 9, 1998], the Secretary shall submit
to Congress a report on the results of the study. The report
shall include findings and recommendations for the use of the
technologies referred to in paragraph (2) to provide positive
separation on appropriate projects."
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