STUDY ON IMPACT OF CLIMATIC CONDITIONS.

SEC. 1101–1102. STUDY ON IMPACT OF CLIMATIC CONDITIONS. (a) Study.— The Secretary shall conduct a study of the effects of climatic conditions on the costs of highway construction and maintenance. The study shall take into account such climatic conditions as freezing, thawing, and precipitation and the impact of climatic conditions on increased highway design costs and decreased highway service life in the various regions of the United States. (b) Report.— Not later than September 30, 1993, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under this section, together with such recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate. The report shall include a description of the implications of the differing costs on the allocation of highway funds to the States.