highway authorizations

highway authorizations Sec. 105. (a) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of title 23, United States Code, the following sums are hereby authorized to be appropriated: (1) For the Federal-aid primary system and the Federal-aid secondary system and for their extension within urban areas, out of the Highway Trust Fund, $1,100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $1,100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. The sums authorized in this paragraph for each fiscal year shall be available for expenditure as follows: (A) 45 per centum for projects on the Federal-aid primary highway system; (B) 30 per centum for projects on the Federal-aid secondary highway system; and (C) 25 per centum for projects on extensions of the Federal-aid primary and Federal-aid secondary highway systems in urban areas. (2) For the Federal-aid primary system and the Federal-aid secondary system, exclusive of their extensions in urban areas, out of the Highway Trust Fund, $125,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $125,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, such sums to be in addition to the sums authorized in paragraph (1) of this subsection. The sums authorized in this paragraph for each fiscal year shall be available for expenditure as follows: (A) 60 per centum for projects on the. Federal-aid primary highway system; and (B) 40 per centum for projects on the Federal-aid secondary system. (3) For the Federal-aid urban system, out of the Highway Trust Fund, $100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. (4) For traffic operation projects in urban areas as authorized in section 135 of title 23, United States Code, out of the Highway Trust Fund, $100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. (5) For forest highways, out of the Highway Trust Fund. $33,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $33,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. (6) For public lands highways, out of the Highway Trust Fund, $16,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $16,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. (7) For forest development roads and trails, $170,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $170,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. (8) For public lands development roads and trails, $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. 84 Stat. 1716 (9) For park roads and trails, $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. (10) For parkways, $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. (11) For Indian reservation roads and bridges, $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $30,000,000” for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. (12) For carrying out section 319(b) of title 23, United States Code (relating to landscaping and scenic enhancement), $1,500,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $10,000,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. (13) For necessary administrative expenses in carrying out section 131, section 130 and section 319(b) of title 23, United States Code, $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. (14) Nothing in the first eleven paragraphs of this section shall be construed to authorize the appropriation of any sums to carry out section 131, 136, 319(b), or chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code. (b) (1) No State shall receive less than one-half of 1 per centum of the total apportionment for each of the fiscal years 1972 and 1973 under paragraph (5) of subsection (b) of section 104 of title 23, United States Code. In addition, to all other authorizations for the Interstate System for the two fiscal years ending June 30, 1972, and June 30, 1973, there is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund not to exceed $55,000,000 for each such fiscal year for such System. Such authorization shall be apportioned to each of the States receiving apportionments under section 103 of this Act of less than one-half of 1 per centum for each such fiscal year, so as to ensure that each such State will receive for each such fiscal year an amount equal to one-half of 1 per centum of the total apportionment for each such fiscal year under section 103 of this Act, as required by the first sentence of this paragraph. (2) By January 1, 1972, the Secretary shall report to Congress on his recommendation for the apportionment of funds and matching requirements for work on Federal-aid highways in States which have completed, or are nearing completion, of construction on Interstate System mileage located in their State, and for all States after completion of the Interstate System.