projects for high-hazard locations

projects for high-hazard locations Sec. 209. (a) Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: “§ 152. Projects for high-hazard locations “(a) Each State shall conduct and systematically maintain an engineering survey of all highways to identify high-hazard locations which may constitute a danger to vehicles and to pedestrians, assign priorities for the correction of such locations, and establish and implement a schedule of projects for their improvement. “(b) For projects to eliminate or reduce the hazards at specific locations or sections of highways which have high accident experiences or high accident potentials, by the Federal Highway Administration, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of the Highway Trust Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $50,000,000, and for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1975, and June 30, 1976, the sum of $75,000,000 shall be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund. Such sums shall be available for obligation in the same manner and to the same extent as if such funds were apportioned under this chapter. 87 Stat. 287 “(c) Funds authorized by this section shall be available solely for expenditure for projects on any Federal-aid system (other than the Interstate System) except in the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. “(d) Funds made available in accordance with subsection (b) shall be apportioned to the States in the same manner as is provided in section 492(c) of this title, and the Federal share payable on account of any such project shall be 90 per centum of the cost thereof. “(e) Each State shall report to the Secretary of Transportation not later than September 30, 1974, and not later than September 30 of each year thereafter, on the progress being made to implement projects for high-hazard locations and the effectiveness of such improvements. Each State report, shall contain an assessment of the cost, of, and safety benefits derived from, the various means and methods used to mitigate or eliminate hazards and the previous and subsequent accident experience at these locations. The Secretary of Transportation shall submit a report to the Congress not later than January 1, 1975, and not later than January 1 of each year thereafter, on the progress being made by the States in implementing projects for improvements at high-hazard locations. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the number of projects undertaken, their distribution by cost range, road system, means and methods used, and the previous and subsequent accident experience at improved locations. In addition, the Secretary’s report shall analyze, and evaluate each State program, identify any State found not to be in compliance with the schedule of improvements required by subsection (a) and include recommendations for future implementation of the spot improvements program.” (b) The analysis of chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “152. Projects for high-hazard locations.”.