special urban high density traffic program

special urban high density traffic program Sec. 125. (a) Chapter 1 of title 23 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: “§ 146. Special urban high density traffic program “(a) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and 87 Stat. 263$50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, for the construction of highways connected to the Interstate System in portions of urbanized areas with high traffic density. The Secretary shall develop guidelines and standards for the designation of routes and the allocation of funds for this purpose which include the following criteria: “(1) Routes designated by the Secretary shall not be longer than ten miles. “(2) Routes designated shall serve areas of concentrated population and heavy traffic congestion. “(3) Routes designated shall serve the urgent needs of commercial, industrial, airport, or national defense installations. “(4) Any routes shall connect with existing routes on the Interstate System. “(5) Routes designated under this section shall have been approved through the planning process required under section 134 of this title and determined to be essential by responsible local officials. “(6) A route shall be designated under this section only where the Secretary determines that no feasible or practicable alternative mode of transportation which could meet the needs of the area to be served is now available or could become available in the foreseeable future. “(7) The designation of routes under this section shall comply with section 138 of this title, and no route shall be designated which substantially damages or infringes upon any residential area. “(8) Routes shall be designated by the Secretary on the recommendation of the State and responsible local officials. “(9) No more than one route in any one State shall be designated by the Secretary. “(10) Any route designated by the Secretary under this section must be on a Federal-aid system. “(b) The Federal share payable on account of any project authorized pursuant to this section shall not exceed 90 per centum of the cost of construction of such project.” (b) The table of contents of chapter 1 of title 23 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “146. Special urban high density traffic program.”