priority primary routes

priority primary routes Sec. 126. (a) Chapter 1 of title 23 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: “§ 147. Priority primary routes “(a) High traffic sections of highways on the Federal-aid primary system which connect to the Interstate System shall be selected by each State highway department, in consultation with appropriate local officials, subject to approval by the Secretary, for priority of improvement to supplement the service provided by the Interstate System by furnishing needed adequate traffic collector and distributor facilities. For the purpose of this section such highways shall here-after in this section be referred to as ‘priority primary routes’. “(b) The Federal share of any project on a priority primary route shall be that provided in section 120(a) of this title. All provisions of this title applicable to the Federal-aid primary system shall be applicable to priority primary routes selected under this section except that one-half of such funds shall be apportioned among the States in accordance with section 104(b) (1) of this title, and one-half shall be 87 Stat. 264apportioned among the States in accordance with section 104(b)(3) of this title. Funds authorized to carry out this section shall be deemed to be apportioned on January 1 next preceding the commencement of the fiscal year for which authorized. “(c) The initial selection of the priority primary routes and the estimated cost of completing such routes shall be reported to Congress on or before July 1, 1974. “(d) There is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out this section not to exceed $100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $200,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $300,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970.” (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: “147. Priority primary routes.”.