revision of authorization for appropriations for the interstate system

revision of authorization for appropriations for the interstate system Sec. 102. (a) Subsection (b) of section 108 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, as amended, is amended by striking out “the additional sum of $3,250,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1978, and the additional sum of $3,250,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1979.”, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following: “the additional sum of $3,250,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, the additional sum of $3,250,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, the additional sum of $3,625,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, the additional sum of $3,625,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, the additional sum of $3,625,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, the additional sum of $3,625,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, the additional sum of $3,625,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, the additional sum of $3,625,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, the additional sum of $3,625,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1986, the additional sum of $3,625,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1987, the additional sum of $3,625,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988, the additional sum of $3,625,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989, and the additional sum of $3,625,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990.”. (b) (1) At least 30 per centum of the apportionment made to each State for each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1978, and September 30, 1979, of the sums authorized in subsection (a) of this section shall be expended by such State for projects for the construction of intercity portions (including beltways) which will close essential gaps in the Interstate System and provide a continuous System. (2) The Secretary of Transportation snail report to Congress before October 1, 1976, on those intercity portions of the Interstate System the construction of which would be needed to close essential gaps in the System. (3) A State which does not have sufficient projects to meet the 30 per centum requirement of paragraph (1) of this subsection may, upon approval of the Secretary of Transportation, be exempt from the requirements of such paragraph to the extent of such inability. 90 STAT. 426 (c) No part of the funds authorized by section 108(b) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, as amended, for the Interstate System, shall be obligated for any project for resurfacing, restoring, or rehabilitating any portion of the Interstate System.