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 in rural areas, including the extensions of the Federal-aid primary system in urban areas, and the priority primary routes, out of the Highway Trust Fund, $1,350,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and $1,350,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978. For the Federal-aid secondary system in rural areas, out of the Highway Trust Fund, $400,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and $400,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978. (2) For the Federal-aid urban system, out of the Highway Trust Fund, $800,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and $800,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978. (3) For forest highways, out of the Highway Trust Fund, $33,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and $33,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978. (4) For public lands highways, out of the Highway Trust Fund, $16,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and $16,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978. (5) For forest development roads and trails. $35,000,000 for the three-month period ending September 30, 1976, $140,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and $140,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978. (6) For public lands development roads and trails, $2,500,000 for the three-month period ending September 30, 1976, $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978. (7) For park roads and trails, $7,500,000 for the three-month period ending September 30, 1976, $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978. (8) For parkways, $11,250,000 for the three-month period ending September 30, 1976, $45,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and $45,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, except that the entire cost of any parkway project on any Federal-aid system paid under the authorization contained in this paragraph shall be paid from the Highway Trust Fund. (9) For Indian reservation roads and bridges, $20,750,000 for the three-month period ending September 30, 1976, $83,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and $83,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978. (10) For economic growth center development highways under section 143 of title 23, United States Code, out of the Highway Trust Fund, $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and $50,000,000 for t he fiscal year ending September 30, 1978. (11) For necessary administrative expenses in carrying out section 131 and section 136 of title 23, United States Code, $375,000 for the three-month period ending September 30, 1976. $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978. (12) For carrying out section 215(a) of title 23, United States Code— 90 STAT. 428 (A) for the Virgin Islands, not to exceed $1,250,000 for the three-month period ending September 30, 1976, not to exceed $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and not to exceed $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978. (B) for Guam, not to exceed $1,250,000 for the three-month period ending September 30, 1976, not to exceed $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and not to exceed $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978. (C) for American Samoa, not to exceed $250.01)0 for the three-month period ending September 30, 1976, not to exceed $1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and not to exceed $1,000.000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978. Sums authorized by this paragraph shall be available for obligation at the beginning of the period for which authorized in the same manner and to the same extent as if such sums were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code. (13) For authorized landscaping, including, but not limited to, the planting of flowers and shrubs indigenous to the area, and for litter removal an additional $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977 and $25.000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978. (14) For the Great River Road, $2,500,000 for the three-month period ending September 30, 1976, $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and $10,000,060 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, for construction or reconstruction of roads not on a Federal-aid highway system; and out of the Highway Trust Fund, $6,250,000 for the three-month period ending September 30, 1976, $25,000.000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, for construction or reconstruction of roads on a Federal-aid highway system. (15) For control of outdoor advertising under section 131 of title 23, United States Code, $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978. (16) For control of junkyards under section 136 of title 23, United States Code, $15,000.000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978. (17) For safer off-system roads under section 219 of title 23, United States Code. $200,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and $200,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978. (18) For access highways under section 155 of title 23, United States Code, $3,750,000 for the three-month period ending September 30, 1976, $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978. (19) Nothing in the first ten paragraphs or in paragraph (12), (13), (14), (17), or (18) of this section shall be construed to authorize the appropriation of any sums to carry out sections 131, 136, or chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code. (b) (1) For each of the fiscal ye a re 1978 and 1979 no State, including the State of Alaska, shall receive less than one-half of 1 per centum of the total apportionment for the Interstate System under section 104(b)(5) of title 23, United States Code. Whenever amounts made available under this subsection for the Interstate System in any State exceed the estimated cost of completing that State’s portion of the Interstate System, and exceed the estimated cost-of necessary resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation of the Interstate System within such State, the excess amount shall be transferred to and added to the90 STAT. 429 amounts last apportioned to such State under paragraphs (1), (2) and (6) of section 104(b) in the ratio which these respective amounts bear to each other in that State, and shall thereafter be available for expenditure in the same manner and to the same extent as the amounts to which they are added. In order to carry out this subsection, there are authorized to be appropriated, out of the Highway Trust Fund, not to exceed $01,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, and $125,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979. (2) In addition to funds otherwise authorized, $65,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, arid $65,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, out of the Highway Trust Fund, are hereby authorized for the purpose of completing projects approved under the urban high density traffic program prior to the enactment of this paragraph. Such sums shall be in addition to sums previously authorized. (c) (1) In the case of priority primary routes, $50,000,000 of the sum authorized for fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, by the amendment made by subsection (a)(1) of this section, shall not lie apportioned. Such $50,000,000 shall lie available for obligation on July 1, 1976, in the same manner and to the same extent as sums apportioned for fiscal year 1977 except that such $50,000,000 shall be available for obligation at the discretion of the Secretary of Transportation only for projects of unusually high cost which require long periods of time for their construction. Any part, of such $50,000,000 not obligated by such Secretary before October 1, 1977, shall be immediately apportioned in the same manner as funds apportioned on October 1, 1977, for priority primary routes and available for obligation for the same period as such apportionment. (2) In the case of priority primary routes, $50,000,000 of the sum authorized for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, by the amendment made by subsection (a)(1) of this section, shall not be apportioned. Such $50,000,000 of such authorized sum shall be available for obligation on the date of such apportionment, in the same manner and to the same extent as the sums apportioned on such date, except that such $50,000,000 shall be available for obligation at the discretion of the Secretary of Transportation only for projects of unusually high cost which require long periods of time for their construction. Any part of such $50,000,000 not obligated by such Secretary before October 1, 1978, shall be immediately apportioned in the same manner as funds apportioned on October 1, 1978, for such routes, and available for obligation for the same period as such apportionment.