EMERGENCY RELIEF.

SEC. 1113. EMERGENCY RELIEF. (a) Federal Share.— Section 120(e) of title 23, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence by striking “highway system” and inserting “highway”. (b) Eligibility and Funding.— Section 125 of such title is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: “(a) General Eligibility.— Subject to this section and section 120, an emergency fund is authorized for expenditure by the Secretary for the repair or reconstruction of highways, roads, and trails, in any part of the United States, including Indian reservations, that the Secretary finds have suffered serious damage as a result of— “(1) natural disaster over a wide area, such as by a flood, hurricane, tidal wave, earthquake, severe storm, or landslide; or “(2) catastrophic failure from any external cause. “(b) Restriction on Eligibility.— In no event shall funds be used pursuant to this section for the repair or reconstruction of bridges that have been permanently closed to all vehicular traffic by the State or responsible local official because of imminent danger of collapse due to a structural deficiency or physical deterioration. “(c) Funding.— Subject to the following limitations, there are authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) such sums as may be necessary to establish the fund authorized by this section and to replenish it on an annual basis: “(1) Not more than $100,000,000 is authorized to be obligated in any 1 fiscal year commencing after September 30, 1980, to carry out the provisions of this section; except that, if in any fiscal year the total of all obligations under this 112 STAT. 152section is less than the amount authorized to be obligated in such fiscal year, the unobligated balance of such amount shall remain available until expended and shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available to carry out this section each year. “(2) Pending such appropriation or replenishment, the Secretary may obligate from any funds heretofore or hereafter appropriated for obligation in accordance with this title, including existing Federal-aid appropriations, such sums as may be necessary for the immediate prosecution of the work herein authorized. Funds obligated under this paragraph shall be reimbursed from such appropriation or replenishment.”; (3) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)— (A) in the first sentence by striking “reconstruction of highways” and all that follows through “in accordance” and inserting “reconstruction of highways on Federal-aid highways in accordance”; (B) by striking “subsection (c)” both places it appears and inserting “subsection (e)”; (C) in the second sentence by striking “authorized” and all that follows through the period and inserting“authorized on Federal-aid highways.”; and (D) in the last sentence by striking “Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Public Law 93–288)” and inserting “Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)”; and (4) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated) by striking “on any of the Federal-aid highway systems” and inserting “Federal-aid highways”. (c) San Mateo County, California.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a project to repair or reconstruct any portion of a Federal-aid primary route in San Mateo County, California, that— (1) was destroyed as a result of a combination of storms in the winter of 1982–1983 and a mountain slide; and (2) until its destruction, served as the only reasonable access route between 2 cities and as the designated emergency evacuation route of 1 of the cities; shall be eligible for assistance under section 125(a) of title 23, United States Code, if the project complies with the local coastal plan. (d) Technical Amendments.— Section 120(e) of such title is amended— (1) by striking “(c)” and inserting “(b)”; and (2) by striking “90” and inserting “180”.