PAYBACK OF RIGHT-OF-WAY EXPENSES.

SEC. 143. PAYBACK OF RIGHT-OF-WAY EXPENSES. (a) Effect of Repayment.—Upon repayment by the State of New York to the Treasurer of the United States of an amount as determined by the Secretary to be equal to the amount of Federal funds expended to acquire property for the portion of I-478 which was withdrawn from the Interstate System in accordance with the provisions of section 103(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code, less any amount not required to be repaid with respect to such property under section 103(e)(7) of such title, the State of New York shall be absolved of any further responsibility for repayment and will be deemed to have met all of the repayment requirements of section 103(e)(7) of such title. (b) Use of Repaid Funds.—The amount repaid to the United States under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the appropriation for “Federal-Aid Highway (Trust Fund)”. Such repayment shall be credited to the unprogrammed balance of funds apportioned to the State of New York in accordance with section 104(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code. The amount so credited shall be in addition to all other funds then apportioned to such State and shall be available for expenditure in accordance with the provisions of such title.