CREDIT TO STATE OF LOUISIANA FOR STATE MATCHING FUNDS.

SEC. 1918. CREDIT TO STATE OF LOUISIANA FOR STATE MATCHING FUNDS. (a) In General.—The Secretary may provide a credit to the State of Louisiana in an amount equal to non-Federal Share of the cost of any planning, engineering, design, or construction work carried out by the State on any project that the Secretary determines is integral to the project authorized by item number 202 in the table contained in section 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 264). (b) Eligibility of Credit.—The credit may be used for any future payment relating to the completion of the project referred to in subsection (a) that is required by the State under title 23, United States Code.