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 PUBLIC LAW 100-17—APR. 2, 1987 /

101 STAT. 143

(4) under section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978;

23 USC 144 note.

(5) under section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981; 95 Stat. 1701. (6) under sections 131(b) and 131(j) of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982; 96 Stat. 2119. (7) under section 118 of the National Visitor Center Facilities Act of 1968; and 40 USC 801 note. (8) under section 404 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982.

49 USC app.

Such limitations shall also not apply to obligations of funds made 2304. available by subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of this Act. (c) DISTRIBUTION OF OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—For each of fiscal years 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991 the Secretary shall distribute the limitation imposed by subsection (a) by allocation in the ratio which sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction which are apportioned or allocated to each State for such fiscal year bears to the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction which are apportioned or allocated to all the States for such fiscal year. (d) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—During the

period

October 1 through December 31 of each of fiscal years 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991, no State shall obligate more than 35 percent of the amount distributed to such State under subsection (c) for such fiscal year, and the total of all State obligations during such period shall not exceed 25 percent of the total amount distributed to all States under such subsection for such fiscal year. (e) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—Notwith-

standing subsections (c) and (d), the Secretary shall— (1) provide all States with authority sufficient to prevent lapses of sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction which have been apportioned or allocated to a State, except in those instances in which a State indicates its intention to lapse sums apportioned under section 104(b)(5)(A) of title 23, United States Code; (2) after August 1 of each of fiscal years 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991, revise a distribution of the funds made available under subsection (c) for such fiscal year if a State will not obligate the amount distributed during such fiscal year and redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed during such fiscal year giving priority to those States having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under section 104 of title I 23, United States Code, and giving priority to those States which, because of statutory changes made by the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 and the Federal-Aid 23 USC lOl note. Highway Act of 1981, have experienced substantial proportional 23 USC lOl note, reductions in their apportionments and allocations; and (3) not distribute amounts authorized for administrative expenses, studies under sections 159, 164, 165, and 167 of this Act, Federal lands highways programs, and the strategic highway research program and amounts made available under section 149(d) of this Act. (f) ADDITIONAL OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), a State which after August 1 and on or before September 30 of fiscal year 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, or 1991 obligates the amount distributed to

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