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 PUBLIC LAW 100-17—APR. 2, 1987

101 STAT. 153

project, and (III) in the case of construction work, begin work within 90 days of obligation. vjf

"(C) PRIORITY C O N S I D E R A T I O N FOR CERTAIN P R O J E C T S. — I n

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selecting projects to fund under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall give priority consideration to any project the cost of which exceeds $10,000,000 on any high volume route in a n urban a r e a or a high truck-volume route in a r u r a l area.

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"(D) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY OF DISCRETIONARY F U N D S. —

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S u m s m a d e available pursuant to this paragraph r e m a i n available until expended.".

Urban areas.

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(d) CREDIT FOR CERTAIN U N U S E D R I G H T - O F - W A Y. — Notwithstanding

Arizona,

any other provision of law, the value of unused right-of-way acquired under section 104(b)(5)(A) of title 23, United States Code, or section 118(b)(2) of such title in the State of Arizona may be credited to the unobligated balance of funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(5)(B) of such title if requested by the State and approved by the Secretary. (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) The m a t t e r preceding the first

colon in section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after "subsection (a) of this section" the following: " and the set asides authorized by subsection (f) of this section and sections 118(c) and 307(d) of t h i s title ". (2) Section 118 of such title is amended by striking out the heading for such section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

Ante, p. 152; ] p. 167.

" § 1 1 8. Availability of funds". (3) Section 118(b) of such title is amended— (A) in paragraph (1) by inserting " P E R I O D S OF AVAILABILITY OF F U N D S; DISCRETIONARY P R O J E C T S. — " before "(1)"; (B) in paragraph (1) by inserting " P E R I O D OF AVAILABILITY O F NON-INTERSTATE F U N D S. — " before " S u m s "; (C) in paragraph (4) by inserting " O B L I G A T I O N AS EQUIVALENT TO EXPENDITURES; EFFECT O F RELEASE OF F U N D S. — " before

"Sums"; and (D) by indenting paragraph (1) and aligning such paragraph and paragraph (4) with paragraph (2), as amended by subsection (a) of this section. (4) Section 118(c) of such title is further amended— (A) by indenting paragraph (1), as designated by subsection (b) of this section, and aligning such paragraph with paragraph (2), as added by such subsection (b); and (B) by striking out "Such a m o u n t " and inserting in lieu thereof "Subject to section 149(d) of the Federal-Aid H i g h w a y Act of 1987, such a m o u n t ". (5) The analysis for chapter 1 of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to section 118 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "118. Availability of funds.". SEC. 115. FLEXIBILITY OF USE OF HIGHWAY FUNDS.

Section 118(f) of title 28, United States Code, r e l a t i n g to availability of s u m s apportioned to the State of Alaska, is amended by inserting " and the Commonwealth of P u e r to Rico" after " the State of Alaska".

Puerto Rico,

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