Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 101 Part 1.djvu/192

 101 STAT. 162

Post, p. 167.

PUBLIC LAW 100-17—APR. 2, 1987

"(3) report to such committees on such inventories; and "(4) report to such committees such recommendations as the Secretary may have for improvements of the program authorized by this section. Such reports shall be submitted to such committees biennially at the same time as the report required by section 307(e) of this title is submitted to Congress.". (d) BRIDGES TO REPLACE DESTROYED BRIDGES AND FERRYBOAT SERVICE.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 144 of such title is amended by redesignating subsection (m), and any references thereto, as subsection (p) and by inserting after subsection (1) the following new subsection: "(m) REPLACEMENT OF DESTROYED BRIDGES AND FERRYBOAT SERVICE.— "(1) GENERAL RULE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of

23 USC 144 note.

this section or of any other provision of law, a State may utilize any of the funds provided under this section to construct any bridge which— "(A) replaces any low water crossing (regardless of the length of such low water crossing), "(B) replaces any bridge which was destroyed prior to V ^ 1965, "(C) replaces any ferry which was in existence on January 1, 1984, or "(D) replaces any road bridges rendered obsolete as a result of United States Corps of Engineers flood control or ^ channelization projects and not rebuilt with funds from the 'United States Corps of Engineers. "(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share payable on any bridge construction carried out under paragraph (1) shall be 80 percent of the cost of such construction.". (2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to funds apportioned to the States under section 144 of title 23, United States Code, after September 30, 1986. (3) CONFORMING MODIFICATION OF APPORTIONMENT FORMULA.—

Subsection (e) of such section is amended by inserting after the third sentence the following new sentence: "For purposes of the ' preceding sentence, the total cost of deficient bridges in a State and in all States shall be reduced by the total cost of any '•"^ highway bridges constructed under subsection (m) in such State, relating to replacement of destroyed bridges and ferryboat services.". (e) OFF-SYSTEM BRIDGE PROGRAM.—Such section 144 is further

amended by inserting after subsection (1) the following new subsection: "(n) OFF-SYSTEM BRIDGE PROGRAM.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to any project not on a Federal-aid system for the replacement of a bridge or rehabilitation of a bridge which is wholly funded from State and local sources, is eligible for Federal funds under this section, is noncontroversial, is certified by the State to have been carried out in accordance with all standards applicable to such projects under this section, and is determined by the Secretary upon completion to be no longer a deficient bridge, any amount expended after the date of the enactment of this subsection from State and local sources for such project in excess of 20 percent of the cost of construction thereof may be credited to the

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