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 PUBLIC LAW 100-202—DEC. 22, 1987

101 STAT. 1329-390

study the feasibility and necessity of constructing a toll expressway between Chicago, Illinois, and Kansas City, Missouri. (b) ALABAMA.—The Secretary of Transportation shall study the feasibility and necessity of completing a beltway around the city of Birmingham, Alabama. (c) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of conducting each study under this section shall be 65 percent. (d) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the studies conducted under this section. (e) AMENDMENTS TO NEW YORK FEASIBILITY STUDY.—Section 168 of

the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 is amended— (1) by inserting at the end of subsection (a) the following new sentence: "Such study shall include environmental assessment, economic analysis, economic impact, engineering, and rail rationalization studies."; and (2) in subsection (c) by striking out "one year" and inserting in lieu thereof "2 years". EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS

SEC. 351. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the withdrawal of Interstate Route 1-420 in the State of Georgia shall be exempt from the procedural requirements of section 103(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code, including the regulations issued under such section. HIGHWAY WIDENING DEMONSTRATION PROJECT SEC. 352. (a) PROJECT DESCRIPTION.—The Secretary of Transpor-

tation is authorized to carry out a demonstration project to improve United States Route 202 between 1-76 and Pennsylvania State Route 252 in the vicinity of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated $19,000,000 to carry out this section. Any funds appropriated pursuant to this section shall remain available until expended and shall be exempt from any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs. (c) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 80 percent. This Act may be cited as the "Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988". (m) Such amounts as may be necessary for programs, projects or activities provided for in the Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations Act, 1988, at a rate of operations and to the extent and in the manner provided for, the provisions of such Act to be effective as if it had been enacted into law as the regular appropriations Act, as follows:

Ante, p. 216.

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