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 PUBLIC LAW 103-122—OCT. 27, 1993 107 STAT. 1221 necessary for administration under section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code; and (4) notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall withhold from initial distribution the fiscal year 1994 Federalaid highways obligation limitation set aside for Interstate Construction Discretionary projects: Provided, That the Secretary shall distribute only aiter August 1, 1994, such obligation limitation withheld in accordance with this section to those States receiving Interstate Discretionary allocations. (d) During the period October 1 through December 31, 1993, the aggregate amount of obligations under section 157 of title 23, United States Code, for projects covered under section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978, section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981, sections 131(b), 131(j), and 404 of Public Law 97-424, sections 1061, 1103 through 1109, 4008, and 6023(b)(8) and 6023(b)(10) of Public Law 102-240, and for projects authorized by Public Law 99-500 and Public Law 100- 17, shall not exceed $302,551,350. (e) During the period August 2 through September 30, 1994, the aggregate amount which may be obligated by all States pursuant to paragraph (d) shall not exceed 2.5 percent of the aggregate amount of funds apportioned or allocated to all States— (1) under sections 104 and 144 of title 23, United States Code, and 1013(c) and 1015 of Public Law 102-240, and (2) for highway- assistance projects under section 103(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code, which would not be obligated in fiscal year 1994 if the total amount of the obligation limitation provided for such fiscal year in this Act were utilized. (f) Paragraph (e) shall not apply to any State which on or after August 1, 1994, has the amount distributed to such State under paragraph (a) for fiscal year 1994 reduced under paragraph (0(2). SEC. 311. None of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than one hundred and ten political and Presidential appointees in the Department of Transportation: Provided, That none of the personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside the Department of Transportation. SEC. 312. Not to exceed $1,500,000 of the funds provided in this Act for the Department of Transportation shall be available for the necessary expenses of advisory committees. SEC. 313. The limitation on obligations for the programs of 49 USC app. the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority ^^^'^ "°*®- under section 21 of the Federal Transit Act, previously made available for obligation, or to any other authori^ previously made available for obligation under the Discretionary Grants program. SEC. 314. None of the funds in this Act snail be available for the construction of, or any other costs related to, the Central Automated Transit System (Downtown People Mover) in Detroit, Michigan. SEC. 315. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code. SEC. 316. The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided, That no appropriation shall be increased or decreased by more

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