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 .^%^>/'-i^:i/',.'*Ns- PUBLIC LAW 104-59—NOV. 28, 1995 109 STAT. 571 (b) CONFORMING i\MENDMENTS.—Section 103(b)(3) of such title is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C) by striking "For purposes of proposing highways for designation to the National Highway System, the" and inserting "The"; and (2) in subparagraph (D)— (A) by striking "In proposing highways for designation to the National Highway System, the" and inserting "The"; and (B) by inserting after "mileage" the following: "on the National Highway System". TITLE II—TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FLEXIBILITY SEC. 201. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) FINDINGS. —Congress finds and declares that— (1) Federal infrastructure spending on transportation is critical to the efficient movement of goods and people in the United States; (2) section 1003(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1921) has been estimated to result in fiscal year 1996 transportation spending being reduced by as much as $2,700,000,000; (3) such section 1003(c) will result in a reduction of critical funds to States from the Highway Trust Fund; and (4) the funding reduction will have adverse effects on the national economy and the predictability of funding for the Nation's highway system and impede interstate commerce. (b) PURPOSES. —The purposes of this title are— (1) to make the program categories in the Federal-aid highway program more flexible so that States may fund highpriority projects in fiscal year 1996; (2) to reallocate funds from certain programs during fiscal year 1996 so that the States will be able to continue their core transportation infrastructure programs; (3) to ensure the equitable distribution of funds to urbanized areas with a population over 200,000 in a manner consistent with the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; and (4) to suspend certain penalties that would be imposed on the States. SEC. 202. FUNDING RESTORATION. (a) IN GENERAL.— Not later than the 10th day following the date of the enactment of this Act and on October 1, 1997, or as soon as possible thereafter, the Secretary shall allocate among the States the amounts made available, as a result of section 203, to carry out this section for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, respectively, for projects eligible for assistance under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code. (b) ALLOCATION FORMULA. —Funds made available to carry out this section shall be allocated among the States in accordance with the following table: Urban and rural areas.

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