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 PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

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reports to the Secretary on the status of the Internal Revenue Service projects funded under this subsection.’’. (c) ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 1101(a)(21) of this Act for highway use tax evasion projects for each of the fiscal years 2005 through 2009, the following amounts shall be allocated to the Internal Revenue Service to carry out section 143 of title 23, United States Code: (1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2005. (2) $44,800,000 for fiscal year 2006. (3) $53,300,000 for fiscal year 2007. (4) $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009. SEC. 1116. APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

(a) APPORTIONMENT.—The Secretary shall apportion funds made available by section 1101(a)(7) of this Act for fiscal years 2005 through 2009 among the States based on the latest available cost to complete estimate for the Appalachian development highway system under section 14501 of title 40, United States Code. (b) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23.—Funds made available by section 1101(a)(7) of this Act for the Appalachian development highway system shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the Federal share of the cost of any project under this section shall be determined in accordance with section 14501 of title 40, United States Code, and such funds shall be available to construct highways and access roads under such section and shall remain available until expended. (c) USE OF TOLL CREDITS.—Section 120(j)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘and the Appalachian development highway system program under section 14501 of title 40’’ after ‘‘section 125’’. SEC. 1117. TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNITY, AND SYSTEM PRESERVATION PROGRAM.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In cooperation with appropriate State, tribal, regional, and local governments, the Secretary shall establish a comprehensive program to address the relationships among transportation, community, and system preservation plans and practices and identify private sector-based initiatives to improve such relationships. (b) PURPOSE.—Through the program under this section, the Secretary shall facilitate the planning, development, and implementation of strategies to integrate transportation, community, and system preservation plans and practices that address one or more of the following: (1) Improve the efficiency of the transportation system of the United States. (2) Reduce the impacts of transportation on the environment. (3) Reduce the need for costly future investments in public infrastructure. (4) Provide efficient access to jobs, services, and centers of trade. (5) Examine community development patterns and identify strategies to encourage private sector development that achieves the purposes identified in paragraphs (1) through (4). (c) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall allocate funds made available to carry out this section to States, metropolitan

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