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 PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

119 STAT. 1235

areas, and in safety rest areas, constructed or located on rights-of-way of the Interstate System in the State, so long as those idling reduction measures do not reduce the existing number of designated truck parking spaces at any given rest or recreation area; and ‘‘(B) charge a fee, or permit the charging of a fee, for the use of those parking spaces actively providing power to a truck to reduce idling. ‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The exclusive purpose of the facilities described in paragraph (1) (or similar technologies) shall be to enable operators of motor vehicles used for commercial purposes— ‘‘(A) to reduce idling of a truck while parked in the rest or recreation area; and ‘‘(B) to use installed or other equipment specifically designed to reduce idling of a truck, or provide alternative power for supporting driver comfort, while parked.’’.

Subtitle E—Construction and Contract Efficiency SEC. 1501. PROGRAM EFFICIENCIES.

(a) ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION.—Section 115 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may authorize a State to proceed with a project authorized under this title— ‘‘(1) without the use of Federal funds; and ‘‘(2) in accordance with all procedures and requirements applicable to the project other than those procedures and requirements that limit the State to implementation of a project— ‘‘(A) with the aid of Federal funds previously apportioned or allocated to the State; or ‘‘(B) with obligation authority previously allocated to the State. ‘‘(b) OBLIGATION OF FEDERAL SHARE.—The Secretary, on the request of a State and execution of a project agreement, may obligate all or a portion of the Federal share of a project authorized to proceed under this section from any category of funds for which the project is eligible.’’. (b) OBLIGATION AND RELEASE OF FUNDS.—Section 118(d) of such title is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(d) OBLIGATION AND RELEASE OF FUNDS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds apportioned or allocated to a State for a purpose for any fiscal year shall be considered to be obligated if a sum equal to the total of the funds apportioned or allocated to the State for that purpose for that fiscal year and previous fiscal years is obligated. ‘‘(2) RELEASED FUNDS.—Any funds released by the final payment for a project, or by modifying the project agreement for a project, shall be— ‘‘(A) credited to the same class of funds previously apportioned or allocated to the State for the project; and

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