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 119 STAT. 1514 Massachusetts.

PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

SEC. 1948. EMERGENCY SERVICE ROUTE.

Notwithstanding any Federal law, regulation, or policy to the contrary, no Federal funds shall be obligated or expended for the demolition of the existing Brightman Street Bridge connecting Fall River and Somerset, Massachusetts, and the existing Brightman Street Bridge shall be maintained for pedestrian and bicycle access, and as an emergency service route. Alaska.

SEC. 1949. KNIK ARM BRIDGE FUNDING CLARIFICATION.

The Secretary shall provide to the public entity known as the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority, established by the State of Alaska, funds provided in items 2465 and 3677 in the table contained in section 1702, item 2 in the table contained in section 1934, and item 14 in the table contained in section 1302. Louisiana.

SEC. 1950. LINCOLN PARISH, LA/I–20 TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR PROGRAM.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall credit non-Federal expenditures paid on or after October 23, 2000, by project sponsors of the Lincoln Parish transportation and community and system preservation project funded by the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106– 346), and the United States Route 167/I–20 interchange Interstate maintenance discretionary project funded by the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107–87), that are in excess of the non-Federal matching requirements for such projects as non-Federal contributions toward the non-Federal matching requirements for all LA/I–20 Transportation Corridor Program elements between Louisiana Route 149 and Louisiana Route 33. (b) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to provide credit under subsection (a) expires on September 30, 2009. SEC. 1951. BONDING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

Section 332 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following: ‘‘(e) BONDING ASSISTANCE.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the Minority Resource Center established under subsection (b), shall provide assistance in obtaining bid, payment, and performance bonds by disadvantaged business enterprises pursuant to subsection (b)(4). ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 to carry out activities under this subsection.’’. Virginia.

SEC. 1952. CONGESTION RELIEF.

The Secretary shall conduct a design and feasibility analysis to alleviate southbound traffic congestion along the George Washington Parkway, Virginia, between Interstate Route 495 and the 14th Street Bridge and shall take appropriate action in response to the results of that analysis. SEC. 1953. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out, in accordance with title 23, United States Code, projects under section 1301 and 1302 of this Act.

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