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PUBLIC LAW 8 5 - 7 6 7 - A U G. 27, 1958

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Public Law 85-767 AN ACT To revise, codify, and enact into law, title 23 of the United States Code, entitled "Highways". Be it United i n g to United United

enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the States of America in Congress assembled, That the laws relat- ^^^^1* ^3, u. s. h i g h w a year e revised, codified, and reenacted as Title 23, Codification and States Code, " H i g h w a y s " and may be cited as " Title 23, faw!*'"*' ^"*° States Code, § — ", as f o l l o w s:

TITLE 23—HIGHWAYS CHAPTBB 1. FEDERAL AID HIGHWAYS 2. OTHER HIGHWAYS 3. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Sec. 101 201 301

CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS Peo.

101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131.

August 27, 1958 [H.R. 12776]

Definitions "and declaration of policy. Authorizations. Federal-aid systems. Apportionment. Programs. Plans, specifications, and estimates. Acquisition of rights-of-way—Interstate System. Advance acquisition of rights-of-way. Standards. Project agreements. Use of and access to rights-of-way—Interstate System. Letting of contracts. Prevailing rate of wage—Interstate System. Construction. Construction by States in advance of apportionment—Interstate System. Maintenance. Secondary road responsibility. Availability of sums apportioned. Administration of Federal-aid for highways in Alaska. Federal share payable. Payment to States for construction. Payment to States for bond retirement. Relocation of utility facilities. Advances to States. Emergency relief. Diversion. Vehicle weight and width limitations—Interstate System. Public hearings. Toll roads, bridges, and tunnels. Railway-highway crossings. Areas adjacent to the Interstate System.

§ 101. Definitions and declaration of policy (a) As used in this title, unless the context requires otherwise— The term "apportionment" in accordance with section 104 of this title includes unexpended apportionments made under prior acts. The term "construction" means the supervising, inspecting, actual building, and all expenses incidental to the construction or reconstruction of a highwaj, including locating, surveying, and mapping (including the establishment of temporary and permanent geodetic markers m accordance with specifications of the Coast and Geodetic Survey in the Department of Commerce), costs of rightsof-way, and elimination of hazards of railway-grade crossings.

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