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PUBLIC LAW 87-866-OCT. 23, 1%2

[76 STAT.

TRANSPORTATION P L A N N I N G I N CERTAIN URBAN AREAS

Ante, p. 1146.

SEC. 9. (a) Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding immediately following section 138 the following new section: " I t is declared to be in the national interest to encourage and promote the development of transportation systems, embracing various modes of transport in a manner that will serve the States and local communities efficiently and effectively. To accomplish this objective the Secretary shall cooperate with the States, as authorized in this f itle, in the development of long-range highway plans and programs which are properly coordinated with plans for improvements in other affected forms of transportation and which are formulated with due consideration to their probable effect on the future development of urban areas of more than fifty thousand population. After July 1, 1965, the Secretary shall not approve under section 105 of this title any program for projects in any urban area of more than fifty thousand population unless he finds that such projects are based on a continuing comprehensive transportation planning process carried on cooperatively by States and local communities in conformance with the objectives stated in this section." (b) The analysis of chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "184. Transportation planning in certain urban areas." RURAL DELIVERY A N D STAR ROUTE MILEAGE
 * % 134. Transportation planning in certain urban areas

72 Stat. 889; 73 Stat. 146.

SEC. 10. (a) Subsection (b)(1) of section 104 of title 23 of the United States Code is amended by striking out "preceding fiscal year" and inserting in lieu thereof "preceding calendar year". (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) of this section shall be applicable only with respect to apportionments made after the date of enactment of this Act. H I G H W A Y P L A N N I N G A N D RESEARCH F U N D S

72 Stat. 913.

SEC. 11. Subsection (c) of section 307 of title 23 of the United States Code is amended by inserting " (1) " immediately after " (c) ", by striking out "any year" and inserting in lieu thereof "each fiscal year prior to the fiscal year 1964", and by adding at the end thereof the following: " (2) One and one-half per centum of the sums apportioned for each fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year 1964 to any State under section 104 of this title shall be available for expenditure by the State highway department only for the purposes enumerated in paragraph (1) of this subsection. "(3) I n addition to the percentage provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, not to exceed one-half of one per centum of sums apportioned for each fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year 1964 under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 104(b) of this title shall be available for expenditure upon request of the State highway department for the purposes enumerated in paragraph (1) of this subsection. "(4) Sums made available under paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection shall be matched by the State in accordance with section 120 of this title unless the Secretary determines that the interests of the Federal-aid highway program would be best served without such matching."

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