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PUBLIC LAW 93-87-AUG. 13, 1973


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TOLL ROAD REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM

SEC. 149. (a) Whenever the State of Louisiana has received its final apportionment of sums authorized to be appropriated for expenditure on the Interstate System, or on or after July 1, 1977, whichever first occurs, the Secretary shall, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of section 129 of title 23 of the United States Code, reimburse ^"'«' P- 259. the Federal share of the actual cost of construction of new toll highways or improvements to existing toll highways in that State, construction of which highways or improvement is begun after July 1, 1973, but not including the cost of toll collection and service facilities, on the same basis and in the same manner as in the construction of free highways under chapter 1 of title 23 of the United States Code upon ^^ sta^. sss. compliance with the conditions contained in this section. (b) The Secretary shall reimburse the Federal share of the costs of construction as applicable to a project under section 120(a) of title 23 of the United States Code from funds apportioned to such State pur- g/statfVr^is!' suant to paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of section 104 of title 23 of the United States Code whenever the State enters into an agreement Ante, p. 256,. with the Secretary whereby it undertakes performance of the following obligations: (1) to provide for the construction of such highway in accordance with standards approved by the Secretary; (2) all tolls received from the operation of such highway, less the actual cost of such operation and maintenance, shall be applied by the State to the repayment of the actual costs of construction, except for an amount equal to the Federal share payable of such actual costs of a project; and (3) no tolls shall be charged for the use of such highway after the Federal share has been paid and the highway shall be maintained and operated as a free highway. Upon the enactment of this section the Secretary shall, at the request of the State of Louisiana, enter into an agreement with that State if such agreement meets the requirements of this subsection. Reimbursements shall not be made until after the State receives its final apportionment of sums authorized to be appropriated for expenditure on the Interstate System or July 1, 1977, whichever first occurs. (c) Such highway shall be designated as a part of the Federal-aid primary system, other than the Interstate System, before the payment of any Federal funds under this section, notwithstanding the mileage limitations in subsection (b) of section 103 of title 23 of the United States Code. Ante, p. 274. (d) The Federal share payable of such actual cost of the project shall be made in not more than fifteen equal annual installments, from the funds apportioned to the State pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of section 104 of title 23 of the United States Code, with the first installment being made either (1) one year after the project agreement has been entered into between the Secretary and the State highway department or (2) either one year after the State receives its final apportionment of sums authorized to be appropriated for expenditure on the Interstate System, or July 1, 1977, whichever first occurs, whichever of such clause (1) or (2) is last to occur. Such payment shall be applied against the outstanding obligations of the project. PARKWAYS

SEC. 150. (a) Subsection (a) of section 207 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

72 Stat. 908.

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