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 PUBLIC LAW 94-30—JUNE 4, 1975

89 STAT. 171

Public Law 94-30 94th Congress An Act To authorize the increase of the Federal share of certain projects under title 23, United States Code.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal share of any project approved by the Secretary of Transportation under section 106(a), and of any project for which the United States becomes obligated to pay under ssction 117. of title 23, United States Code, during the period beginning February 12, 1975, and ending September 30, 1975 (both dates inclusive), shall be such percentage of the construction cost as the State highway department requests, u p to and including 100 per centum. SEC. 2. The total amount of such increases in the Federal share as are made pursuant to the first section of this Act for any State shall be repaid to the United States by such State before January 1, 1977. Such repayments shall be deposited in the H i g h w a y Trust F u n d. No project shall be approved under section 106 or section 117 of title 23, United States Code, for any project in any State which has failed to make its repayment in accordance with t h i s section until such repayment has been made. SEC. 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any money apportioned under section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, for any one Federal-aid highway system in a State (other than the Interstate System) may be used during the period beginning February 12, 1975, and ending September 30, 1975 (both dates inclusive), for any project in that State on any Federal-aid highway system (other than the Interstate System). The Secretary shall deduct from moneys apportioned to a State under section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, after the date of enactment of this section for a Federal-aid highway system on which money has been used under authority of the preceding sentence, an amount equal to the money so used, and the deducted amount shall be repaid and credited to the last apportionment made for the system for which the monej^ so used was originally apportioned. E a c h deduction made under the preceding sentence shall be at least 50 per centum of the annual apportionment to which the deduction applies until full repayment has been made. Approved June 4, 1975.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 94-109 (Comm. on Public Works and Transportation). SENATE REPORT No. 94-149 accompanying S. 952 (Comm. on Public Works). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 121 (1975): Apr. 10, considered and passed House. May 22, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 952; House concurred in Senate amendment. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 11, No. 23: June 5, Presidential statement.

June 4, 1975 [H.R. 3786] Federal-aid highway funds. 23 USC 120 note.

Repayments. 23 USC 120 note.

Apportioned funds. 23 USC 104note.

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