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 PUBLIC LAW 94-280—MAY 5, 1976

90 STAT. 437

State for the appropriate Federal-aid system or part thereof (other than the Interstate System) for a period of three years after the close of the fiscal year for which such sums are authorized and any amounts so apportioned remaining unexpended at the end of such period shall lapse. Sums apportioned to the Interstate System shall continue available for expenditure in that State for the Interstate System for a period of two years after the close of the fiscal year for which such sums are authorized. Any amount apportioned to the States for the Interstate System under subsection (b)(5)(A) of section 104 of this title remaining unexpended at the end of the period during which it 23 USC 104. is available under this section shall lapse and shall immediately be reapportioned among the other States in accordance with the provi.;r,^ > sions of subsection (b)(5)(A) of section 104 of this title. Any amount apportioned to the States for the Interstate System under subsection (b)(5)(B) of section 104 of this title remaining unexpended at the end of the period of its availability shall lapse. Sums apportioned to a tr, i - ., Federal-aid system for any fiscal year shall be deemed to be expended if a sum equal to the total of the sums apportioned to the State for such fiscal year and previous fiscal years is obligated. Any Federal-aid highway funds released by the payment of the final voucher or by the modification of the formal project agreement shall be credited to the same class of funds, primary, secondary, urban, or interstate, previously apportioned to the State and be immediately available for expenditure.". (b)(1) The first sentence of section 203 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking out "or a date not earlier than one year preceding the beginning" and inserting in lieu thereof "or on October 1,". (2) The second sentence of such section 203 is amended by striking out "two years" and inserting in lieu thereof "three years". (c) The funds authorized by section 104 of this Act and all funds authorized by titles I and II of this Act for the transition quarter ending September 30, 1976, shall, for the purposes of the application of sections 118 and 203 of title 23, United States Code, remain available for expenditure for the same period as funds authorized by this Act for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977. P A Y M E N T TO STATES FOR CONSTRUCTION

SEC. 118. (a) Section 121(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(d) In making payments pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall be bound by the limitations with respect to the permissible amounts of such payments contained in sections 120 and 130 of this title. Payments for construction engineering on any project financed 23 USC 120,130. with Federal-aid highway funds shall not exceed 10 per centum of the Federal share of the cost of construction of such project after excluding from the cost of construction the costs of rights-of-way, preliminary engineering, and construction engineering. However, this limitation shall be 15 per centum in any State with respect to which the Secretary finds such higher limitation to be necessary.". EMERGENCY RELIEF

SEC. 119. (a) Section 125(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out "June 30, 1972," and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1972, and ending before June 1, 1976,";

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