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 90 STAT. 438

23 USC 125.

42 USC 5121 note.

PUBLIC LAW 94-280—MAY 5, 1976 (2) by striking out "June 30.1973," and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1973, to carry out the provisions of this section, and not more than $25,000,000 for the three-month period beginning July 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1976, is authorized to be expended to carry out the provisions of this section, and not more than $100,000,000 is authorized to be expended in any one fiscal year commencing after September 30, 1976,"; and (3) by adding before the last sentence the following new sentence: "For the purposes of this section the period beginning July 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1976, shall be deemed to be a part of the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977.". (b) The second sentence of section 125(b) of such title is amended by striking out the period and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ", except that if the President has declared such emergency to be a major disaster for the purposes of the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-288) concurrence of the Secretary is not required.". BUS WIDTHS

SEC. 120. Section 127 of title 23, United States Code is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "Notwithstanding any limitation relating to vehicle widths contained in this section, a State may permit any bus having a width of 102 inches or less to operate on any lane of 12 feet or more in width on the Interstate System.". FERRY

OPERATIONS

SEC. 121. The first sentence of paragraph (5) of subsection (g) of section 129 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after "Hawaii" the following: "and the islands which comprise the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico". The second sentence of such paragraph (5) is amended by inserting after "Hawaii" the following: "and operations between the islands which comprise the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico". CONTROL or OUTDOOR ADVERTISING

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SEC. 122. (a) Subsection (f) of section 131 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting the following after the first sentence: "The Secretary may also, in consultation with the States, provide within the rights-of-way of the primary system for areas in which signs, displays, and devices giving specific information in the interest of the traveling public may be erected and maintained". (b) Section 131 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: "(o) The Secretary may approve the request of a State to permit retention in specific areas defined by such State of directional signs, displays, and devices lawfully erected under State law in force at the time of their erection which do not conform to the requirements of subsection (c), where such signs, displays, and devices are in existence on the date of enactment of this subsection and where the State demonstrates that such signs, displays, and devices (1) provide directional information about goods and services in the interest of the traveling public, and (2) are such that removal would work a substantial economic hardship in such defined area. "(p) In the case of any sign, display, or device required to be removed under this section prior to the date of enactment of the Fed-

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