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 90 STAT. 448

PUBLIC LAW 9 4 - 2 8 0 — M A Y 5, 1976 ALASKAN ROADS STUDY

Investigation. SEC. 151. (a) The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 23 USC 218 note. undertake an investigation and study to determine the cost of, and the responsibility for, repairing the damage to Alaska highways that has been or will be caused by heavy truck traffic during construction of the trans-Alaska pipeline and to restore them to proper standards Report to when construction is complete. The Secretary of Transportation shall Congress. report his initial findings to the Congress on or before September 30, 1976, and his final conclusions on rebuilding costs no later than three months after completion of pipeline construction, (b) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be available until expended, the sum of $200,000 for the purpose of making the study authorized by subsection (a) of this section. GLEN WOOD CANYON

HIGHWAY

CONSTRUCTION

SEC. 152. Notwithstanding section 109(b) of title 23 of the United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized, upon application of the Governor of the State, to approve construction of that section or portions thereof of Interstate Route 70 from a point three miles east of Dotsero, Colorado, westerly to No-Name Interchange, approximately 2.3 miles east of Glen wood Springs, Colorado, approximately 17.5 miles in length, to provide for variations from the number of lanes and other requirements of said section 109(b) in accordance with geometric and construction standards whether or not in conformance with said section 109(b) which the Secretary determines are necessary for the safety of the traveling public, for the protection of the environment, and for preservation of the scenic and historic values of the Glenwood Canyon. The Secretary shall not approve any project for construction under this section unless he shall first have determined that such variations will not result in creation of safety hazards and that there is no reasonable alternative to such project. STUDY OF H I G H W A Y NEEDS TO SOLVE ENERGY

Investigation. 23 USC 101 note.

Report to Congress.

National Transportation Policy Study Commission. 23 USC 101 note.

PROBLEMS

S E C 153. (a) The Secretary of Transportation shall make an investigation and study for the purpose of determining the need for special Federal assistance in the construction or reconstruction of highways on the Federal-aid system necessary for the transportation of coal or other uses in order to promote the solution of the Nation's energy problems. Such study shall include a p p r o p r i a t e consultations with the Secretary of the Interior, the A d m i n i s t r a to r of the Federal Energy Administration, and other appropriate Federal and State officials. (b) The Secretary shall report the results of such investigation and study together with his recommendations, to the Congress not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act. (c) I n order to carry out the study, the Secretary is authorized to use such funds as are available to him for such purposes under section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION

S E C 154. (a)(1) There is hereby established a Commission to be known as the National Transportation Policy S t u d y Commission, hereinafter referred to as the "Commission".

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