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 92 STAT. 2700

23 USC 129. Federal share excess, repayment.

Interest rate.

23 USC 103.

PUBLIC LAW 95-599—NOV. 6, 1978 shall, at any time during construction of such bridge, tunnel, or approach and for one year after it is opened to traffic, and subject to the conditions and limitations of such section 129, advance to such State 100 per centum of the cost of construction of such bridge, tunnel, or approach. So much of the amount so advanced that exceeds the Federal share of such construction cost shall be repaid to the United States as follows: "(1) 50 per centum within one year of the date such bridge, tunnel, or approach is opened to traffic, "(2) 25 per centum within two years of such date of opening, and "(3) 25 per centum within three years of such date of opening. Any advance made to a State under this subsection shall be from the funds apportioned to said State for the Interstate System. So much of any advance made to a State under this subsection required to be I'epaid shall be repaid with interest at a rate determined by the Secretary. If a State receives any advance under this subsection with respect to any toll bridge, tunnel, or approach thereto, then the provisions of section 103(e)(4) of this title shall not apply to such bridge, tunnel, or approach.". EMERGENCY RELIEF

SEC. 119. The second sentence of subsection 125(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by— (1) inserting the words "prior to the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978," immediately after " (2)"; and (2) inserting the following words before the period at the end of the sentence: ", and for any fiscal year thereafter, 100 per centum of such expenditures are authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund". TOLL BRmOES STUDY

Federal funding. 23 USC 301.

SEC. 120. Section 129 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding a new subsection (i) as follows: "(i) Notwithstanding section 301 of this title, the Secretary may permit Federal participation, through funds for any Federal-aid system other than the Interstate System, in any engineering and fiscal assessments, traffic analyses, network studies, preliminary modification planning, and any other study necessary to determine whether a privately owned toll bridge should be acquired by a state or political subdivision thereof." ADVERTISING BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

SEC. 121. Section 131(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out "and (4) " and inserting in lieu thereof "(4)";and (2) by striking out the period at the end thereof and inserting ' in lieu thereof a comma and the following: "and (5) signs, displays, and devices advertising the distribution of nonprofit organizations of free coffee to individuals traveling on the Interstate

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