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 PUBLIC LAW 95-599—NOV. 6, 1978

92 STAT. 2715

THOUSAND ISLANDS BRIDGE AUTHORITY

SEC. 148. The facility owned by the Thousand Islands Bridge Exemption. Authority located in part on the right-of-way of Interstate Route 1-81 in New York State six hundred feet from the border with Canada is hereby exempt from the restrictions contained in section 111 of title 23, United States Code, prohibiting certain commercial establishments on such rights-of-way. Such exemption shall be only for the purpose of permitting the use of such facility for the sale of only those articles which are for export and for consumption outside the United States. BLOOMINGTON FERRY BRIDGE

SEC. 149. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary Appropriation of Transportation, out of the Highway Trust Fund, $200,000 for authorization. expenditure through the State of Minnesota in preparing environmental impact statements required by Federal law in connection with the construction of the Scott County-Hennepin County Highway 18 Bridge (Bloomington Ferry Bridge) in the vicinity of Bloomington, Minnesota. Funds authorized by this section shall be available for obligation in the same manner and to the same extent as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23. United States Code. 23 USC 101 et ACCESS CONTROL DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS

SEC. 150. (a) The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to carry out access control demonstration projects designed to demonstrate whether preserving the capacity of existing highways to move traffic safely by acquiring and controlling the right of access to such a highway is a cost effective alternative to the construction of additional highways. Such demonstration projects shall be carried out (1) on highways which are on the Federal-aid primary or secondary system, and are well maintained and in good condition, and (2) in traffic corridors which are not already subject to heavy industrial, commercial, or residential development. The Secretary of Transportation shall carry out one such demonstration project in each of three States. (b) On or before September 30, 1983, the Secretary shall report to Congress the results of the projects carried out under this section. (c) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section. out of the Highway Trust Fund, not to exceed $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980. (d) Funds authorized by this section shall be available for obligation in the same manner and to the same extent as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code. CONNECTOR PRIMARY DEMONSTRATION

SEC. 151. (a) The Secretary of Transportation, in cooperation with the States of New Mexico and Texas, shall conduct a demonstration project to upgrade routes on the Federal-aid primary system between Las Cruces, New Mexico, and Amarillo, Texas, and between Lubbock, Texas, and Interstate Route 10. The project shall demonstrate means by which the service provided by the Interstate System can efficiently and effectively be supplemented by such improvement.


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23 USC 307 note,,

Report to Congress. Appropriation authorization,

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