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 PUBLIC LAW 97-134—DEC. 29, 1981

95 STAT. 1699

Public Law 97-134 97th Congress An Act To amend the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978, to establish obligation limitations for fiscal year 1982, and for related purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the first sentence of section 105 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 is amended by striking out "per fiscal year for each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1982 and September 30, 1983." and inserting in lieu thereof "for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, not to exceed $800,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, and not to exceed $800,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984.". SEC. 2. The Secretary of Transportation shall apportion for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, the sums authorized to be apportioned for such year by section 108(b) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, as amended, for expenditures on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, using the apportionment factors contained in revised table 5 of the committee print numbered 97-28 of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives. SEC. 3. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total of all obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs for fiscal year 1982 shall not exceed $8,000,000,000. This limitation shall not apply to obligations for emergency relief under section 125 of title 23, United States Code, or projects covered under section 320 of title 23, United States Code, section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978, or section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981. No obligation constraints shall be placed upon any ongoing emergency project carried out under section 125 of title 23, United States Code, or section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978. (b) For the fiscal year 1982, the Secretary shall distribute the limitation imposed by subsection (a) by allocation in the ratio which sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction which are apportioned to each State for such fiscal year bears to the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction which are apportioned to all the States for such fiscal year. (c) During the period October 1 through December 31, 1981, no State shall obligate more than 35 per centum of the amount distributed to such State under subsection 0)), and the total of all State obligations during such period shall not exceed 25 per centum of the total amount distributed to all States under such subsection. (d) Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary shall— (1) provide all States with authority sufficient to prevent lapses of sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction which have been apportioned to a State, except in those instances in which a State indicates its

Dec. 29, 1981 [H.R. 3210] Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981. 92 Stat. 2692.

23 USC 104 note.

23 USC 101 note.

Limitation. 23 USC 104 note.

23 USC 144 note.

Distribution of limitation.

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