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 95 STAT. 1700

23 USC 101 note.

Interstate system, construction.

C!o8t estimate, transmittal to Congress.

23 USC 101 note.

PUBLIC LAW 97-134—DEC. 29, 1981

intention to lapse sums apportioned under section 104(b)(5)(A) of title 23, United States Code; (2) after August 1, 1982, revise a distribution of the funds made available under subsection (b) if a State will not obligate the amount distributed during that fiscal year and redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed during that fiscal year; and (3) not distribute amounts authorized for administrative expenses and forest highways. SEC. 4. (a) Subsection (b) of section 108 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, as amended, is amended by striking out "the additional sum of $3,200,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983," and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "the additional sum of $3,100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983,". (b) Subsection (b) of section 108 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, as amended, is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "Effective on and after the date of enactment of this sentence, the obligation of funds authorized by this subsection, except for advance construction interstate projects approved before the date of enactment of this sentence, shall be limited to the construction necessary to provide a minimum level of acceptable service on the Interstate System which shall consist of (1) full access control; (2) a pavement design to accommodate the types and volumes of traffic anticipated for the twenty-year period fh>m date of authorization of the initial basic construction contract; (3) essential environmental requirements; (4) a design of not more than six lanes (exclusive of high occupancy vehicle lanes) in rural areas and all urbanized areas under four hundred thousand population, and up to eight lanes (exclusive of high occupancy vehicle lanes) in urbanized areas of four hundred thousand population or more as shown in the 1980 Federal census; and (5) those high occupancy vehicle lanes (including approaches and all directly related facihties) included in the interstate cost estimate for fiscal year 1981. The obligation of funds authorized by this subsection shall be further limited to the actual costs of only those design concepts, locations, geometries, and other construction features included in the 1981 interstate cost estimate, except in any case where the Secretary of Transportation determines that a provision of Federcd law requires a different demgn, location, geometric, or other construction feature of a type authorized by this subsection. For purposes of this subsection, construction necessary to provide a minimum level of acceptable service on the Interstate System shall include, but not be limited to, any construction on the Interstate Svstem which is required under a court order issued before the date of enactment of this sentence.". (c) Section 104(b)(5)(A) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subparagraph, the Secretary in making the revised estimate of the cost of completing the then designated Interstate System for the purpose of transmitting it to the Senate and House of Representatives within ten days subsequent to January 2, 1983, or thereafter, shall include only those costs eligible for fUnds authorized by subsection (b) of section 108 of the FederalAid Highway Act of 1956, as amended, including the amendments made by section 4 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981.". SEC. 5. Section 104(b)(5)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

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