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 96 STAT. 1782

Fiscal year limitation. Federal-aid highways. 95 Stat. 1667. 40 USC 801 note. Ante, p. 180.

23 USC 144 note.

33 USC 985a.

33 USC 988.

PUBLIC LAW 97-369—DEC. 18, 1982

terns were in effect on or prior to November 26, 1974, (2) allow applicants a reasonable time to expand the coverage of operating preferential fare systems as appropriate, (3) allow applicants to continue to use preferential fare systems incorporating the offering of a free return ride upon payment of the generally applicable full fare where any such applicant's existing fare collection system does not reasonably permit the collection of half fares, and (4) allow applicants to define the eligibility of "handicapped persons" for the purposes of preferential fares in conformity with other Federal laws and regulations governing eligibility for benefits for disabled persons. SEC. 309. None of the funds contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. SEC. 310. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law except Public Laws 97-125 and 97-216, the total of all obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs for fiscal year 1983 shall not exceed $8,100,000,000. This limitation shall not apply to obligations for emergency relief under section 125 of title 23, United States Code, projects covered under 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 fiscal year 1983, the Secretary of Transportation 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, 1982, no State shall obligate more than 35 per centum of the amount distributed to such State under subsection (b), 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 intention to lapse sums apportioned under section 104(b)(5)(A) of title 23, United States Code; (2) after August 1, 1983, 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. 311. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any bond issued under section 5 of the Act of May 13, 1954 (68 Stat. 94; 33 U.S.C. 985), is hereby canceled together with the obligation to pay such bond and section 120t))(5) of such Act is hereby repealed:

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