Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 96 Part 2.djvu/740

 96 STAT. 2102

PUBLIC LAW 97-424—JAN. 6, 1983

share of such approved estimate in making apportionments for substitute transit projects for the fiscal years ending September 30, 1985, and September 30, 1986.". (2) Section 103(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking out the sixth sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "The sums apportioned under this paragraph for public mass transit projects shall remain available for the fiscal year for which apportioned and for the succeeding fiscal year. The sums available for obligation under this paragraph for projects under any highway assistance program shall remain available for the fiscal year for which apportioned and for the succeeding fiscal year. Any sums which are apportioned to a State for a fiscal year and are unobligated (other than an amount which, by itself, is insufficient to pay the Federal share of the cost of a substitute project which has been submitted by the State to the Secretary for approval) at the end of such fiscal year shall be apportioned among those States which have obligated all sums (other than such an amount) apportioned to them for such fiscal year, in accordance with the latest approved estimate of the cost of completing the appropriate substitute projects in such States.". (b) Section 103(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "Any route or segment thereof which was statutorily designed after March 7, 1978, to be on the Interstate System shall not be eligible for withdrawal or substitution under this subsection.". (c)(1) Section 103(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is further amended by— (A) inserting in the second sentence after the words "approved by (Congress," the following: "or up to and including the 1983 interstate cost estimate, whichever is earlier,"; (B) striking out in the second sentence "the date of enactment of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1976 or" and "whichever is later, and in accordance with the design of the route or portion thereof that is the basis of the latest cost estimate"; (C) inserting in the second sentence after "approval of each substitute project under this paragraph," the following: "or the date of approval of the 1983 interstate cost estimate, whichever is earlier,'. 23 USC 103 note. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to any route or portion thereof on the Interstate System approval of which is or has been withdrawn under section 103(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code, in any case where the sum determined under the second sentence of such section is less than the cost to complete the withdrawn route or portion (in accordance with the design of such route or portion on the date of such withdrawal) as of June 30, 1980, as a result of decreases in construction costs, the sum which shall be available to the Secretary under such sentence shall be an amount equal to such cost of completion as of June 30, 1980. (d) The third sentence of section 103(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking out the period and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ", and except that with respect to any route which on May 12, 1982, is under judicial injunction prohibiting its construction the Secretary may approve substitute projects and withdrawals on such route until September 30, 1985.". (e)(1) The first sentence of section 103(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code is amended by striking "which is within an urbanized

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