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 96 STAT. 2104

23 USC 103.

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PUBLIC LAW 97-424—JAN. 6, 1983

State bears to the total population in urban areas in all the States as shown by the latest Federal census. Qoi) The Secretary of Transportation shall, for each of the fiscal years 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1986, determine the total of the amounts determined for each State under subsection (a) and shall determine the ratio which the total amount authorized for such fiscal year for the Federal-aid primary system bears to the total of such amounts determined under subsection (a) for such fiscal year. (c) The amount which shall be apportioned to each State for the Federal-aid primary system (including extensions in urban areas and priority primary routes) for each of the fiscal years 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1986 shall be the amount determined for such State under subsection (a), multiplied by the ratio determined under subsection (b). (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no State shall receive an apportionment under this section for any fiscal year which is less than the lower of (1) the amount which the State would be apportioned for such fiscal year under section 104(b)(l) of title 23, United States Code, and (2) the amount which would be determined under the formula set forth in subsection (a). Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no State shall receive for any such fiscal year less than one-half of 1 per centum of the total apportionment under this section for such fiscal year. For purposes of this paragraph and subsection (b) of section 103 of this title, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Ssmioa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be considered together as one State. The State consisting of the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands shall not receive less than one-half of 1 per centum of each year's apportionment. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary out of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out this subsection. Funds authorized by this subsection 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. (e) Amounts apportioned under this section shall be deemed to be amounts apportioned under section 104(b)(l) of title 23, United States Code, for purposes of such title and all other provisions of law. Terms used in this section shall have the same meaning such terms have in chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code. (f) Section 103(b)(l) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking out "or Puerto Rico" and inserting in lieu thereof "Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands." ENERGY IMPACTED ROADS

Projects, priority.

SEC. 109. (a) Section 105 of title 23, United States Code, is amended ^y adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(h) In preparing programs to submit in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the State highway departments may give priority to projects for the reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, or rehabilitation of highways which are incurring a substantial use as a result of transportation activities to meet national energy requirements and which will continue to incur such use, and in approving such programs the Secretary may give priority to such projects..

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