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 PUBLIC LAW 97-424—JAN. 6, 1983

96 STAT. 2105

(b) Section 120 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(k) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Federal share payable on account of any project under this title to reconstruct, resurface, restore, and rehabilitate any highway which the Secretary determines, at the request of any State, is incurring a substantial use as a result of transportation activities to meet national energy requirements and will continue to incur such use is 85 per centum of the cost of such project.".

Project cost. Federal share. Post. p. 2110.

RESURFACING STANDARDS

SEC. 110. (a) Section 109 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(o) It is the intent of Congress that any project for resurfacing, restoring, or rehabilitating any highway, other than a highway access to which is fully controlled, in which Federal funds participate shall be constructed in accordance with standards to preserve and extend the service life of highways and enhance highway safety.". Qa) The Secretary of Transportation shall enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences (1) to conduct a study of the safety cost-effectiveness of geometric design criteria of standards currently in effect for construction and reconstruction of highways, other than highways access to which is fully controlled, to determine the most appropriate minimum standards to apply to resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation projects on such highways, which study shall include a study of the cost effectiveness of the hot dip galvanizing process for the installation, repair, or replacement of exposed structural and miscellaneous steel, and (2) to propose standards to preserve and extend the service life of such highways and enhance highway safety. The National Academy of Sciences shall conduct such study in cooperation with the National Transportation Safety Board, the Congressional Budget Office, and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Upon completion of such study, the National Academy of Sciences shall submit such study and its proposed standards to the Secretary of Transportation for review. Within ninety days after submission of such standards to the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary shall submit such study and the proposed standards of the National Academy of Sciences, together with the recommendations of the Secretary, to Congress for approval. (c)(1) The Secretary of Transportation is directed to coordinate a study with the National Bureau of Standards, the American Society for Testing and Materials, and other organizations as deemed appropriate, (A) to determine the existing quality of design, construction, products, use, and systems for highways and bridges; (B) to determine the need for uniform standards and criteria for design, processing, products, and applications, including personnel training and implementation of enforcement techniques; and (C) to determine the manpower needs and costs of developing a national system for the evaluation and accreditation of testing and inspection agencies. (2) The Secretary shall submit such study to the Congress not later than one year after the date of enactment of this section.

Study and proposed standards. 23 USC 109 note.

Review. Submittal to Congress.

National Bureau of Standards and American Society for Testing and Materials, study determinations. 23 USC 109 note.

Submittal to Congress.

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