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 96 STAT. 2116

PUBLIC LAW 97-424—JAN. 6, 1983 (3) by striking out

"206. Park roads and trails. "207. Parkways. "208. Indian reservation roads. "209. Public lands highways."

and inserting in lieu thereof "206. Repealed. "207. Repealed. "208. Repealed. "209. Repealed.".

(f) Sections 201 and 203 of title 23, United States Code, are amended by striking out "park roads and trails" wherever it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "park road". BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION

SEC. 126. Section 217 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "§ 217. Bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkway "(a) To encourage energy conservation and the multiple use of highway rights-of-way, including the development and improvement of pedestrian walkways on or in conjunction with highway rights-ofway, the States may, as Federal-aid highway projects, construct pedestrian walkways. Sums apportioned in accordance with paragraphs (1), (2), and (6) of section 104(b) of this title shall be available for pedestrian wedkways authorized under this section and such projects shall be located and designed pursueint to an overall plan which will provide due consideration for safety and contiguous routes. "(b)(1) To encourage energy conservation, including the development, improvement, and use of bicycle transportation, the States may, as Federal-Eiid highway projects, construct new or improved lanes, paths, or shoulders; traffic control devices, shelters for and parking facilities for bicycles, and carry out nonconstruction projects related to safe bicycle use. Sums apportioned in accordance with paragraphs (1), (2), and (6) of section 104(b) of this title shall be available for bicycle projects authorized under this section and such projects shall be located and designed pursuant to an overall plan which will provide due consideration for seifety and contiguous routes. "(2) In any case where a highway bridge deck being replaced or rehabilitated with Federal financial participation is located on a highway, other than a highway access to which is fully controlled, on which bicycles are permitted to operate at each end of such bridge, and the Secretary determines that the safe accommodation of bicycles can be provided at reasonable cost as part of such replacement or rehabilitation, then such bridge shall be so replaced or rehabilitated as to provide such safe accommodations. "(3) No bicycle project shall be authorized by this section unless the Secretary shall have determined that such bicycle project will be principally for transportation, rather than recreation, purposes. Federal share "(c) For all purposes of this title, a pedestrian walkway project payable on authorized by subsection (a) of this section shall be deemed to be a walkway project, highway project, and the Federgd share payable on account of such pedestrian walkway project shall be 100 per centum.

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