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 PUBLIC LAW 97-424—JAN. 6, 1983

96 STAT. 2135

ALASKA HIGHWAY

SEC. 158. Subsection (a) of section 218 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding after the second sentence the following: "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in addition to such funds, upon agreement with the State of Alaska, the Secretary is authorized to expend on such highway any Federal-aid highway funds apportioned to the State of Alaska under this title at a Federal share of 100 per centum. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any obligation limitation enacted for fiscal year 1983 or for any other fiscal year thereafter shall not apply to projects authorized by the preceding sentence.". DEFINITION

SEC. 159. The definition of the term "construction" in section 101(a), title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "and also includes costs incurred by the State in performing Federal-aid project related audits which directly benefit the Federalaid highway program," REPORTS

SEC. 160. (a) Section 307 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding a new subsection (e) as follows: "(e) The Secretary shall report to the Congress in January 1983, and in January of every second year thereafter, estimates of the future highway needs of the Nation." (b) Section 3 of Public Law 89-139, 79 Stat. 578, August 28, 1965, and section 17 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968 are hereby repealed.

Submittal to Congress.

Repeals. 23 USC 101 notes. 82 Stat. 823.

DISCRETIONARY BRIDGE CRITERIA

SEC. 161. The Secretary of Transportation shall develop a selection process for discretionary bridges authorized to be funded under section 144(g) of title 23, United States Code, and shall propose and issue a final regulation no later than six months after the date of enactment of this Act, including a formula resulting in a rating factor based on the following criteria for such process. Such criteria shall give funding priority to those discretionary bridges already eligible under section 144(g) of title 23, United States Code. Eligible bridges after the issuance of a final regulation shall only include those with a rating factor of one hundred or less, based on a scale of zero to infinity. The criteria for such additional bridges which the Secretary shall consider are: (1) sufficiency rating computed as illustrated in appendix A of the Recording and Coding Guide for the Structure Inventory and Appraisal of the Nation's Bridges, USDOT/FHWA (latest edition); (2) average daily traffic using the most current value from the national bridge inventory data; (3) average daily truck traffic; (4) defense highway system status; (5) the States unobligated balance of funds received under section 144 of title 23, United States Code, and the total funds received under section 144 of title 23, United States Code; (6) total project cost; and

23 USC 144 note.

Additional bridges.

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