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 PUBLIC LAW 97-424—JAN. 6, 1983 such State. In entering into any arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences for conducting such study and investigation, the Secretary shall request the National Academy of Sciences to report to the Secretary and the Congress not later than twelve months after the date of enactment of this Act on the results of such study and investigation, together with its recommendations. The Secretary shall furnish to such Academy at its request any information which the Academy deems necessary for the purpose of conducting the investigation and study authorized by this section.

96 STAT. 2139 Report to Secretary and Congress.

RAIL-HIGHWAY CROSSINGS

SEC. 205. The first sentence of subsection (b) of section 203 of the Highway Safety Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-87), as amended, is amended by inserting "and" after "1979," and by striking out "and September 30, 1982" and all that follows through the period at the end of such sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1982, September 30, 1983, September 30, 1984, September 30, 1985, and September 30, 1986.".

23 USC 130 note.

PUBLIC INFORMATION

SEC. 206. Section 209 of the Highway Safety Act of 1978 is amended by striking out ", acting through the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration," each place it appears, in subsection (g) by striking out "Federal Highway Administration to" and inserting in lieu thereof "Secretary of Transportation to", and by adding at the end of such section the following new subsection: "(i) All provisions of chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, that are applicable to Federal-aid primary highway funds, other than provisions relating to the apportionment formula and provisions limiting the expenditure of such funds to the Federal-aid systems, shall apply to the funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, except as determined by the Secretary to be inconsistent with this section.".

23 USC 40i note.

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SAFETY PERFORMANCE REPORTS

SEC. 207. The Secretary of Transportation shall prepare, publish, and submit to Congress not later than December 31 of each calendar year beginning after December 31, 1982, a report on the highway safety performance of each State in the preceding calendar year. Such report shall provide data on highway fatalities and injuries and motor vehicle accidents involving fatalities and injuries and travel in urban areas of each State for each system of highways and in rural areas of such State for each system of highways. Such report shall be in such form and contain such other information on highway accidents as will permit an evaluation and comparison of highway safety performance of the States. For purposes of this section (1) the systems of highways in a State are the Federal-aid primary system, the Federal-aid secondary system, the Federal-aid urban system, and the Interstate System (as such terms are defined in section 101 of title 23, United States Code) and the other highways in such State which are not on the Federal-aid system, and (2) the terms "State", "rural areas", and "urban area" have the meaning such terms have under such section 101.

Submittal to Congress. 23 USC 401 note.

Definitions.

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