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PUBLIC LAW 102-240—DEC. 18, 1991 105 STAT. 1925 may be apportioned for the National Highway System or the Interstate maintenance program under this title unless a law has been approved designating the National Highway System. "(C) MAXIMUM MILEAGE.—For purposes of proposing highways for designation to the National Highway System, the mileage of highways on the National Highway System shall not exceed 155,000 miles; except that the Secretary may increase or decrease such maximum mileage by not to exceed 15 percent. " (D) EQUITABLE ALLOCATIONS OF HIGHWAY MILEAGE. — In proposing highways for designation to the National Highway System, the Secretary shall provide for equitable allocation of highway mileage among the States. "(4) INTERIM SYSTEM. —For fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995, highways classified as principal arterials by the States shall be treated as being on the National Highway System for purposes of this title.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 103.— 23 USC 103. (1) REPEAL OF FEDERAL-AID SECONDARY AND URBAN SYSTEMS.— Subsections (c) and (d) of such section are repealed. (2) APPROVAL.— Subsection (f) of such section is amended— (A) by striking "the Federal-aid primary system, the Federal-aid secondary system, the Federal-aid urban system, and"; and (B) by striking the last sentence. (c) FUNCTIONAL RECLASSIFICATION OF HIGHWAYS.— 23 USC 103 note. (1) STATE ACTION.— Each State shall functionally reclassify the roads and streets in such State in accordance with such guidelines and time schedule as the Secretary may establish in order to carry out the objectives of this section, including the amendments made by this section. (2) APPROVAL AND SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS. — Not later than Reports. September 30, 1993, the Secretary shall approve the functional reclassification of roads and streets made by the States pursuant to this subsection and shall submit a report to Congress containing such reclassification. (3) STATE DEFINED. — In this subsection, the term "State" has the meaning such term has under section 101 of title 23, United States Code, and shall include the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas. (d) PROJECT ELIGIBILITY.— Section 103 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(i) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS FOR NHS. —Subject to project approval by the Secretary, funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(1) for the National Highway System may be obligated for any of the following: "(1) Construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation of segments of such system. "(2) Operational improvements for segments of such system. "(3) Construction of, and operational improvements for, a Federal-aid highway not on the National Highway System and construction of a transit project eligible for assistance under the Federal Transit Act—