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105 STAT. 1968 PUBLIC LAW 102-240—DEC. 18, 1991 Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, relating to highway timber bridges. ". (e) OFF-SYSTEM BRIDGES. — 23 USC 144. (1) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— Section 144(g)(3) of such title is amended— (A) by striking "and 1991" and inserting "1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997"; and (B) by striking "or rehabilitate" and inserting ", rehabilitate, paint or seismic retrofit, or apply calcium magnesium acetate to". (2) APPLICABILITY OF STATE STANDARDS FOR PROJECTS. — Section 144 of such title is amended by redesignating subsection (p) as subsection (q) and by inserting after subsection (o) the following new subsection: "(p) APPLICABILITY OF STATE STANDARDS FOR PROJECTS.— A project not on a Federal-aid highway under this section shall be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained in accordance with State laws, regulations, directives, safety standards, design standards, and construction standards.". (f) SET-ASIDE FOR INDIAN RESERVATION BRIDGES. — Section 144(g) of this title is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(4) INDIAN RESERVATION BRIDGES. —Not less than 1 percent of the amount apportioned to each State which has an Indian reservation within its boundaries for each fiscal year shall be expended for projects to replace, rehabilitate, paint, or apply calcium magnesium acetate to highway bridges located on Indian reservation roads. Upon determining a State bridge apportionment and before transferring funds to the States, the Secretary shall transfer the Indian reservation bridge allocation under this paragraph to the Secretary of the Interior for expenditure pursuant to this paragraph. The Secretary, after consultation with State and Indian tribal government officials and with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior, may, with respect to such State, reduce the requirement for expenditure for bridges under this paragraph when the Secretary determines that there are inadequate needs to justify such expenditure. The non-Federal share payable on account of such a project may be provided from funds made available for Indian reservation roads under chapter 2 of this title.". (g) TRANSFERABILITY OF BRIDGE APPORTIONMENTS.— Section 104(g) of such title is amended by inserting before the last sentence the following new sentence: "A State may transfer not to exceed 40 percent of the State's apportionment under section 144 in any fiscal year to the apportionment of such State under subsection (b)(1) or subsection (b)(3) of this section. Any transfer to subsection (b)(3) shall not be subject to section 133(d).". SEC. 1029. NATIONAL MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT COMPLIANCE PROGRAM. (a) PERMANENT EXTENSION OF 65 MPH SPEED LIMIT DEMONSTRA- TION PROGRAM.— Section 154(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking "Clause (3)" and inserting "Clause (4)" and by striking "or (3)" and inserting the following: "(3) a maximum speed limit in excess of 65 miles per hour on any highway within its jurisdiction located outside an urbanized area of 50,000 population or more (A) which is constructed to interstate standards in accordance with section 109(b) of this title and connected to a highway on