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PUBLIC LAW 93-87-AUG. 13, 1973
Eighth Street, in accordance with methodology approved by the Secretary. (f) The Secretary of Transportation shall carry out demonstration projects for the construction of an overpass at the rail-highway grade crossing on Cottage Grove Avenue between One Hundred Fortysecond Street and One Hundred Thirty-eighth Street in the village of Dolton, Illinois, and the construction of an overpass at the railhighway grade crossing at Vermont Street and the Rock Island Railroad tracks in the city of Blue Island, Illinois. (g) The Secretary of Transportation shall carry out a demonstration project for the elimination of the ground level railroad highway crossing on United States Route 69 in Greenville, Texas. (h) The Secretary of Transportation shall carry out a demonstration project in Anoka, Minnesota, for the construction of an underpass at the Seventh Avenue and County Road 7 railroad-highway grade crossing. (i) The Federal share payable on account of such projects shall be that provided in section 120 of this title. (j) The Secretary shall make annual reports and a final report to the President and the Congress with respect to his activities pursuant to this section. (k) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section (other than subsection (1)) not to exceed $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, except that two-thirds of all funds authorized and expended under authority of this section in any fiscal year shall be appropriated out of the Highway Trust fund. (1) The Secretary, in cooperation with State highway departments and local officials, shall conduct a full and complete investigation and study of the problem of providing increased highway safety by the relocation of railroad lines from the central area of cities on a nationwide basis, and report to the Congress his recommendations resulting from such investigation and study not later than July 1, 1975, including an estimate of the cost of such a program. Funds authorized to carry out section 307 of title 23, United States Code, are authorized to be used to carry out the investigation and study required by this subsection.
72 Stat. 898., 23 USC 120. Reports to President and Congress. Appropriation.
Highway safety study.
Report to Congress. 72 Stat, 913.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS
SEC. 164. (a) No Federal financial assistance shall be provided under (1) subsection (a) or (c) of section 142, title 23, United States Code, -^"J^' P- ^SS(2) paragraph (4) of subsection (e) of section 103, title 23, United ' "' States Code, or (3) the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, for 78 Stat. 302. the purchase of buses to any applicant for such assistance unless such note."^*^ ^^°^ applicant and the Secretary of Transportation shall have first entered into an agreement that such applicant will not engage in charter bus operations in competition with private bus operators outside of the area within which such applicant provides regularly scheduled mass transportation service. A violation of such agreement shall bar such applicant from receiving any other Federal financial assistance under those provisions of law referred to in clauses (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection. (b) No Federal financial assistance shall be provided under (1) subsection (a) or (c) of section 142, title 23, United States Code, (2) paragraph (4) of subsection (e) of section 103, title 23, United States Code, or (3) the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, for the purchase of buses to any applicant for such assistance unless such applicant and the Secretary of Transportation shall have first entered into
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