PUBLIC LAW 105-130—DEC. 1, 1997 111 STAT. 2553 (B) the ratio that— (i) the amount of funds apportioned for the item, or allocated under sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027), to the State for fiscal year 1997; bears to (ii) the total of the amount of funds apportioned for the items, and allocated under those sections, to the State for fiscal year 1997. (3) USE OF FUNDS. —Amounts apportioned to a State under subsection (a) attributable to sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 shall be available to the State for projects eligible for assistance under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code. (4) ADMINISTRATION. —Funds authorized by the amendment made by subsection (d) shall be administered as if they had been apportioned, allocated, deducted, or set aside, as the case may be, under title 23, United States Code; except that the f deduction under section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code, the set-asides under section 104(b)(1) of that title for the territories and under section 104(f)(1) of that title for metropolitan planning, and the expenditure required under section 104(d)(1) of that title shall not apply to those funds. (c) REPAYMENT FROM FUTURE APPORTIONMENTS.— (1) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary shall reduce the amount that would, but for this section, be apportioned to a State for programs under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, for fiscal year 1998 under a law reauthorizing the Federalaid highway program enacted after the date of enactment of this Act by the amount that is apportioned to each State under subsection (a) and section 5(f) for each such program. (2) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.— The Secretary may establish procedures under which funds apportioned under subsection (a) for a program category for which funds are not authorized under a law described in paragraph (1) may be restored to the Federal-aid highway program. (d) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— Section 1003 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1918) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(d) ADVANCE AUTHORIZATIONS. — "(1) IN GENERAL. —There shall be available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out section 2(a) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 1997 $5,500,000,000 for the period of November 16, 1997, through January 31, 1998. "(2) SPECIAL RULE. —Funds apportioned under subsection (a) shall be subject to any limitation on obligations for Federalaid highways and highway safety construction programs. "(e) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— "(1) AUTHORIZATION. —Notwithstanding section 157(e) of title 23, United States Code, there shall be available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out section 157 of title 23, United States Code, not to exceed $15,460,000 for the period of January 26, 1998, through January 31, 1998.
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