Ill STAT. 2554 PUBLIC LAW 105-130—DEC. 1, 1997 "(2) ALLOCATION. — The Secretary shall allocate the amounts authorized under paragraph (1) to each State in the ratio that— "(A) the amount allocated to the State for fiscal year 1997 under section 157 of that title; bears to "(B) the amounts allocated to all States for fiscal year 1997 under section 157 of that title. "(f) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— Funds authorized under subsections (d) and (e) shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.". (e) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.— Subject to paragraph (2), after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall allocate to each State an amount of obligation authority made available under the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-66) that is— (A) equal to the greater of— (i) the State's unobligated balance, as of October 1, 1997, of Federal-aid highway apportionments subject to any limitation on obligations; or (ii) 50 percent of the State's total fiscal year 1997 obligation authority for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid highway program; but (B) not greater than 75 percent of the State's total fiscal year 1997 obligation authority for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid highway program. (2) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—The total of all allocations under paragraph (1) shall not exceed $9,786,275,000. (3) TIME PERIOD FOR OBLIGATIONS OF FUNDS. — (A) IN GENERAL. — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a State shall not obligate any funds for any Federalaid highway program project after May 1, 1998, until the earlier of the date of enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing the Federal-aid highway program or July 1, 1998. (B) REOBLIGATION. —Subparagraph (A) shall not preclude the reobligation of previously obligated funds. (C) DISTRIBUTION OF REMAINING OBLIGATION AUTHOR- ITY.— On the earlier of the date of enactment of a law described in subparagraph (A) or July 1, 1998, the Secretary shall distribute to each State any remaining amounts of obligation authority for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs by allocation in accordance with section 310(a) of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-66). (D) CONTRACT AUTHORITY. — No contract authority made available to the States prior to July 1, 1998, shall be obligated after that date until such time as a multiyear law reauthorizing the Federal-aid highway program has been enacted. (4) TREATMENT OF OBLIGATIONS. —Any obligation of an allocation of obligation authority made under this subsection shall be considered to be an obligation for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs for fiscal year 1998 for the purposes of the matter under the heading "(LIMITATION
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