•ii»-'?*>wt'i<ta&£fy '»*• PUBLIC LAW 105-178^JUNE 9, 1998 112 STAT. 225 (f) ELIGIBLE GOVERNMENTS.— A State or local government shall be eligible to receive assistance under this section only if the government is hosting a venue that is part of an international quadrennial Olympics that is officially selected by the International Ol3nTipic Committee. (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There are authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003. Subtitle C—Program Streamlining and Flexibility SEC. 1301. REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION AND CORRIDOR PRESERVA- TION. (a) ADVANCE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.— Section 108 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the section heading and subsection (a) and inserting the following:
- § 108. Advance acquisition of real property
"(a) IN GENERAL. — "(1) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—For the purpose of facilitating the timely and economical acquisition of real property for a transportation improvement eligible for funding under this title, the Secretary, upon the request of a State, may make available, for the acquisition of real property, such funds apportioned to the State as may be expended on the transportation improvement, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary may issue. "(2) CONSTRUCTION. — The agreement between the Secretary and the State for the reimbursement of the cost of the real property shall provide for the actual construction of the transportation improvement within a period not to exceed 20 years following the fiscal year for which the request is made, unless the Secretary determines that a longer period is reasonable.". (b) CREDIT FOR ACQUIRED LANDS. —Section 323(b) of such title is amended— (1) in the subsection heading, by striking "DONATED" and inserting "ACQUIRED"; (2) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following: "(1) IN GENERAL.— Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the State share of the cost of a project with respect to which Federal assistance is provided from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) may be credited in an amount equal to the fair market value of any land that— "(A) is lawfully obtained by the State or a unit of local government in the State; "(B) is incorporated into the project; "(C) is not land described in section 138; and "(D) the Secretary determines will not influence the environmental assessment of the project, including— "(i) the decision as to the need to construct the project;
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