PUBLIC LAW 105-178-^JUNE 9, 1998 112 STAT. 451 safe technologies and techniques for the increased use of traditional and nontraditional recycled and secondary materials in transportation infrastructure construction and maintenance; (II) make information available to State transportation departments, the Federal Highway Administration, the construction industry, and other interested parties to assist in evaluating proposals to use traditional and nontraditional recycled and secondary materials in transportation infrastructure construction; (III) encourage the increased use of traditional and nontraditional recycled and secondary materials by using sound science to analyze thoroughly all potential long-term considerations that affect the physical and environmental performance of the materials; and (IV) work cooperatively with Federal and State officials to reduce the institutional barriers that limit widespread use of traditional and nontraditional recycled and secondary materials and to ensure that such increased use is consistent with the sustained environmental and physical integrity of the infrastructure in which the materials are used. (ii) SITES AND PROJECTS UNDER ACTUAL FIELD CONDITIONS. —In carrying out clause (i)(III), the Secretary may authorize the Center to— (I) use test sites and demonstration projects under actual field conditions to develop appropriate performance data; and (II) develop appropriate tests and guidelines to ensure correct use of recycled and secondary materials in transportation infrastructure construction. (C) REVIEW AND EVALUATION.— (i) IN GENERAL. —Not less often than every 2 years, the Secretary shall review and evaluate the program carried out by the Center. (ii) NOTIFICATION OF DEFICIENCIES.—In carrying out clause (i), if the Secretary determines that the Center is deficient in carrying out subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall notify the Center of each deficiency and recommend specific measures to address the deficiency. (iii) DISQUALIFICATION. —I f, after the end of the 180-day period that begins on the date of notification to the Center under clause (ii), the Secretary determines that the Center has not corrected each deficiency identified under clause (ii), the Secretary may, after notifying the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives of the determination, disqualify the Center from further participation under this section. (D) FUNDING.— Of the amounts made available for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 5001(a)(1)
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