PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 236-JULY 13, 1943 roads) which he finds, after investigation, have been damaged or Reimbursement. destroyed by floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, or landslides, and there is hereby authorized to be appropriated any sum or sums necessary to reimburse the funds so expended from time to time under the authority of this section. Rehabilitation of (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any money here- roads and bridges. ohrf a 42 stat. 212; 55 Stat. tofore apportioned to any State under the provisions of the Federal 75 . s. c. 1; Highway Act, as amended and supplemented, or section 4 of the Supp. II, § et se., Defense Highway Act of 1941, which is unobligated on the date of Ante, p.560. approval of this Act shall be available for expenditure for the 48 Stat. 994; 52 Stat. rehabilitation of roads and bridges as provided in section 3 of the Act 34 U. S. C. 13a. approved June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 993), section 4 of the Act of June 8, 1938 (52 Stat. 633), and paragraph (a) of this section, without regard Use of funds to pay to the limitation of funds contained in such sections: Provided, That share of State. any amounts made available to any State under the provisions of this paragraph may be used to pay the share of such State in the cost of any project authorized by this section: Provided further, That the provisions of this section shall apply only during the continuance of 55 stat. 1647 . the emergency declared by the President on May 27, 1941, and for a 50 U. S. C., Supp II, app, note prec. 1 period of one year thereafter. Federal aid to SEC. 8 . The Act entitled "An Act to aid the several States in mak- madeefree.tol brdges ing, or for having made, certain toll bridges on the system of Federal- ai highways free bridges, and for other purposes", approved August 50Stat. 640; 53 stat. 14, 1937, as amended by section 1 of the Act approved July 19, 1939 23 u. s. c. ga-1. (53 Stat. 1066), is hereby further amended to read as follows: "That in the case of each and every State which, prior to January 1, 1945, shall have constructed or acquired any toll bridges, including interstate toll bridges, serving the approved system of Federal-aid highways, and which has caused or, prior to January 1, 1945, shall cause any such toll bridge or toll bridges to be made free, the Federal Works Administrator shall be, and he is hereby, authorized to pay out of the regular and secondary Federal-aid road funds apportioned to such State not to exceed 50 per centum of such amount as may be approved by the Federal Works Administrator as the current reason- able value of the physical property, exclusive of rights-of-way, of any such bridge which the Secretary of War or the Secretary of the Standards required. Naivy shall certify to him will contribute to the war effort: Prolided, That no payment of Federal funds shall be made on accolnt of any such bridge which was not constructed in accordance with plans and specifications which would meet the standards required under the 42 Ssta. 212.upp Federal Highway Act at the time such bridge was constructed: Pro- II,§ eCt sq. vided further, That no such payment shall be made which will exceed Payment, limitation 50 per centum of the current reasonable value of the physical prop- and use. erties of any such bridge, nor shall such payment in the case of any bridge which was constructed or acquired with the aid of Federal funds or with the aid of a grant from the Federal Government exceed 50 per centum of the current reasonable value of the physical prop- erties of such bridge which remains after deducting therefrom the share of cost or of grant already paid by the Federal Government, and any amount so paid on account of any such bridge from regular Federal-aid road funds shall be used for matching unobligated regu- lar Federal-aid road funds available to the State for expenditure in the improvement of highways on the system of Federal-aid high- Payments from se ways, and any amount so paid on account of any such bridge from ondary Federal-aid road funds, secondary Federal-aid road funds shall be used for matching unobli- gated secondary Federal-aid road funds available to the State for Aqutio d expenditure in the improvement of secondary or feeder roads: And by FederatiWorfksid provided further, That if the State, or the political subdivision or ministrator. subdivisions thereof in which any such bridge shall be located, shall 562 [57 STAT.
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