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PUBLIC LAW 4 1 3 - J U N E 25, 1952
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for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1953, and a like sum for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1954, to be available until expended, to enable the United States to cooperate with the Governments of the American Republics situated in Central America—that is, with the Governments of the Republics of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama—in the survey and construction of the InterAmerican Highway within the borders of the aforesaid Republics, respectively. Not to exceed one-third of the appropriation authorized for each fiscal year may be expended without requiring the country or countries in which such sums may be expended to match any part thereof, if the Secretary of State shall find that the cost of constructing said highway in such country or countries will be beyond their reasonable capacity to bear. SEC. 7. There is hereby authorized an emergency fund in the amount Emergency fund. of $10,000,000 for expenditure by the Commissioner of Public Roads, 212. in accordance with the provisions of the Federal-Aid Highway Act, 42 Stat. 1. 23 USC as amended and supplemented, after receipt of an application therefor from the highway department of any State, in the repair or reconstruction of highways and bridges on the Federal-aid highway systems, which he shall find have suffered serious damage as the result of disaster over a wide area, such as by floods, hurricanes, tidal waves, earthquakes, severe storms, landslides, or other catastrophes in any part of the United States. The appropriation of such moneys as may be necessary for the initial establishment of this fund and for its replenishment on an annual basis is hereby authorized: Provided, That, pending the appropriation of said sum, or its replenishment, the Commissioner of Public Roads may expend, from existing Federal-Aid highway appropriations, such sums as may be necessary for the immediate prosecution of the work herein authorized, such appropriations to be reimbursed from the appropriation herein authorized when made: Provided further, That no expenditures shall be made here- Restrictions. under with respect to any such catastrophe in any State unless an emergency has been declared by the Governor of such State and concurred in by the Secretary of Commerce: And provided further, That the Federal share payable on account of any repair or reconstruction project provided for by funds made available under this section shall not exceed 50 per centum of the cost thereof. Federal reservaSEC. 8. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of section 10 tions. of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 785) there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the survey, construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of main roads through unappropriated or unreserved public lands, nontaxable Indian lands, or other Federal reservations the sum of $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1954, and a like sum for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1955, to remain available until expended. s d nt's SEC, 9. The Commissioner of Public Roads is authorized and H Pgrhew ai y eS af ety i directed to assist in carrying out the action program of the President's Conference. Highway Safety Conference and to cooperate with the State highway departments and other agencies in this program to advance the cause of safety on the streets and highways: Provided, That not to exceed $150,000 shall be expended annually for the purposes of this section. SEC, 10, For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of section 6 Access roads. 23 USC 106 and of the Defense Highway Act of 1941 (55 Stat. 765), as amended, and notl. section 12 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 785), as amended, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the additional sum of $50,000,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, That whenever any project for the construction or improvement of a circumferential highway around a city or of a radial intracity route
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