84
STAT.]
1743
PUBLIC LAW 91-605-DEC. 31, 1970
"(2) If the highway involved is not on any Federal-aid system, the Federal share of the cost of such work shall be 80 per centum and the railroad's share of such cost shall be 10 per centum and the remaining 10 per centum of such cost shall be paid by the State in which such crossing is located. " (d) Before paying any part of the cost of the demonstration projects authorized by this section, the Secretary shall enter into such agreements with the States and railroads involved to insure that all non-Federal costs will be provided as required by this section. "(e) The Secretary, in cooperation with State highway departments, shall conduct a full and complete investigation and study of the problem of providing increasied highway safety at public and private ground-level rail-highway crossings on a nationwide basis through the elimination of such crossings or otherwise, including specifically high-speed rail operations in all parts of the country, and report to Congress his recommendations resulting from such investigation and study not later than July 1, 1972, including an estimate of the cost of such a program. Funds authorized to carry out section 307 of this title are authorized to be used to carry out the investigation and study required by this subsection. "(f) There is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $9,000,000 from the Highway Trust Fund to carry out paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of this section. There is authorized to be appropriated out of the general fund not to exceed $22,000,000 to carry out paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of this section." (b) The analysis of chapter 3 of title 23, United States Oode, is amended by adding at the end thereof:
study, report to C o n g r e s s.
72 Stat. 913; Ante, pp. 1723, 1729, 1735. Appropriation.
'"322. Demonstration project—rail crossings."
TITLE III—EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY TRUST FUND AND CERTAIN RELATED PROVISIONS SEC. 301. HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.
Subsections (c), (e), and (f) of section 209 of Act of 1956 (relating to the Highway Trust note) are amended— (1) by striking out "1972" each place it in lieu thereof "1977; and (2) by striking out "1973*' each place it in lieu thereof "1978".
the Highway Revenue F u n d; 23 U.S.C. 120
70 Stat. 397; 75 Stat. 128.
appears and inserting appears and inserting
SEC. 302. TRANSFER FROM LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.
Subsection (b) of section 201 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601-11) is amended— (1) by striking out "1972" and inserting in lieu thereof "1977"; and (2) by striking out "1973" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "1978".
78 Stat. 904. 16 USC 460Z-11.
SEC. 303. POSTPONEMENT OF CERTAIN EXCISE TAX REDUCTIONS.
(a) The following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 are amended by striking out "1972" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "1977": (1) Section 4041(c)(3) (relating to rate of tax on fuel for noncommercial aviation). (2) Section 4041(e) (relating to rate reduction). (3) Section 4061(a)(1) (relating to imposition of tax on trucks, buses, etc.).
Ante,
p. 237.
75 Stat. 126. 26 USC 4 0 6 1.
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