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PUBLIC LAW 94-000—MMMM. DD, 1976

PUBLIC LAW 94-280—MAY 5, 1976

90 STAT. 431

as stated above and transmit the same to the Senate and the House of Representatives within ten days subsequent to January 2, 1985. Upon the approval by Congress, the Secretary shall use the Federal share of such approved estimates in making apportionments for the fiscal years ending September 30, 1987, and September 30, 1988. The Secretary shall make a revised estimate of the cost of completing the then designated Interstate System after taking into account all previous apportionments made under this section in the same manner as stated above and transmit the same to the Senate and the House of Representatives within ten days subsequent to January 2, 1987. Upon the approval by Congress, the Secretary shall use the Federal share of such approved estimates in making apportionments for the fiscal years ending September 30, 1989, and September 30, 1990. Whenever the Secretary, pursuant to this subsection, requests and receives estimates of cost from the State highway departments, he shall furnish copies of such estimates at the same time to the Senate and the House of Representatives.". DEFINITIONS

SEC. 108. (a) Subsection (a) of section 101 of title 23, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) The definition of the term "construction" is amended by inserting immediately after "Commerce)", the following "resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation,". (2) The definition of the term "urban area" is amended by striking out the period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and the following: "except in the case of cities in the State of Maine and in the State of New Hampshire.". (b) Section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding the following definition after "public lands highways": "The term 'public road' means any road or street under the jurisdiction of and maintained by a public authority and open to public travel.". ELIGIBILITY FOR

WITHDRAWAL

SEC. 109. (a) The second sentence of paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of section 103 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking out "prior to the enactment of this paragraph". (b) Section 103(e) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: "(5) Interstate mileage authorized for any State and withdrawn and transferred under the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection after the date of enactment of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1976, must be constructed by the State receiving such mileage as part of its Interstate System. Any State receiving such transfer of mileage may not, with respect to that transfer, avail itself of the optional use of Interstate funds under the second sentence of paragraph (4) of this subsection.". INTERSTATE

SYSTEM

SEC. 110. (a) Section 103(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code. is amended to read as follows: "(4) Upon the joint request of a State Governor and the local governments concerned, the Secretary may withdraw his approval of any route or portion thereof on the Interstate System which is within an urbanized area or which passes through and connects urbanized areas within a State and which was selected and approved in accordance with

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