96 STAT. 2108
PUBLIC LAW 97-424—JAN. 6, 1983
high cost projects which directly contribute to the completion of an Interstate segment which is not open to traffic; and second, for projects of high cost in relation to a State's apportionment. Sums may only be made available under this paragraph in any State if the Secretary determines that the State has obligated all of its apportionments other than an amount which, by itself, is insufficient to pay the Federal share of the cost of a project on the Interstate System which has been submitted by such State to the Secretary for approval, and the applicant is willing and able to (A) apply the funds to a ready-to-commence project; and (B) in the case of construction work, begin work within ninety days of obligation. Sums made available under this paragraph shall remain available until expended. "(3) Any amount apportioned to the States for the Interstate System under subsection (b)(5)(B) of section 104 of this title shall continue to be available for expenditure in that State for a period of two years after the close of the fiscal year for which such sums are authorized. Sums not obligated within the time period prescribed by the preceding sentence shall be made available by the Secretary for projects for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing the Interstate System to any other State applying for such funds, if the Secretary determines that the State has obligated all of its apportionments under such subsection other than an amount which, by itself, is insufficient to pay the Federal share of the cost of such a project which has been submitted by such State to the Secretary for approval, and the applicant is willing and able to (A) obligate the funds within one year of the date the funds are made available; (B) apply them to a ready-to-commence project; and (C) in the case of construction work, begin work within ninety days of obligation. Sums made available under this paragraph shall remain available until expended. "(4) Sums apportioned to a Federal-aid system for any fiscal year shall be deemed to be expended if a sum equal to the total of the sums apportioned to the State for such fiscal year and previous fiscal years is obligated. Any Federal-aid highway funds released by the payment of the final voucher or by the modification of the formal project agreement shall be credited to the same class of funds, primary, secondary, urban, or interstate, previously apportioned to the State and be immediately available for expenditure.". "G)) Section 118 of title 23 United States Code is amended by relettering subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively, and by adding after subsection 0)) thereof the following new subsections: "(c) Before any apportionment is made under section 104(b)(5)(A) of this title for a fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1983, the Secretary shall set aside $300,000,000. Such amount shall be available only for obligation by the Secretary in accordance with subsection (b)(2) of this section. "(d) In addition to amounts otherwise available to carry out this section, an amount equal to the amount by which the unobligated apportionment for the Interstate System in any State is reduced under section 103(e)(4) of this title on account of the withdrawal of a route or portion thereof on the Interstate System, which withdrawal is approved after the date of enactment of this subsection, shall be available to the Secretary for obligation in accordance with subsection (b)(2) of this section..
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