87 STAT 251 87 STAT. 252 84 Stat. 1729. 79 Stat. 1028, 1030, 1032; 82 Stat. 818. 84 Stat. 1720. for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976. For the extensions of the Federal-aid primary and secondary systems in urban areas, out of the Highway Trust Fund $290,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $300,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $300,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976. (3) For forest highways, out of the Highway Trust Fund $33,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $33,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $33,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976. (4) For public lands highways, out of the Highway Trust Fund, $16,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $16,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $16,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976. (5) For forest development roads and trails, $140,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $140,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $140,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976. (6) For public lands development roads and trails, $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976. (7) For park roads and trails, $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976. (8) For parkways, $60,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $75,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $75,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, except that the entire cost of any parkway project on any Federal-aid system paid under the authorization contained in this paragraph shall be paid from the Highway Trust Fund. (9) For Indian reservation roads and bridges, $75,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $75,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $75,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976. (10) For economic growth center development highways under section 143 of title 23, United States Code, out of the Highway Trust Fund. $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $75,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976. (11) For necessary administrative expenses in carrying out section 131, section 136, and section 319 (b) of title 23, United States Code, $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976. (12) For carrying out section 215 (a) of title 23, United States Code (A) for the Virgin Islands, not to exceed $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, not to exceed $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and not to exceed $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976. (B) for Guam not to exceed $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, not to exceed $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and not to exceed $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976. (C) for American Samoa not to exceed $1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, not to exceed $1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and not to exceed $1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976. Sums authorized by this paragraph shall be available for obligation at the beginning of the fiscal year for which authorized in the same manner and to the same extent as if such sums were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code. (13) Nothing in the first ten paragraphs or in paragraph (12) of this section shall be construed to authorize the appropriation of any sums to carry out section 131, 136, 319 (b), or chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code. (b) For each of the fiscal years 1974, 1975, and 1976, no State shall receive less than one-half of 1 per centum of the total apportionment for the Interstate System under paragraph (5) of subsection (b) of section 104 of title 23, United States Code. Whenever such amounts made available for the Interstate System in any State exceed the cost of completing that State's portion of the Interstate System, the excess amount shall be transferred to and added to the amounts apportioned to such State under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (6) of subsection (b) of section 104 of title 23, United States Code, in the ratio which these respective amounts bear to each other in that State. For the purpose of carrying out this subsection, there are authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund not to exceed $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976. It is the sense of the Congress that this subsection is an interim provision to be reconsidered at the expiration of this authorization. DEFINITIONS SEC. 105. Subsection (a) of section 101 of title 23 of the United States Code is amended as follows: (1) The definition of the term "construction" is amended to read as follows: "The term 'construction' means the supervising, inspecting, actual building, and all expenses incidental to the construction or reconstruction of a highway, including locating, surveying, and mapping (including the establishment of temporary and permanent geodetic markers in accordance with specifications of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the Department of Commerce), acquisition of rights-of-way, relocation assistance, elimination of hazards of railway grade crossings, acquisition of replacement housing sites, acquisition and rehabilitation, relocation, and construction of replacement housing, and improvements which directly facilitate and control traffic flow, such as grade separation of intersections, widening of lanes, channelization of traffic, traffic control systems, and passenger loading and unloading areas." (2) The definition of the term "urban area" is amended to read as follows: "The term 'urban area' means an urbanized area or, in the case of an urbanized area encompassing more than one State, that part of the urbanized area in each such State, or an urban place as designated by the Bureau of the Census having a population of five thousand or more and not within any urbanized area, within boundaries to be fixed by responsible State and local officials in cooperation with each other, subject to approval by the Secretary. Such boundaries shall, as a minimum, encompass the entire urban place designated by the Bureau of the Census." (3) The definition of the term "Indian reservation roads and bridges" is amended to read as follows: "The term 'Indian reservation roads and bridges' means roads and bridges that are located within or provide access to an Indian reservation or Indian trust land or restricted Indian land which is not subject to fee title alienation without the approval of the Federal Government, 72 Stat. 885. 23 USC 101. 79 Stat. 1028, Post, p. 256. 87 STAT. 252 87 STAT. 253 72 Stat. 885; 84 Stat. 1716. 87 STAT. 253 87 STAT. 254 84 Stat. 1714. 72 Stat. 889; 34 Stat. 1714. Cost estimates, transmittal to Congress. 72 Stat. 885. or Indian and Alaska Native villages, groups, or communities in which Indians and Alaskan Natives reside, whom the Secretary of the Interior has determined are eligible for services generally available to Indians under Federal laws specifically applicable to Indians." (4) The definition of "urbanized area' is amended to read as follows: "The term 'urbanized area' means an area so designated by the Bureau of the Census, within boundaries to be fixed by responsible State and local officials in cooperation with each other, subject to approval by the Secretary. Such boundaries shall, as a minimum, encompass the entire urbanized area within a State as designated by the Bureau of the Census." EXTENSION OF TIME FOR COMPLETION OF SYSTEM SEC. 106. (a) The second paragraph of section 101 (b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking out "twenty years" and inserting in lieu thereof "twenty-three years" and by striking out "June 30, 1976", and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1979". (b) (1) The introductory phrase and the second and third sentences of section 104 (b) (5) of title 23, United States Code, are amended by striking out "1976" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof at each such place "1979". (2) The last four sentences of such section 104(b) (5) are amended to read as follows: "Upon the approval by Congress, the Secretary shall use the Federal share of such approved estimate in making apportionments for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1974, June 30, 1975, and June 30, 1976. 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, 1975. Upon the approval by Congress, the Secretary shall use the Federal share of such approved estimate in making apportionments for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1977, and June 30, 1978. 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, 1977. Upon the approval by Congress, the Secretary shall use the Federal share of such approved estimates in making apportionments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1979. 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." DECLARATION OF POLICY SEC. 107. Subsection (b) of section 101 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "It is further declared that since the Interstate System is now in the final phase of completion it shall be the national policy that increased emphasis be placed on the construction and reconstruction of the other Federal-aid systems in accordance with the first paragraph of this subsection, in order to bring all of the Federal-aid systems up to standards and to increase the safety of these systems to the maximum extent." MINIMIZATION OF REDTAPE 87 STAT 255 SEC. 108. Section 101 of title 23 of the United States Code is amended 72 Stat. 885; by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(e) It is the national policy that to the maximum extent possible the procedures to be utilized by the Secretary and all other affected heads of Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities for carrying out this title and any other provision of law relating to the Federal highway programs shall encourage the substantial minimization of paperwork and interagency decision procedures and the best use of available manpower and funds so as to prevent needless duplication and unnecessary delays at all levels of government." FEDERAL-AID URBAN SYSTEM 84 Stat. 1718. SEC. 109. (a) Subsection (d) of section 103 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth 84 Stat. 1716; sentences and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "The Federal- Post, p. 274. aid urban system shall be established in each urbanized area, and in such other urban areas as the State highway department may designate. The system shall be so located as to serve the major centers of activity, and shall include high traffic volume arterial and collector routes, including access roads to airports and other transportation terminals. No route on the Federal-aid urban system shall also be a route on any other Federal-aid system. Each route of the system to the extent feasible shall connect with another route on a Federal-aid system. Routes on the Federal-aid urban system shall be selected by the appropriate local officials so as to serve the goals and objectives of the community, with the concurrence of the State highway departments, and, in urbanized areas, also in accordance with the planning process under section 134 of this title. Designation of the Federal- 76 Stat. 1148; aid urban system shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary as 84 Stat. 1737. provided in subsection (f) of this section." (b) Subsection (d) of section 105 of title 23, United States Code, 84 Stat. 1717. is amended to read as follows: "(d) In approving programs for projects on the Federal-aid urban system, the Secretary shall require that such projects be selected by the appropriate local officials with the concurrence of the State highway department of each State and, in urbanized areas, also in accordance with the planning process required pursuant to section 134 of this title." REMOVAL OF DESIGNATED SEGMENTS OF THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM SEC. 110. (a) Section 103 (g) of title 23, United States Code, is 84 Stat. 1729. amended to read as follows: "(g) The Secretary, on July 1, 1974, shall remove from designation as a part of the Interstate System each segment of such system for which a State has not notified the Secretary that such State intends to construct such segment, and which the Secretary finds is not essential to completion of a unified and connected Interstate System. Any segment of the Interstate System, with respect to which a State has not submitted by July 1, 1975, a schedule for the expenditure of funds for completion of construction of such segment or alternative segment within the period of availability of funds authorized to be appropriated for completion of the Interstate System, and with respect to which the State has not provided the Secretary with assurances satisfactory to him that such schedule will be met, shall be removed from designation as a part of the Interstate System. No segment of the Interstate System removed under the authority of the preceding sentence shall 87 STAT. 256 82 Stat. 827. Effective date. 72 Stat. 889. 84 Stat. 1717. 72 Stat 891. Transfer of apportionment. thereafter be designated as a part of the Interstate System except as the Secretary finds necessary in the interest of national defense or for other reasons of national interest. This subsection shall not be applicable to any segment of the Interstate System referred to in section 23(a) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968." (b) Section 103 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: (h) Notwithstanding subsections (e) (2) and (g) of this section, in any case where a segment of the Interstate System was a designated part of such System on June 1, 1973, and is entirely within the boundaries of an incorporated city and such city enters into an agreement with the Secretary to pay all non-Federal costs of construction of such segment, such segment shall be constructed." (c) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall take effect June 30, 1973. APPORTIONMENT SEC. 111. (a) Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) are amended by striking the words "star routes" each time they appear and inserting in lieu thereof "intercity mail routes where service is performed by motor vehicles". (2) Paragraph (1) of subsection (b) is amended by striking out "one-third in the ratio which the population of each State bears to the total population of all the States" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "one-third in the ratio which the population of rural areas of each State bears to the total population of rural areas of all the States". The last sentence of such paragraph is amended by inserting "(other than the District of Columbia)" immediately after "No State". (3) Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) is amended by striking out "one-third in the ratio which the rural population of each State bears to the total rural population of all the States" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "one-third in the ratio which the population of rural areas of each State bears to the total population of rural areas of all of the States". The last sentence of such paragraph is amended by inserting "(other than the District of Columbia)" immediately after "No State". (4) Paragraph (6) of subsection (b) is amended by striking the word "urbanized" wherever it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "urban", and by adding at the end thereof the following: "No State shall receive less than one-half of 1 per centum of each year's apportionment." (5) Subsection (c) is amended by striking out "20 per centum" in each of the two places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof in each such place the following: "40 per centum" and by striking out "paragraph (1), (2), or (3)" and inserting in lieu thereof "paragraph (1) or (2)". (6) Subsection (d) is amended to read as follows: "(d) Not more than 40 per centum of the amount apportioned in any fiscal year to each State in accordance with paragraph (3) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be transferred from the apportionment under one paragraph to the apportionment under the other paragraph if such transfer is requested by the State highway department and is approved by the Governor of such State and the Secretary as being in the public interest. Funds apportioned in accordance with paragraph (6) of subsection (b) of this section shall not be transferred from their allocation to any urbanized area of 200,000 population or more under section 150 of this title, without the approval of the |