Sec. 213. Rama Road.

(a) Recognizing the mutual benefits that will accrue to the Republic of Nicaragua and to the United States from the completion of the road from San Benito to Rama in said Republic of Nicaragua, the construction of which road was begun and partially completed pursuant to an agreement between said Republic and the United States, the Secretary is authorized out of the funds appropriated for such purposes to provide for the construction of such road. Appropriations made for such purposes shall remain available until expended. No expenditure shall be made hereunder for the construction of said road until a request therefor shall have been received by the Secretary of State from the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua nor until an agreement shall have been entered into by said Republic with the Secretary of State which shall provide, in part, that said Republic—

(1) will provide, without participation of funds authorized under this title, or under prior Acts, all necessary right-of-way for the construction of said highway, which right-of-way shall be of a minimum width, where practicable, of one hundred meters in rural areas and fifty meters in municipalities and shall forever be held inviolate as a part of the highway for public use;

(2) will not impose any highway toll, or permit any such toll to be charged for the use of said highway by vehicles or persons; (3) will not levy or assess, directly or indirectly, any fee, tax, or other charge for the use of said road by vehicles or persons from the United States that does not apply equally to vehicles or persons of such Republic;

(4) will continue to grant reciprocal recognition of vehicle registration and drivers' licenses in accordance with the provisions of the Convention for the Regulation of Inter-American Automotive Traffic, which was opened for signature at the Pan American Union in Washington on December 15, 1943, and to which such Republic and the United States are parties; or any other treaty or international convention establishing similar reciprocal recognition; and

(5) will maintain said road after its completion in proper condition adequately to serve the needs of present and future traffic. (b) The funds appropriated for such purposes shall be available for expenditure in accordance with the terms of this section for the survey and construction of said road from San Benito to Rama in the Republic of Nicaragua without being matched by said Republic, and all expenditures made under the provisions of this section for materials, equipment, and supplies, shall, whenever practicable, be made for products of the United States or of the Republic of Nicaragua.

(c) The survey and construction work undertaken pursuant to this section shall be under the general supervision of the Secretary.

Sec. 214. Public lands development roads and trails.

(a) Funds available for public lands development roads and trails shall be used to pay the cost of construction and improvement of such roads and trails.

(b) Funds available for public lands development roads and trails shall be available for adjacent vehicular parking areas and for sanitary, water, and fire control facilities.

(c) Repealed. 172

Sec. 215. Territorial highway program. 173

(a) Recognizing the mutual benefits that will accrue to the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, and to the United States from the improvement of highways in such territories of the United States, the Secretary is authorized to assist each such territorial government in a program for the construction and improvement of a system of arterial highways, and necessary interisland connectors designated by the Governor of such territory and approved by the Secretary. Federal financial assistance shall be granted under this subsection to such territories upon the basis of a Federal contribution of 100 per centum of the cost of any project. 173a

(b) In order to establish a long-range highway development program, the Secretary is authorized to provide technical assistance for the establishment of an appropriate agency to administer on a continuing basis highway planning, design, construction and maintenance operations, the development of a system of arterial and collector highways, including necessary interisland connectors, and the establishment of advance acquisition of right-of-way and relocation assistance programs.

(c) No part of the appropriations authorized under this section shall be available for obligation or expenditure with respect to any territory until the Governor enters into an agreement with the Secretary providing that the government of such territory (1) will design and construct a system of arterial and collector highways, including necessary interisland connectors, built in accordance with standards approved by the Secretary; (2) will not impose any toll, or permit any such toll to be charged, for use by vehicles or persons of any portion of the facilities constructed or operated under the provisions of this section; (3) will provide for the maintenance of such facilities in a condition to adequately serve the needs of present and future traffic; (4) will implement standards for traffic operations and uniform traffic control devices which are approved by the Secretary.

172 Added by sec. 6(b), Public Law 87-866, Oct. 23, 1962 (76 Stat. 1145); and repealed by sec. 126(d), Public Law 97-424, Jan. 6, 1983 (96 Stat. 2115).

173 New section added by sec. 112 of Public Law 91-605, Dec. 31, 1970 (84 Stat. 1713).

173 Amended by sec. 129(f) of Public Law 95-599, Nov. 6, 1978 (92 Stat. 2708).

(d)(1) Three per centum of the sums authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year for carrying out subsection (a) of this section shall be available for expenditure only for engineering and economic surveys and investigations, for the planning of future highway programs and the financing thereof, for studies of the economy, safety, and convenience of highway usage and the desirable regulation and equitable taxation thereof, and for research and development, necessary in connection with the planning, design, and maintenance of the highway system, and the regulation and taxation of their use.

(2) In addition to the percentage provided in paragraph (1) of the subsection, not to exceed 2 per centum of sums authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year for carrying out subsection (a) of this section may be expended upon request of the Governor and with the approval of the Secretary for the purposes enumerated in paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(e) None of the funds authorized to be appropriated for carrying out this section shall be obligated or expended for maintenance of the highway system.

(f) The provisions of chapter 1 of this title that are applicable to Federal-aid primary highway funds, other than provisions relating to the apportionment formula and provisions limiting the expenditure of such funds to the Federal-aid systems, shall apply to the funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, except as determined by the Secretary to be inconsistent with this section. 173b

Sec. 216. Darien Gap Highway. 174

(a) The United States shall cooperate with the Government of the Republic of Panama and with the Government of Colombia in the construction of approximately two hundred and fifty miles of highway in such countries in the location known as the "Darien Gap" to connect the Inter-American Highway authorized by section 212 of this title with the Pan American Highway System of South America. Such highway shall be known as the "Darien Gap Highway". Funds authorized by this section shall be obligated and expended subject to the same terms, conditions, and requirements with respect to the Darien Gap Highway as are funds authorized for the Inter-American Highway by subsection (a) of section 212 of this title.

(b) The construction authorized by this section shall be under the administration of the Secretary, who shall consult with the appropriate officials of the Department of State with respect to matters involving the foreign relations of this Government, and such negotiations with the Governments of the Republics of Panama and Colombia as may be

17 Amended by sec. 9, Public Law 96-106, Nov. 9, 1979 (93 Stat. 798).

174 New section added by sec. 113(a) of Public Law 91-605, Dec. 31, 1970 (84 Stat. 1713).

required to carry out the purposes of this section shall be conducted through, or authorized by the Department of State.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not create nor authorize the creation of any obligations on the part of the Government of the United States with respect to any expenditures for highway survey or construction heretofore or hereafter undertaken in Panama or Colombia, other than the expenditures authorized by the provisions of this section.

(d) Appropriations made pursuant to any authorization for the Darien Gap Highway shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary for necessary administrative and engineering expenses in connection with the Darien Gap Highway program.

(e) For the purposes of this section the term "construction" does not include any costs of rights-of-way, relocation assistance, or the elimination of hazards of railway grade crossings.

Sec. 217. Bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkway. 175

(a) To encourage energy conservation and the multiple use of highway rights-of-way, including the development and improvement of pedestrian walkways on or in conjunction with highway rights-of-way, the States may, as Federal-aid highway projects, construct pedestrian walkways. Sums apportioned in accordance with paragraphs (1), (2), and (6) of section 104(b) of this title shall be available for pedestrian walkways authorized under this section and such projects shall be located and designed pursuant to an overall plan which will provide due consideration for safety and contiguous routes.

(b)(1) To encourage energy conservation, including the development, improvement, and use of bicycle transportation, the States may, as Federal-aid highway projects, construct new or improved lanes, paths, or shoulders; traffic control devices, shelters for and parking facilities for bicycles, and carry out nonconstruction projects related to safe bicycle use. Sums apportioned in accordance with paragraphs (1), (2), and (6) of section 104(b) of this title shall be available for bicycle projects authorized under this section and such projects shall be located and designed pursuant to an overall plan which will provide due consideration for safety and contiguous routes.

(2) In any case where a highway bridge deck being replaced or rehabilitated with Federal financial participation is located on a highway, other than a highway access to which is fully controlled, on which bicycles are permitted to operate at each end of such bridge, and the Secretary determines that the safe accommodation of bicycles can be provided at reasonable cost as part of such replacement or rehabilita

175 Added by sec. 124(a), Public Law 93-87, Aug. 13, 1973 (87 Stat. 262); and amended by sec. 134, Public Law 94-280, May 5, 1976 (90 Stat. 441); sec. 141(h), Public Law 95-599, Nov. 6, 1978 (92 Stat. 2712); and sec. 126, Public Law 97-424, Jan. 6, 1983 (96 Stat. 2116-2117).

tion, then such bridge shall be so replaced or rehabilitated as to provide such safe accommodations.

(3) No bicycle project shall be authorized by this section unless the Secretary shall have determined that such bicycle project will be principally for transportation, rather than recreation, purposes.

(c) For all purposes of this title, a pedestrian walkway project authorized by subsection (a) of this section shall be deemed to be a highway project, and the Federal share payable on account of such pedestrian walkway project shall be 100 per centum.

(d) For all purposes of this title, a bicycle project authorized by subsection (b) of this section shall be deemed to be a highway project, and the Federal share payable on account of such bicycle project shall be 100 per centum.

(e) Funds authorized for forest highways, forest development roads and trails, public lands development roads and trails, park roads, parkways, Indian reservation roads, and public lands highways shall be available, at the discretion of the department charged with the administration of such funds, for the construction of pedestrian walkways in conjunction with such trails, roads, highways, and parkways.

(f) Funds authorized for forest highways, forest development roads and trails, public lands development roads and trails, park roads, parkways, Indian reservation roads, and public lands highways shall be available, at the discretion of the department charged with the administration of such funds, for the construction of bicycle routes.

(g) No motorized vehicles shall be permitted on trails and walkways authorized under this section except for maintenance purposes and, when snow conditions and State or local regulations permit, snowmobiles.

(h) Not more than $45,000,000 of funds authorized to be appropriated in any fiscal year may be obligated for projects authorized by subsections (a), (b), (e), and (f) of this section. No State shall obligate more than $4,500,000 for such projects in any fiscal year, except that the Secretary may, upon application, waive this limitation for a State for any fiscal year.

Sec. 218. Alaska Highway.

(a) Recognizing the benefits that will accrue to the State of Alaska and to the United States from the reconstruction of the Alaska Highway from the Alaskan border to Haines Junction in Canada and the Haines Cutoff Highway from Haines Junction in Canada to the south Alaskan border, the Secretary is authorized out of the funds appropriated for the purpose of this section to provide for necessary reconstruction of such highway. Such appropriations shall remain available until

176 Added by sec. 127(a)(1) of Public Law 93-87, Aug. 13, 1973 (87 Stat. 264); amended by Public Law 94-147, Dec. 12, 1975 (89 Stat. 803); and sec. 158, Public Law 97-424, Jan. 6, 1983 (96 Stat. 2135).