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[74 Stat. 524]
PUBLIC LAW 86-000—MMMM. DD, 1960
[74 Stat. 524]

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PUBLIC LAW 86-e57-JULY 14, 1960

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highway program. Any amount so repaid, together with the unpaid balance or any amount programed for expenditure on any such project, shall be credited to the unprogramed balance of Federal-aid'highway funds of the same class last apportioned to the States, respectively. The amount so credited shall be available for expenditure in accordance with the provisions of title 23, United States Code, as fimended or supplemented. (b) Upon the repayment of Federal-aid highway funds and the cancellation and withdrawal from the Federal-aid highWay program of all projects on said sections of Federal-aid Interstate Route 95, as provided in subsection (a) of this section, such sections of said route shall become and be free of any and all restrictions contained in title 23, United States Code, as amended or supplemented, or in any regulation thereunder, with respect to the imposition and collection of tolls or other charges thereon or for the use thereof. DEFINITIONS

SEC. 7. For the purposes of section 2 of this Act each of the following terms shall have the same meaning as is given it in section 101 of title 23 of the United States Code: (1) Forest development roads and trails; (2) Forest highway; (3) Indian reservation roads and bridges; (4) Park roads and trails; (5) Parkway; (6) Public lands highways; (7) Federal-aid primary system; (8) Federal-aid secondary system; (9) Urban area. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 23

SEC. 8. (a) Subsectioji (c) of section 129 of tit^e 23, United States Code, is amended by striking out "under prior Acts". (b) The first sentence of section 203 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking out-"Funds now authorized" and inserting in lieu thereof "Funds authorized". (c) The second sentence of subsection (a) of section 205 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking out "construction". (d) Section 210 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: ro?ds?"'° ^"""'^ " (g).If the Secretary shall determine that it is necessary for the expeditious completion of any defense access road project he may advance to any State out of funds appropriated for defense access roads transferred and available to the Department of Commerce the Federal share of the cost of construction thereof to enable the State highway department to make prompt payments for acquisition of rights-of-way, and for the construction as it progresses. The sums so advanced shall be deposited in a special fund by the State official authorized by State law to receive such funds, to be disbursed solely upon vouchers approved by the State highway department for rightsof-way which have been or are being acquired and for construction which has been actually performed under this section. Upon determination by the Secretary that funds advanced to any State under the provisions of this subsection are no longer required, the amount of the advance which is determined to be in excess of requirements for the project shall be repaid upon his demand, and such repayments shall be returned to the credit of the appropriation from which the funds were advanced."