PUBLIC LAW 96-106—NOV. 9, 1979 costs of construction items, materials, and rights-of-way of the withdrawn route or portion thereof, except that if the State gives assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that such items, materials, and rights-of-way have been or will be applied to a transportation project permissible under this title within ten years from the date of withdrawal of approval, the amount of such repayment shall be the difference between the amount received for such items, materials, and rights-of-way and the amount which would be received in accordance with the current Federal share applicable to the transportation project to which such items, materials, and rights-of-way were or are to be applied; and". SEC. 3. Section 109(1)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking out "any aspect of. SEC. 4. Clauses (1) and (2) of subsection (b) of section 115 of title 23, United States Code, are redesignated as (A) and (B), respectively, including any references thereto. Such subsection (b) is further amended by inserting "(1)" immediately after "(b)" and by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(2) For any project under construction on January 1, 1978, on the Interstate System and converted to a regularly funded project after January 1, 1978, for which the proceeds of bonds issued by the State, county, city, or other political subdivision of the State were used, any interest earned and payable on such bonds by the date of conversion is an eligible cost of construction, to the extent that the proceeds of such bonds have actually been expended in the construction of such projects.". SEC. 5. (a) The fifth sentence of section 118(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "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 and any amounts so apportioned remaining unexpended at the end of such period shall lapse.". (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) of this section shall apply to all amounts apportioned under section 104(b)(5)(B) of title 23, United States Code, for the fiscal year 1978 and for subsequent fiscal years. SEC. 6. Section 131(c)(5) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking out "distribution o f and inserting in lieu thereof "distribution by'. SEC. 7. (a) The first sentence of section 144(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking out "or rehabilitating such bridge with a comparable facility" and inserting in lieu thereof "such bridge with a comparable facility or in rehabilitating such bridge". (b) Section 144(m) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking out "major repairs" and inserting in lieu thereof "major work". SEC. 8. (a) The third sentence of subsection (g) of section 144 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking out the period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and the following: "and for any project for a highway bridge the replacement or rehabilitation costs of which is less than $10,000,000 if such cost is at least twice the amount apportioned to the State in which such bridge is located under subsection (e) of this section for the fiscal year in which application is made for a grant for such bridge.". (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law discretionary bridge funds authorized under section 144(g) of title 23, United States Code, for fiscal year 1980 may be transferred to a State's apportionment under section 104(b)(6) of title 23, United States Code, to repay funds
93 STAT. 797
92 Stat. 2696.
23 USC 104.
23 USC 118 not<5. 92 Stat. 2699. 92 Stat. 2700.
92 Stat. 2702.
92 Stat. 2702.
23 USC 144 note,
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