96 STAT. 2098
PUBLIC LAW 97-424—JAN. 6, 1983
Ante, p. 1611. (b) Section 4(b) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1982 is 23 USC 104 note, repealed. OBLIGATION CEIUNG
23 USC 104 note.
SEC. 104. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total of all obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs shall not exceed— (1) $12,100,000,000 for fiscal year 1983; (2) $12,750,000,000 for fiscal year 1984; (3) $13,550,000,000 for fiscal year 1985; and (4) $14,450,000,000 for fiscal year 1986. These limitations shall not apply to obligations for emergency relief under section 125 of title 23, United States Code, or projects covered under section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 23 USC 144 note. 1978, or section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 or section 95 Stat. 1701. 118 of the National Visitor Center Facilities Act of 1968. No obligaifsrsis^^^^' ^^ ^^^^ constraints shall be placed upon any ongoing emergency project carried out under section 125 of title 23, United States Code, or section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978. (b) For each of the fiscal years 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1986, the Secretary of Transportation shall distribute the limitation imposed by subsection (a) by allocation in the ratio which sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction which are apportioned or allocated to each State for such fiscal year bears to the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction which are apportioned or allocated to all the States for such fiscal year. (c) During the period October 1 through December 31, 1982, no State shall obligate more than 35 per centum of the amount distributed to such State under subsection (b) for fiscal year 1983, and the total of all State obligations during such period shall not exceed 25 per centum of the total amount distributed to all States under such subsection for such fiscal year. (d) Notwithstanding subsections Qy) and (c), the Secretary shall— (1) provide all States with authority sufficient to prevent lapses of sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction which have been apportioned or allocated to a State, except in those instances in which a State indicates its intention to lapse sums apportioned under section 104(b)(5)(A) of title 23, United States Code; (2) after August 1 of each of the fiscal years 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1986, revise a distribution of the funds made available under subsection 0>) for such fiscal year if a State will not obligate the amount distributed during such fiscal year and redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed during such fiscal year giving priority to those States having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under section 104 of title 23, United States Code, and giving priority to those States which, because of statutory changes made by this Act and the 95 Stet. 1699. Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981, have experienced substantial 23 USC 101 note. proportional reductions in their apportionments and allocations; and (3) not distribute amounts authorized for administrative expenses and forest highways.
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