Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 105 Part 3.djvu/118

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105 STAT. 2002 PUBLIC LAW 102-240—DEC. 18, 1991 amounts shall be credited to the appropriate apportionment accounts of the State. (c) DEDUCTION FROM APPORTIONMENTS. —I f a State has not made the repayment as required by subsection (b), the Secretary shall deduct from funds apportioned to the State under title 23, United States Code, in each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996, a pro rata share of each category of apportioned funds. The amount which shall be deducted in each fiscal year shall be equal to 50 percent of the amount needed for repayment. Any amount deducted under this subsection shall be reapportioned for fiscal years 1995 and 1996 in accordance with title 23, United States Code, to those States which have not received a higher Federal share under this section and to those States which have made the repayment required by subsection (b). (d) QuAUFYiNG PROJECT DEFINED.— For purposes of this section, the term "qualifying project" means a project approved by the Secretary after the effective date of this title, or a project for which the United States becomes obligated to pay after such effective date, and for which the Governor of the State submitting the project has certified, in accordance with regulations established by the Secretary, that sufficient funds are not available to pay the cost of the non-Federal share of the project. SEC. 1055. RELOCATION ASSISTANCE REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION. Section 213(c) of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4633(c)) is amended by inserting "and the Rural Electrification Administration" after Tennessee Valley Authority". SEC. 1056. USE OF HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANES BY MOTORBIKES. Section 163 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (23 U.S.C. 146 note) is amended— (1) by inserting before "and acceptance" the following: ", after notice in the Federal Register and an opportunity for public comment,"; and (2) by adding at the end the following: "Any certification made before the date of the enactment of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 shall not be recognized by the Secretary until the Secretary publishes notice of such certification in the Federal Register and provides an opportunity for public comment on such certification.". 23 USC 109 note. SEC. 1057. EROSION CONTROL GUIDELINES. (a) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary shall develop erosion control guidelines for States to follow in carrying out construction projects funded in whole or in part under this title. (b) MORE STRINGENT STATE REQUIREMENTS. —Guidelines developed under subsection (a) shall not preempt any requirement made by or under State law if such requirement is more stringent than the guidelines. (c) CONSISTENCY WITH OTHER PROGRAMS.—Guidelines developed under subsection (a) shall be consistent with nonpoint source management programs under section 319 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and coastal nonpoint pollution control guidance under section 6217(g) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990. Federal Register, publication.