109 STAT. 258 PUBLIC LAW 104-21 —AUG. 4, 1995 States for increased Federal shares of eligible projects paid pursuant to section 2(a). The fund shall be separate from the general fund of the District of Columbia. (b) PAYMENT OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—For fiscal year 1997 and each fiscal year thereafter, amounts in the fund shall be sufficient to pay, at a minimum, the cost-sharing requirements established under title 23, United States Code, for such fiscal year. (c) REPAYMENT REQUIREMENTS. — (1) FISCAL YEAR 1996. — By September 30, 1996, the District of Columbia shall pay to the United States from amounts in the fund established under subsection (a), with respect to each project for which an increased Federal share is paid in fiscal year 1995 pursuant to section 2(a), an amount equal to 50 percent of the difference between— (A) the amount of the costs of the project paid by the United States in such fiscal year pursuant to section 2(a); and (B) the amount of the costs of the project that would have been paid by the United States but for section 2(a). (2) FISCAL YEAR 1997.— By September 30, 1997, the District of Columbia shall pay to the United States from amounts in the fund established under subsection (a), with respect to each project for which an increased Federal share is paid in fiscal year 1995 pursuant to section 2(a) and with respect to each project for which an increased Federal share is paid in fiscal year 1996 pursuant to section 2(a), an amount equal to 50 percent of the difference between— (A) the amount of the costs of the project paid in such fiscal year by the United States pursuant to section 2(a); and (B) the amount of the costs of the project that would have been paid by the United States but for section 2(a). (3) FISCAL YEAR 1998.— By September 30, 1998, the District of Columbia shall pay to the United States from amounts in the fund established under subsection (a), with respect to each project for which an increased Federal share is paid in fiscal year 1996 pursuant to section 2(a), an amount equal to 50 percent of the difference between— (A) the amount of the costs of the project paid in such fiscal year by the United States pursuant to section 2(a); and (B) the amount of the costs of the project that would have been paid by the United States but for section 2(a). (4) DEPOSIT OF REPAID FUNDS.—Repayments made under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) with respect to a project shall be— (A) deposited in the Highway Trust Fund established by section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and (B) credited to the appropriate account of the District of Columbia for the category of the project. (d) ENFORCEMENT.—I f the District of Columbia does not meet any requirement established by subsection (a), (b), or (c) and applicable in a fiscal year, the Secretary of Transportation shall not approve any highway project in the District of Columbia under title 23, United States Code, until the requirement is met.
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