112 STAT. 118 PUBLIC LAW 105-178-^JUNE 9, 1998 obligation limitation for such fiscal year. Such distribution to the States shall be made in the same ratio as the distribution of obligation authority under subsection (c)(6). The funds so distributed shall be available for any purposes described in section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code. (g) SPECIAL RULE. —O bligation authority distributed for a fiscal year under subsection (c)(4) for a section set forth in subsection (c)(4) shall remain available until used for obligation of funds for such section and shall be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for future fiscal years. (h) INCREASE IN OBLIGATION LIMIT. —L imitations on obligations imposed by subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall be increased by an amount equal to the amount determined pursuant to section 251(b)(l)(B)(ii)(I)(cc) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I)(cc)) for such fiscal year. Any such increase shall be distributed in accordance with this section. (i) LIMITATIONS ON OBLIGATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. —Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total amount of all obligations under section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code, shall not exceed— (1) $320,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; (2) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; (3) $370,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; (4) $390,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; (5) $410,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and (6) $430,000,000 for fiscal year 2003. SEC. 1103. APPORTIONMENTS. (a) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. —Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: "(a) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. — "(1) IN GENERAL. —Whenever an apportionment is made of the sums made available for expenditure on each of the surface transportation program under section 133, the bridge program under section 144, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under section 149, the Interstate and National Highway System program under section 103, the minimum guarantee program under section 105, the Federal lands highway program under section 204, or the Appalachian development highway system program under section 201 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.), the Secretary shall deduct a sum, in an amount not to exceed 1^2 percent of all sums so made available, as the Secretary determines necessary— "(A) to administer the provisions of law to be financed from appropriations for the Federal-aid highway program and programs authorized under chapter 2; and "(B) to make transfers of such sums as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to the Appalachian Regional Commission for administrative activities associated with the Appalachian development highway system. "(2) CONSIDERATION OF UNOBLIGATED BALANCES.— In making the determination described in paragraph (1), the Secretary
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