58 STAT.] 78TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 626-DEC. 20 , 1944 839 The term "secondary and feeder roads" means roads in rural areas, "Secondary and including farm-to-market roads, rural-mail routes, and school-bus feeder roads. " routes, and not on the Federal-aid system. SEO. 2. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Appropriation au Federal Highway Act, approved November 9, 1921, as amended and 42 Stat. 212 . supplemented, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum Sp. III . 2d S1 of $1,500,000,000 to become available at the rate of $500,000,000 a year Availability. for each of three successive post-war fiscal years: Provided, That of Amountf orsurveys the sums authorized to be appropriated for the first of such fiscal tion. an years $100,000,000 may be appropriated in accordance with the pro- visions of this Act to become available immediately upon apportion- ment of the authorization for said fiscal year for the making of surveys and plans and for construction: Provided further, That Restriction. except for the sum appropriated pursuant to the preceding proviso, no part of the funds made available pursuant to this Act shall be used to pay costs incurred under any construction contract entered into by any State before the beginning of the first post-war fiscal year. The first post-war fiscal year shall be that fiscal year which ends on First post-war fiscal June 30th following the date proclaimed by the President as the yeardefined. termination of the existing war emergency, or following the date specified in a concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress as the date of such termination, or following the date on which the Congress by a concurrent resolution of the two Houses finds as a fact that the war emergency hereinbefore referred to has been relieved to an extent that will justify proceeding with the highway construc- tion program provided for by this Act, whichever date is the earliest. The authorization for the first post-war fiscal year shall be apportioned auproronment of among the States within thirty days from the passage of this Act. The authorization for the second post-war fiscal year shall be appor- tioned among the States within twelve months after the date of such termination or finding as above specified, and the authorization for the third post-war fiscal year shall be apportioned among the States within twelve months after the apportionment of the authorization for the second post-war fiscal year. As soon as the funds for each tiConfotui bligar. of the post-war fiscal years have been apportioned, the Commissioner tionment. of Public Roads is authorized to enter into agreements with the State highway departments for the making of surveys and plans, the acquisition of rights-of-way, and the post-war construction of proj- ects. His approval of any such agreement shall be a contractual obligation of the Federal Government for the payment of its pro rata share of the cost of construction: Provided, however That the state "cquition of Commissioner of Public Roads shall not, as a condition of approval along proosed high- of any project for Federal aid hereunder, require any State to a ' acquire title to, or control of, any marginal land along the proposed highway in addition to that reasonably necessary for road surfaces, median strips, gutters, ditches, and side slopes and sufficient width to provide service roads for adjacent property to permit safe access at controlled locations in order to expedite traffic, promote safety, and minimize roadside parking. SEC. 3. The sum authorized in section 2 for each year shall be Expenditures. available for expenditures as follows: a) $225,000,000 for projects on the Federal-aid highway system. Federal-aid high- b) $150,000,000 for projects on the principal secondary and feeder SeYonary and feed- toads, including farm-to-market roads, rural free delivery mail and erroads public-school bus routes, either outside of municipalities or inside of municipalities of less than five thousand population: Provided,That election of system these funds shall be expended on a system of such roads selected by the State highway departments in cooperation with the county super- visors, county commissioners, or other appropriate local road officials
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