Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 3.djvu/79

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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1978

PUBLIC LAW 95-599—NOV. 6, 1978 California to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Bay of San Francisco from the Kincon Hill district in San Francisco by way of Goat Island to Oakland", approved February 20, 1931, is amended by striking out the period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and the following: "and new approaches to the San Mateo Bridge in the San Francisco Bay Area.".

92 STAT. 2711

46 Stat. 1192.

ROUTE DESIGNATION

SEC. 140. Notwithstanding the amendments made by section 107(b) of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall, not later than sixty days after the date of enactment of this Act, designate as routes on tKe National System of Interstate and Defense Highways 20.5 miles of existing State Eoute 11 in the city of Los Angeles, California, between F A I Route 10 and State Route 47 /Community of San Pedro, 4.2 miles of the proposed Lockport Expressway in the town of Amherst, Erie County, New York, and 5.1 miles of proposed Interstate Route 1-481, connecting Exit 34-A of 1-90 to the Bear Road Interchange of 1-81 in Onondaga County, New York. BICYCLE PROGRAM

SEC. 141. (a) For the purposes of this section, the term— (1) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Transportation; (2) "bikeway" means a new or improved lane, path, or shoulder, a traffic control device, lighting, or a shelter or parking facility for bicycles; (3) "State" means any one of the fifty States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico. (b) The Secretary shall, by regulation, establish design and construction standards for bikeway construction projects for which grants are authorized in subsection (c) and section 217 of title 23, United States Code. Such regulations shall contain criteria for pavements, adequate widths, sight distances and lighting; appropriate design speeds and grades; and such other requirements as the Secretary may deem necessary. (c) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to States and to political subdivisions thereof for (1) the construction of bikeways which (A) comply with regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection (b), or (B) prior to promulgation of such regulations, reflect current state of the Art design standards, or (2) nonconstruction programs or projects which can reasonably he expected to enhance the safety and use of bicycles. Projects in urban areas financed with grants under this subsection shall be in accordance with the continuing, comprehensive planning process in section 134 of title 23, United States Code. (d) The Federal share of any project or program for which a grant is made under subsection (c) shall not exceed 75 per cent. (e) Grants made under this section shall be in addition to any sums available for bicycle projects under section 217 of title 23, United States Code. (f) Section 109(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding after the words "median strips,", the following: "bikeways,". (g) Section 109 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding a new subsection as follows:

Definitions. 23 USC 217 note.

Bikeway clesij;n and construction standards, regulations.

Grants.

Federal share.