97 STAT. 460 PUBLIC LAW 98-78-AUG. 15, 1983 $11,600,000,000 or so much thereof as may be available in and derived from the Highway Trust Fund, to remain available until 23 USC 104 note, expended: Provided, That, (a) notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total of all obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs for fiscal year 1984 shall not exceed $12,600,000,000, except that this limitation shall not apply to obligations for emergency relief under section 125 of title 23, United States Code, projects covered under section 147 of the Surface 23 USC 144 note. Transportation Assistance Act of 1978, section 9 of the Federal-Aid 95 Stat. 1701. Highway Act of 1981, subsections 131(b) and (j) of Public Law 97- 96 Stat. 2119. 424, section 118 of the National Visitors Center Facilities Act of 40 USC 818. 1968, section 320 of title 23, United States Code, or section 157 of title 23, United States Code. (b) For fiscal year 1984 the Secretary of Transportation shall distribute the limitation imposed by subsection (a) by allocation in the ratio which sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction which are apportioned or allocated to each State for such fiscal year bears to the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction which are apportioned or allocated to all the States for such fiscal year. (c) During the period October 1 through December 31, 1983, no State shall obligate more than 35 per centum of the amount distrib- uted to such State under subsection 0)), and the total of all State obligations during such period shall not exceed 25 per centum of the total amount distributed to all States under such subsection. (d) Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary shall— (1) provide all States with authority sufficient to prevent lapses of sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction which have been apportioned to a State, except in those instances in which a State indicates its intention to lapse sums apportioned under section 104(b)(5)(A) of title 23, United States Code; (2) after August 1, 1984, revise a distribution of the funds made available under subsection (b) if a State will not obligate the amount distributed during the fiscal year and redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed during that fiscal year giving priority to those States having large unobligated bal- ances of funds apportioned under section 104 of title 23, United States Code, and giving priority to those States which, because of statutory changes made by the Surface Transportation As- 96 Stat. 2097. sistance Act of 1982 and the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981, 23 USC 101 note. have experienced substantial proportional reductions in their apportionments and allocations; and (3) not distribute amounts authorized for administrative ex- penses and the Federal Lands Highway Programs. EMERGENCY RELIEF Notwithstanding sections 125, 129, and 301 of title 23, United States Code, an additional $20,000,000 shall be available from the Highway Trust Fund for the emergency fund authorized under Mianus Bridge, section 125 of title 23, United States Code: Provided, That the 1-95, eonn. Secretary shall give first priority to making funds available to repair or replace the Mianus Bridge on 1-95 in Connecticut: Pro- vided further. That the Federal funds provided herein shall not
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