§117. High priority projects program

(a) Authorization of High Priority Projects.-The Secretary is authorized to carry out high priority projects with funds made available to carry out the high priority projects program under this section. Of amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary, subject to subsection (b), shall make available to carry out each project described in section 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century the amount listed for such project in such section. Any amounts made available to carry out such program that are not allocated for projects described in such section shall be available to the Secretary, subject to subsection (b), to carry out such other high priority projects as the Secretary determines appropriate.

(b) Allocation Percentages.-For each project to be carried out with funds made available to carry out the high priority projects program under this section-

(1) 11 percent of such amount shall be available for obligation beginning in fiscal year 1998;

(2) 15 percent of such amount shall be available for obligation beginning in fiscal year 1999;

(3) 18 percent of such amount shall be available for obligation beginning in fiscal year 2000;

(4) 18 percent of such amount shall be available for obligation beginning in fiscal year 2001;

(5) 19 percent of such amount shall be available for obligation beginning in fiscal year 2002; and

(6) 19 percent of such amount shall be available for obligation beginning in fiscal year 2003.

(c) Federal Share.-The Federal share payable on account of any project carried out with funds made available to carry out this section shall be 80 percent of the total cost thereof.

(d) Delegation to States.-Subject to the provisions of this title, the Secretary shall delegate responsibility for carrying out a project or projects, with funds made available to carry out this section, to the State in which such project or projects are located upon request of such State.

(e) Advance Construction.-When a State which has been delegated responsibility for a project under this section-

(1) has obligated all funds allocated under this section and section 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century for such project; and

(2) proceeds to construct such project without the aid of Federal funds in accordance with all procedures and all requirements applicable to such project, except insofar as such procedures and requirements limit the State to the construction of projects with the aid of Federal funds previously allocated to it;

the Secretary, upon the approval of the application of a State, shall pay to the State the Federal share of the cost of construction of the project when additional funds are allocated for such project under this section and section 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.

(f) Period of Availability.-Funds made available to carry out this section shall remain available until expended.

(g) Availability of Obligation Limitation.-Obligation authority attributable to funds made available to carry out this section shall only be available for the purposes of this section and shall remain available until obligated pursuant to section 1102(g) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.

(h) Treatment.-Funds allocated to a State in accordance with this section shall be treated as amounts in addition to the amounts a State is apportioned under sections 104, 105, and 144 for programmatic purposes.

(Added Pub. L. 105–178, title I, §1601(a), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 255 .)

References in Text

Section 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (e), is section 1602 of Pub. L. 105–178, title I, June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 256 , which is not classified to the Code.

Section 1102(g) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, referred to in subsec. (g), is section 1102(g) of Pub. L. 105–178, which is set out as a note under section 104 of this title.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 117, Pub. L. 85–767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 897 ; Pub. L. 93–87, title I, §116(a), Aug. 13, 1973, 87 Stat. 258 ; Pub. L. 94–280, title I, §116, May 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 436 ; Pub. L. 97–449, §5(d)(1), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2442 ; Pub. L. 102–240, title I, §1016(f)(2), Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 1946 , related to certification acceptance, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–178, title I, §1601(a), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 255 .

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 112, 114, 145 of this title.