§147. Priority primary routes

(a) High traffic sections of highways on the Federal-aid primary system which connect to the Interstate System shall be selected by each State transportation department, in consultation with appropriate local officials, subject to approval by the Secretary, for priority of improvement to supplement the service provided by the Interstate System by furnishing needed adequate traffic collector and distributor facilities. For the purpose of this section such highways shall hereafter in this section be referred to as "priority primary routes".

(b) The Federal share of any project on a priority primary route shall be that provided in section 120(a) of this title. All provisions of this title applicable to the Federal-aid primary system shall be applicable to the priority primary routes selected under this section.

(c) The initial selection of the priority primary routes and the estimated cost of completing such routes shall be reported to Congress on or before July 1, 1974.

(d) There is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out this section not to exceed $100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $200,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $300,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976.

(Added Pub. L. 93–87, title I, §126(a), Aug. 13, 1973, 87 Stat. 263 ; amended Pub. L. 94–280, title I, §130, May 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 440 ; Pub. L. 105–178, title I, §1212(a)(2)(A)(i), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 193 .)

Amendments

1998-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–178 substituted "State transportation department" for "State highway department".

1976-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–280 amended subsec. (b) generally, striking out apportionment provisions.