23 U.S.C. § 117 : US Code - Section 117: High priority projects program

Search 23 U.S.C. § 117 : US Code - Section 117: High priority projects program

(a) Authorization of High Priority Projects. -
(1) In general. - 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.
(2) Availability of funds. -
(A) For tea-21. - Of amounts made available to carry out this
section for fiscal years 1998 through 2003, 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.
(B) For safetea-lu. - Of amounts made available to carry out
this section for fiscal years 2005 through 2009, the Secretary,
subject to subsection (b), shall make available to carry out
each project described in section 1702 of the SAFETEA-LU the
amount listed for such project in such section.
(3) Availability of unallocated funds. - 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) For TEA-21. - For each project to be carried out with funds
made available to carry out the high priority projects program
under this section for fiscal years 1998 through 2003 -
(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) (!1) For SAFETEA-LU. - For each project to be carried out
with funds made available to carry out the high priority projects
program under this section for fiscal years 2005 through 2009 -
(1) 20 percent of such amount shall be available for obligation
beginning in fiscal year 2005;
(2) 20 percent of such amount shall be available for obligation
beginning in fiscal year 2006;
(3) 20 percent of such amount shall be available for obligation
beginning in fiscal year 2007;
(4) 20 percent of such amount shall be available for obligation
beginning in fiscal year 2008; and
(5) 20 percent of such amount shall be available for obligation
beginning in fiscal year 2009.
(c) (!1) 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; except that
the Federal share on account of the project to be carried out under
item 1419 of the table contained in section 1602 of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 309),
relating to reconstruction of a road and causeway in Shiloh
Military Park in Hardin County, Tennessee, shall be 100 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 or section 1701 (!2) of the SAFETEA-LU, as the case may
be, 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 such section 1602 or 1702, as
the case may be.
(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 or section 1102(g)
of the SAFETEA-LU, as the case may be.
(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.