23 U.S.C. § 155 : US Code - Section 155: Access highways to public recreation areas on certain lakes

Search 23 U.S.C. § 155 : US Code - Section 155: Access highways to public recreation areas on certain lakes

(a) The Secretary is authorized to construct or reconstruct
access highways to public recreation areas on lakes in order to
accommodate present and projected traffic density. The Secretary
shall develop guidelines and standards for the designation of
routes and the allocation of funds for the purpose of this section
which shall include the following criteria:
(1) No portion of any access highway constructed or
reconstructed under this section shall exceed thirty-five miles
in length nor shall any portion of such highway be located more
than thirty-five miles from the nearest part of such recreation
area.
(2) Routes shall be designated by the Secretary on the
recommendation of the State and responsible local officials,
after consultation with the head of the Federal agency (if any)
having jurisdiction over the public recreation area involved.
(b) The Federal share payable on account of any project
authorized pursuant to this section shall not exceed 75 per centum
of the cost of construction or reconstruction of such project.
(c) All of the provisions of this title applicable to highways on
the Federal-aid system (other than the Interstate System)
determined appropriate by the Secretary, except those provisions
which the Secretary determines are inconsistent with this section,
shall apply to any highway designated under this section which is
not a part of the Federal-aid system when so designated.
(d) For the purpose of this section the term "lake" means any
lake, reservoir, pool, or other body of water resulting from the
construction of any lock, dam, or similar structure by the Corps of
Engineers, Department of the Army, or the Bureau of Reclamation,
Department of the Interior, or the Tennessee Valley Authority, and
any multipurpose lake resulting from construction assistance of the
Soil Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture. This section
shall apply to lakes heretofore or hereafter constructed or
authorized for construction.
(e) There is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed
$25,000,000 for the fiscal year 1976 to carry out this section.
Amounts authorized by this subsection for a fiscal year shall be
available for that fiscal year and for the two succeeding fiscal
years.