23 U.S.C. § 216 : US Code - Section 216: Darien Gap Highway

Search 23 U.S.C. § 216 : US Code - Section 216: Darien Gap Highway

(a) The United States shall cooperate with the Government of the
Republic of Panama and with the Government of Colombia in the
construction of approximately two hundred and fifty miles of
highway in such countries in the location known as the "Darien Gap"
to connect the Inter-American Highway authorized by section 212 of
this title with the Pan American Highway System of South America.
Such highway shall be known as the "Darien Gap Highway". Funds
authorized by this section shall be obligated and expended subject
to the same terms, conditions, and requirements with respect to the
Darien Gap Highway as are funds authorized for the Inter-American
Highway by subsection (a) of section 212 of this title.
(b) The construction authorized by this section shall be under
the administration of the Secretary, who shall consult with the
appropriate officials of the Department of State with respect to
matters involving the foreign relations of this Government, and
such negotiations with the Governments of the Republic of Panama
and Colombia as may be required to carry out the purposes of this
section shall be conducted through, or authorized by, the
Department of State.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not create nor authorize
the creation of any obligations on the part of the Government of
the United States with respect to any expenditures for highway
survey or construction heretofore or hereafter undertaken in Panama
or Colombia, other than the expenditures authorized by the
provision of this section.
(d) Appropriations made pursuant to any authorization for the
Darien Gap Highway shall be available for expenditure by the
Secretary for necessary administrative and engineering expenses in
connection with the Darien Gap Highway program.
(e) For the purposes of this section the term "construction" does
not include any costs of rights-of-way, relocation assistance, or
the elimination of hazards of railway grade crossings.