33 U.S.C. § 517 : US Code - Section 517: Payment of share of United States

Search 33 U.S.C. § 517 : US Code - Section 517: Payment of share of United States

Following service of the order requiring alteration of the
bridge, the Secretary of Transportation may make partial payments
as the work progresses to the extent that funds have been
appropriated. The total payments out of Federal funds shall not
exceed the proportionate share of the United States of the total
cost of the project paid or incurred by the bridge owner, and, if
such total cost exceeds the cost guaranteed by the bridge owner,
shall not exceed the proportionate share of the United States of
such guaranteed cost, except that if the cost of the work exceeds
the guaranteed cost by reason of emergencies, conditions beyond the
control of the owner, or unforeseen or undetermined conditions, the
Secretary of Transportation may, after full review of all the
circumstances, provide for additional payments by the United States
to help defray such excess cost to the extent he deems to be
reasonable and proper, and shall certify such additional payments
to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment. All payments to any
bridge owner herein provided for shall be made by the Secretary of
the Treasury through the Fiscal Service upon certifications of the
Secretary of Transportation.