2011 US Code
Title 23 - Highways
Chapter 2 - OTHER HIGHWAYS (§§ 201 - 219)
Section 202 - Allocations
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 23 - HIGHWAYS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 23 - HIGHWAYS CHAPTER 2 - OTHER HIGHWAYS Sec. 202 - Allocations |
Contains | section 202 |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 85-767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 906; Pub. L. 94-280, title I, §133, May 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 441; Pub. L. 97-424, title I, §126(a), Jan. 6, 1983, 96 Stat. 2113; Pub. L. 102-240, title I, §1032(a), Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 1974; Pub. L. 105-178, title I, §§1115(b), (e)(2), (f)(2), 1212(a)(2)(A)(ii), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 154, 158, 193; Pub. L. 105-206, title IX, §9002(i), July 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 836; Pub. L. 109-59, title I, §1119(c)-(g), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1182-1185. |
Statutes at Large References | 72 Stat. 906 88 Stat. 2203 90 Stat. 441 96 Stat. 2113 101 Stat. 173, 1329-358 105 Stat. 1974, 1993 112 Stat. 154, 836, 107, 205, 3294 119 Stat. 1182-1185, 1144, 1460 |
Public Law References | Public Law 85-767, Public Law 93-638, Public Law 94-280, Public Law 97-424, Public Law 100-17, Public Law 100-202, Public Law 102-240, Public Law 105-178, Public Law 105-206, Public Law 105-362, Public Law 109-59 |
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(i) renewable resource and land use planning; and
(ii) assessments of the impact of that planning on transportation facilities.
(c) On October 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate the sums authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for park roads and parkways each according to the relative needs of the various elements of the national park system, taking into consideration the need for access as identified through land use planning and the impact of such planning on existing transportation facilities.
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(i) apply the procedures under subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5 in a manner that reflects the unique government-to-government relationship between the Indian tribes and the United States; and
(ii) ensure that the membership of the committee includes only representatives of the Federal Government and of geographically diverse small, medium, and large Indian tribes.
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(i) the relative needs of the Indian tribes, and reservation or tribal communities, for transportation assistance; and
(ii) the relative administrative capacities of, and challenges faced by, various Indian tribes, including the cost of road construction in each Bureau of Indian Affairs area, geographic isolation and difficulty in maintaining all-weather access to employment, commerce, health, safety, and educational resources.
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(I) provides assurances in the contract or agreement that the construction will meet or exceed applicable health and safety standards;
(II) obtains the advance review of the plans and specifications from a State-licensed civil engineer that has certified that the plans and specifications meet or exceed the applicable health and safety standards; and
(III) provides a copy of the certification under subclause (I) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tribal Government Affairs or the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, as appropriate.
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(I) were included in the Bureau of Indian Affairs system inventory for funding formula purposes in 1992 or any subsequent fiscal year;
(II) were constructed or reconstructed with funds from the Highway Trust Funds (other than the Mass Transit Account) under the Indian reservation roads program since 1983;
(III) are owned by an Indian tribal government; or
(IV) are community streets or bridges within the exterior boundary of Indian reservations, Alaska Native villages, and other recognized Indian communities (including communities in former Indian reservations in Oklahoma) in which the majority of residents are American Indians or Alaska Natives; or
(V) are primary access routes proposed by tribal governments, including roads between villages, roads to landfills, roads to drinking water sources, roads to natural resources identified for economic development, and roads that provide access to intermodal termini, such as airports, harbors, or boat landings.
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(i) have an opening of 20 feet or more;
(ii) be on an Indian reservation road;
(iii) be structurally deficient or functionally obsolete; and
(iv) be recorded in the national bridge inventory administered by the Secretary under subsection (b).
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(1) the comprehensive conservation plan for each refuge;
(2) the need for access as identified through land use planning; and
(3) the impact of land use planning on existing transportation facilities.
(Pub. L. 85–767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 906; Pub. L. 94–280, title I, §133, May 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 441; Pub. L. 97–424, title I, §126(a), Jan. 6, 1983, 96 Stat. 2113; Pub. L. 102–240, title I, §1032(a), Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 1974; Pub. L. 105–178, title I, §§1115(b), (e)(2), (f)(2), 1212(a)(2)(A)(ii), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 154, 158, 193; Pub. L. 105–206, title IX, §9002(i), July 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 836; Pub. L. 109–59, title I, §1119(c)–(g), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1182–1185.)
References in TextSection 134 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1987, referred to in subsec. (b)(2)(A), is section 134 of Pub. L. 100–17, which is set out below.
The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, referred to in subsec. (d)(2)(F)(ii), is Pub. L. 105–178, June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 107, as amended. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1(a) of Pub. L. 105–178, set out as a Short Title of 1998 Amendment note under section 101 of this title and Tables.
The SAFETEA–LU, referred to in subsec. (d)(2)(F)(ii), (G)(i), is Pub. L. 109–59, Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1144, also known as the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2005 Amendments note set out under section 101 of this title and Tables.
The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, referred to in subsec. (d)(2)(F)(ii), (3)(A), (5)(A), (G)–(I), is Pub. L. 93–638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2203, as amended, which is classified principally to subchapter II (§450 et seq.) of chapter 14 of Title 25, Indians. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 450 of Title 25 and Tables.
Amendments2005—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–59, §1119(c)(1), inserted subsec. heading, substituted par. (1) for “On October 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate the sums authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for forest development roads and trails according to the relative needs of the various national forests.”, inserted par. (2) designation and heading, and substituted “The allocation under paragraph (1)” for “Such allocation”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–59, §1119(d), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: “On October 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate 34 percent of the sums authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for public lands highways among those States having unappropriated or unreserved public lands, nontaxable Indian lands or other Federal reservations, on the basis of need in such States, respectively, as determined by the Secretary upon application of the State transportation departments of the respective States. The Secretary shall give preference to those projects which are significantly impacted by Federal land and resource management activities which are proposed by a State which contains at least 3 percent of the total public lands in the Nation. The Secretary shall allocate 66 percent of the remainder of the authorization for public lands highways for each fiscal year as is provided in section 134 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1987, and with respect to these allocations the Secretary shall give equal consideration to projects that provide access to and within the National Forest System, as identified by the Secretary of Agriculture through renewable resources and land use planning and the impact of such planning on existing transportation facilities.”
Subsec. (d)(2)(E). Pub. L. 109–59, §1119(c)(2)(A), added subpar. (E).
Subsec. (d)(2)(F). Pub. L. 109–59, §1119(e), added subpar. (F).
Subsec. (d)(2)(G). Pub. L. 109–59, §1119(f), added subpar. (G).
Subsec. (d)(3)(A). Pub. L. 109–59, §1119(c)(2)(B), substituted “under this chapter and section 125(e)” for “under this title”.
Subsec. (d)(4)(B). Pub. L. 109–59, §1119(g)(1), substituted “Funding” for “Reservation” in heading, designated existing provisions as cl. (i), inserted heading, substituted “In addition to any other funds made available for Indian reservation roads for each fiscal year, there is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) $14,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 to carry out planning, design, engineering, preconstruction, construction, and inspection of projects to replace,” for “Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for Indian reservation roads for each fiscal year, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall reserve not less than $13,000,000 for projects to replace,”, and added cl. (ii).
Subsec. (d)(4)(C)(iii). Pub. L. 109–59, §1119(g)(2), added cl. (iii) and struck out former cl. (iii) which read as follows: “be unsafe because of structural deficiencies, physical deterioration, or functional obsolescence; and”.
Subsec. (d)(4)(D). Pub. L. 109–59, §1119(g)(3), added subpar. (D) and struck out heading and text of former subpar. (D). Text read as follows: “Funds to carry out Indian reservation road bridge projects under this subsection shall be made available only on approval of plans, specifications, and estimates by the Secretary.”
Subsec. (d)(5). Pub. L. 109–59, §1119(g)(4), added par. (5).
1998—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–178, §1212(a)(2)(A)(ii), substituted “State transportation departments” for “State highway departments”.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105–178, §1115(b), inserted subsec. heading, designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted par. heading, realigned margins, inserted “ending before October 1, 1999” after “each fiscal year”, and added pars. (2) to (4).
Subsec. (d)(4)(B). Pub. L. 105–178, §1115(f)(2), as added by Pub. L. 105–206, §9002(i), substituted “, sodium acetate/formate, or other environmentally acceptable, minimally corrosive anti-icing and de-icing compositions” for “to, apply sodium acetate/formate de-icer to,”.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 105–178, §1115(e)(2), added subsec. (e).
1991—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–240, §1032(a)(1), (2), redesignated subsec. (b) as (a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which read as follows: “On October 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate the sums authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for forest highways according to the relative needs of the various elements of the national forest system as determined by the Secretary, taking into consideration the need for access as identified by the Secretary of Agriculture through renewable resource and land use planning, and the impact of such planning on existing transportation facilities.”
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–240, §1032(a)(2)–(4), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b), inserted “34 percent of” after “allocate”, and substituted for period at end “which are proposed by a State which contains at least 3 percent of the total public lands in the Nation. The Secretary shall allocate 66 percent of the remainder of the authorization for public lands highways for each fiscal year as is provided in section 134 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1987, and with respect to these allocations the Secretary shall give equal consideration to projects that provide access to and within the National Forest System, as identified by the Secretary of Agriculture through renewable resources and land use planning and the impact of such planning on existing transportation facilities.” Former subsec. (b) redesignated (a).
Subsecs. (c) to (e). Pub. L. 102–240, §1032(a)(2), redesignated subsecs. (d) and (e) as (c) and (d), respectively. Former subsec. (c) redesignated (b).
1983—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–424 substituted provisions relating to allocation of sums authorized to be appropriated by the Secretary for provisions relating to apportionment of sums authorized to be appropriated by the Secretary.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97–424 substituted provisions requiring allocation of sums on October 1 of each fiscal year to be consistent with renewable resource and land use planning for provisions requiring allocation of sums to take into consideration existing transportation facilities, value of resources served, fire danger, and road and trail construction difficulties.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97–424 inserted provisions requiring allocation of sums on October 1 of each fiscal year, and substituted provisions requiring preferences to be given to projects impacted by Federal land and resource management for provisions requiring preferences to be given to projects located on a Federal-aid system.
Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 97–424 added subsecs. (d) and (e).
1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–280 substituted introductory “On October 1 of each fiscal year” for “On or before January 1 next preceding the commencement of each fiscal year”.
Effective Date of 1998 AmendmentTitle IX of Pub. L. 105–206 effective simultaneously with enactment of Pub. L. 105–178 and to be treated as included in Pub. L. 105–178 at time of enactment, and provisions of Pub. L. 105–178, as in effect on day before July 22, 1998, that are amended by title IX of Pub. L. 105–206 to be treated as not enacted, see section 9016 of Pub. L. 105–206, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
Effective Date of 1991 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 102–240 effective Dec. 18, 1991, and applicable to funds authorized to be appropriated or made available after Sept. 30, 1991, and, with certain exceptions, not applicable to funds appropriated or made available on or before Sept. 30, 1991, see section 1100 of Pub. L. 102–240, set out as a note under section 104 of this title.
Additional Authorization of Contract Authority for States With Indian ReservationsPub. L. 105–178, title I, §1214(d), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 205, as amended by Pub. L. 109–59, title I, §1806, Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1460, provided that:
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“(i) is within, adjacent to, or provides access to an Indian reservation described in paragraph (1);
“(ii) is used by a school bus to transport children to or from a school or Headstart program carried out under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.); and
“(iii) is maintained by the county in which the public road is located.
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“(A) any obligation of funds by the Bureau of Indian Affairs for road maintenance programs on Indian reservations; and
“(B) any funding provided by a State to a county for road maintenance programs in the county.
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Section 1032(d) of Pub. L. 102–240 provided that: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds allocated for Indian reservation roads may be used for the purpose of funding road projects on roads of tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions.”
Pub. L. 102–240, title I, §1042, Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 1993, directed Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study on funding needs for Indian reservation roads and to report to Congress on results of the study not later than one year after Dec. 18, 1991, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–362, title XV, §1501(c), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3294.
Study and Report on Method of Allocating FundsSection 1032(e) of Pub. L. 102–240 provided that: “The Secretary shall undertake a study to determine if the method for allocating funds authorized for Federal lands highways is adequate to meet the relative transportation needs of the Federal lands served. The report shall be submitted within 2 years of the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 18, 1991].”
Forest HighwaysPub. L. 100–17, title I, §134, Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 173, as amended by Pub. L. 100–202, §101(l) [title III, §348(a)], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–358, 1329–388, provided that: “Notwithstanding section 202(a) of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall, after making the transfer provided by section 204(g) of such title, as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act [Apr. 2, 1987] in fiscal year 1987 and on October 1 of each of fiscal years 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991, allocate 66 percent of the remainder of the authorization for forest highways provided for such fiscal year by this Act [see Short Title of 1987 Amendment note set out under section 101 of this title] in the same percentage as the amounts allocated for expenditure in each State and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from funds authorized for forest highways for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1958, adjusted (1) to eliminate the 0.003243547 percent for the State of Iowa to the State by deed executed May 26, 1964, and (2) to redistribute the percentage formerly apportioned to the State of Iowa to other participating States on a proportional basis. The remaining funds authorized to be appropriated for forest highways for such fiscal year shall be allocated pursuant to section 202(a) of such title.”
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