[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3165 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3165

  To amend title 23, United States Code, to make funds available for 
  surface transportation projects on roads functionally classified as 
        local or rural minor collectors, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 1996

 Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut introduced the following bill; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 23, United States Code, to make funds available for 
  surface transportation projects on roads functionally classified as 
        local or rural minor collectors, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS FOR AREAS OF LESS THAN 5,000 
              POPULATION.

    (a) Allocation of Apportioned Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Section 133(d)(3)(B) of title 23, United 
        States Code, is amended by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting the following: ``or 20 percent of the 62.5 percent of 
        funds specified in the first sentence of subparagraph (A), 
        whichever amount is greater.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 133(d)(3)(C) of such 
        title is amended by inserting after ``the first sentence of 
        subparagraph (A)'' the following: ``and in subparagraph (B)''.
    (b) Use of Funds for Projects on Local or Rural Minor Collectors.--
            (1) In general.--Section 133(d)(3)(B) of such title is 
        amended by adding at the end the following: ``Subsection (c) 
        shall not apply to amounts obligated under this 
        subparagraph.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 133(c) of such title is 
        amended by striking ``subsection (b)(1)'' and inserting 
        ``subsections (b)(1) and (d)(3)(B)''.

SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF LOCAL AND RURAL ROADS IN STATEWIDE PLANNING.

    Section 135(c)(5) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after ``nonmetropolitan areas'' the following: ``, including 
roads functionally classified as local or rural minor collectors and 
unclassified rural roads,''.

SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall apply to fiscal 
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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