§ 147. — Priority primary routes.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 23USC147]
TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 147. Priority primary routes
(a) High traffic sections of highways on the Federal-aid primary
system which connect to the Interstate System shall be selected by each
State transportation department, in consultation with appropriate local
officials, subject to approval by the Secretary, for priority of
improvement to supplement the service provided by the Interstate System
by furnishing needed adequate traffic collector and distributor
facilities. For the purpose of this section such highways shall
hereafter in this section be referred to as ``priority primary routes''.
(b) The Federal share of any project on a priority primary route
shall be that provided in section 120(a) of this title. All provisions
of this title applicable to the Federal-aid primary system shall be
applicable to the priority primary routes selected under this section.
(c) The initial selection of the priority primary routes and the
estimated cost of completing such routes shall be reported to Congress
on or before July 1, 1974.
(d) There is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust
Fund to carry out this section not to exceed $100,000,000 for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1974, $200,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1975, and $300,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976.
(Added Pub. L. 93-87, title I, Sec. 126(a), Aug. 13, 1973, 87 Stat. 263;
amended Pub. L. 94-280, title I, Sec. 130, May 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 440;
Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Sec. 1212(a)(2)(A)(i), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat.
193.)
Amendments
1998--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-178 substituted ``State
transportation department'' for ``State highway department''.
1976--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94-280 amended subsec. (b) generally,
striking out apportionment provisions.
