§ 311. — Highway improvements strategically important to the national defense.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 23USC311]
TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
CHAPTER 3--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 311. Highway improvements strategically important to the
national defense
Funds made available under subsection (a) of section 104 of this
title may be used to pay the entire engineering costs of the surveys,
plans, specifications, estimates, and supervision of construction of
projects for such urgent improvements of highways strategically
important from the standpoint of the national defense as may be
undertaken on the order of the Secretary and as the result of request of
the Secretary of Defense or such other official as the President may
designate. With the consent of a State, funds made available under
subsection (b) of section 104 of this title may be used to the extent
deemed necessary and advisable by the Secretary to carry out the
provisions of this section.
(Pub. L. 85-767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 915.)
National Defense Highways Located Outside United States
Pub. L. 102-240, title I, Sec. 1006(h), Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat.
1927, provided that:
``(1) Reconstruction projects.--If the Secretary determines, after
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, that a highway, or portion
of a highway, located outside the United States is important to the
national defense, the Secretary may carry out a project for the
reconstruction of such highway or portion of highway.
``(2) Funding.--The Secretary may make available, from funds
appropriated to construct the National System of Interstate and Defense
Highways, not to exceed $20,000,000 per fiscal year for each of fiscal
years 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996 to carry out this subsection. Such sums
shall remain available until expended.''
