Sec. 1937. ROADS IN CLOSED BASINS

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## SEC. 1937 ROADS IN CLOSED BASINS ###

(a)In General The Secretary shall use funds made available to carry out section 125 of title 23, United States Code, through advancement or reimbursement, without further emergency declaration, to construct such measures as the Secretary determines to be necessary for the continuation of roadway services, or the impoundment of water to protect roads, or both, at Devils Lake in the State of North Dakota, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. ###

(b)Requirements The Secretary shall carry out construction under subsection

(a)in accordance with— ####

(1)the options and needs identified in the report of the Devils Lake Surface Transportation Task Force of the Federal Highway Administration dated May 4, 2000, and entitled “Roadways Serving as Water Barriers”; ####

(2)any needs relating to Devils Lake identified after May 4, 2000; and ####

(3)any monitoring, study, or design or preliminary engineering associated with evaluating or constructing the measures. ###

(c)Affected Areas The Secretary shall carry out construction under this section in an area that has been the subject of an emergency declaration issued during the period beginning on January 1, 1993, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act. ###

(d)Funding ####

(1)In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), to the extent that allocations relating to construction under this section could not be made pursuant to any other authority under section 125 of title 23, United States Code, the allocations shall not exceed— #####

(A)$10,000,000 during any fiscal year; and #####

(B)a total amount of $70,000,000. ####

(2)Exception Nothing in paragraph

(1)limits any allocation with respect to— #####

(A)emergency relief in response to a development occurring after the date of enactment of this Act; or #####

(B)an authority under any other provision of law (including section 125 of such title). ###

(e)Effect of Section Nothing in this section authorizes or provides funding for the construction, operation, or maintenance of an outlet at Devils Lake in the State of North Dakota.