Sec. 1103. HIGH COST BRIDGE PROJECTS

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## SEC. 1103 HIGH COST BRIDGE PROJECTS ###

(a)Purpose The purpose of this section is to provide funds to accelerate construction of high cost bridge projects. ###

(b)Authorization of Projects The Secretary is authorized to carry out the high cost of bridge projects described in this subsection. Subject to subsection (c), there is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for fiscal years 1992 through 1997 to carry out each such project the amount listed for each such project: CITY/STATEHIGH COST BRIDGESAMOUNT in millions 1.Delaware, Oklahoma Construction of a replacement bridge on U.S. Rt. 59 over Grand Lake in Delaware, Oklahoma 9.7 2.Eugene, Oregon Design, right-of-way acquisition, and construction of the Ferry Street Bridge, including pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicle approach roadways, intersections, signalization, and structural bridge changes, and related structures between East Broadway and Oakway Road 23.7 3.Beaver County, PennsylvaniaConstruction of Aliquippa Ambridge Bridge of Beaver County, Pennsylvania 25.0 4.Arkansas For an expanded study of environmental impact and geo technical information for Arkansas-Mississippi Great River Bridge 0.8 5.Gloucester Point, Virginia Provide for additional crossing capacity of the York River and for repair, strengthening, and rehabilitation of the existing bridge11.8 6.San Francisco, California For preliminary work associated with the seismic upgrading of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California 5.9 7.Cape May & Atlantic Counties, New Jersey Replace critically important bridge between Ocean City and Longport, New Jersey 18.4 8.Ohio Conduct environmental and feasibility studies for the construction of a bridge or tunnel across the Maumee River in the vicinity of an existing left span bridge 1.0 9.Maine Donald B. Carter Memorial Bridge 32.110.Shakopee, MinnesotaBloomington Ferry Bridge replacement project, including the bypass of, Shakopee, Minnesota 22.011.Charleston, South Carolina Highway 17 Bridge replacement projects: Cooper River, Charleston, South Carolina 14.212.Ft. Lauderdale, Florida17th Street Causeway Tunnel/Bridge replacement, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 13.613.Maryland Woodrow Wilson Bridge rehabilitation 29.614.New York Macomb Dam Bridge, Manhattan Bridge Rehabilitation Project, Queensboro Bridge—Rehabilitation of Main Span, Williamsburg Bridge Rehabilitation Project, Brooklyn Bridge Rehabilitation 74.015.Miami, Florida Complete construction of Dodge Island Bridge 3.4 ###

(c)Allocation Percentages 8 percent of the amount allocated by subsection

(b)for each project authorized by subsection

(b)shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 1992. 18.4 percent of such amount shall be available for obligation in each of fiscal years 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997. ###

(d)Federal Share The Federal share payable on account of any project under this section shall be 80 percent of the cost thereof. ###

(e)Delegation to States Subject to the provisions of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall delegate responsibility for construction of a project or projects under this section to the State in which such project or projects are located upon request of such State. ###

(f)Advance Construction When a State which has been delegated responsibility for construction of a project under this section— ####

(1)has obligated all funds allocated under this section for construction of such project; and ####

(2)proceeds to construct such project without the aid of Federal funds in accordance with all procedures and all requirements applicable to such project, except insofar as such procedures and requirements limit the State to the construction of projects with the aid of Federal funds previously allocated to it; the Secretary, upon the approval of the application of a State, shall pay to the State the Federal share of the cost of construction of the project when additional funds are allocated for such project under this section. ###

(g)Applicability of Title 23 Funds authorized by this section shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except that the Federal share of the cost of any project under this section shall be determined in accordance with this section and such funds shall remain available until expended. Funds authorized by this section shall not be subject to any obligation limitation.