Public Law 74–730

That beginning

Puerto Rico.

Rural post road construction; Federal aid extended to.

Vol. 39, p. 355; Vol. 42, p. 212.

Ante, p. 1519.

with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1938, the Territory of Puerto Rico shall be entitled to share in appropriations now or which may hereafter become available for apportionment under the Act entitled “An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in the construction of rural post roads, and for other purposes”, approved July 11, 1916, and any Act amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, upon the same terms and conditions as any of the several States, and the Territory of Puerto Rico shall be included in the calculations to determine the basis of apportionment of such funds: Provided, That the system of roads on which Federal-aid

Proviso.

Certain provisions waived.

Vol. 42, p. 213.

apportionments to the Territory of Puerto Rico shall be expended may be determined and agreed upon by the highway departments of said Territory and the Secretary of Agriculture without regard to the limitations in section 6 of the Federal Highway Act respecting the selection and designation of such system of roads; and, when

Additions, after completing original system.

the system first determined and agreed upon shall have been completed, additions thereto may be made in like manner as funds become available for the construction and maintenance of such additions.