Title 23 — Highways
Chapter 1 — Federal-Aid Highways
§ 141. Enforcement of requirements
Statutory text
Each State shall certify to the Secretary before January 1 of each year that it is enforcing all State laws respecting maximum vehicle size and weights permitted on the Federal-aid primary system, the Federal-aid urban system, and the Federal-aid secondary system, including the Interstate System in accordance with section 127 of this title. Each State shall also certify that it is enforcing and complying with the provisions of section 127(d) of this title and section 31112 of title 49.
Each State shall submit to the Secretary such information as the Secretary shall, by regulation, require as necessary, in his opinion, to verify the certification of such State under subsection (b) of this section.
If a State fails to certify as required by subsection (b) of this section or if the Secretary determines that a State is not adequately enforcing all State laws respecting such maximum vehicle size and weights, notwithstanding such a certification, then Federal-aid highway funds apportioned to such State for such fiscal year shall be reduced by amounts equal to 7 percent of the amount which would otherwise be apportioned to such State under paragraphs (1) through (6) of section 104(b).
If within one year from the date that the apportionment for any State is reduced in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection the Secretary determines that such State is enforcing all State laws respecting maximum size and weights, the apportionment of such State shall be increased by an amount equal to such reduction. If the Secretary does not make such a determination within such one-year period, the amounts so withheld shall be reapportioned to all other eligible States.
The Secretary shall reduce the State’s apportionment of Federal-aid highway funds under section 104(b)(1) in an amount up to 8 percent of the amount to be apportioned in any fiscal year beginning after , during which heavy vehicles, subject to the use tax imposed by section 4481 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, may be lawfully registered in the State without having presented proof of payment, in such form as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, of the use tax imposed by section 4481 of such Code. Amounts withheld from apportionment to a State under this subsection shall be apportioned to the other States pursuant to the formulas of section 104(b)(1) and shall be available in the same manner and to the same extent as other Interstate funds apportioned at the same time to other States.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1974
Pub. L. 93–643 § 107(a) · 88 Stat. 2281
Enacted · 23 U.S.C. § 141
Added Pub. L. 93–643, § 107(a), Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2284
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Added Pub. L. 93–643, § 107(a), Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2284Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) Chapter 1 of title 23 of the United States Code is 23 USC 101. amended by inserting after section 140 the following new section: “§ 141. Enforcement of requirements “Each State shall certify to the Secretary before January 1 of each year that it is enforcing all State laws respecting maximum vehicle size and weights permitted on the Federal-aid primary, the Federal-aid urban system and the Federal-aid secondary system, including the Interstate System in accordance with section 127 of this title, and Ante, p. 2283. Post, p. 2286. 23 USC 106. all speed limits on public highways in accordance with section 154 of this title. The Secretary shall not approve any project under section 106 of this title in any State which has failed to certify in accordance with this section.”.Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1978
Pub. L. 95–599 title I § 123(d) · 92 Stat. 2689
Amended · 23 U.S.C. § 141
Pub. L. 95–599 designated existing provisions as subsecs. (a) and (b)
Added · 23 U.S.C. § 141
Pub. L. 95–599 added subsec. (c)
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Pub. L. 95–599 designated existing provisions as subsecs. (a) and (b) and added subsec. (c).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(d) Section 141 of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “§ 141. Enforcement of requirements “(a) Each State shall certify to the Secretary before January 1 of Certifications. each year that it is enforcing all speed limits on public highways in accordance with section 154 of this title. The Secretary shall not approve any project under section 106 of this title in any State which has failed to certify in accordance with this subsection. “(b) Each State shall certify to the Secretary before January 1 of each year that it is enforcing all State laws respecting maximum vehicle size and weights permitted on the Federal-aid primary system, the Federal-aid urban system, and the Federal-aid secondary system, including the Interstate System in accordance with section 127 of this title. 23 USC 127. “(c) (1) Each State shall submit to the Secretary such information State verification information, regulations. as the Secretary shall, by regulation, require as necessary, in his opinion, to verify the certification of such State under subsection (b) of this section. “(2) If a State fails to certify as required by subsection (b) of this Funds, reduction and withholding. section or if the Secretary determines that a State is not adequately enforcing all State laws respecting such maximum vehicle size and weights, notwithstanding such a certification, then Federal-aid highway funds apportioned to such State for such fiscal year shall be reduced by amounts equal to 10 per centum of the amount which would otherwise be apportioned to such State under section 104 of this title. “(3) If within one year from the date that the apportionment for any State is reduced in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection the Secretary determines that such State is enforcing all State laws respecting maximum size and weights, the apportionment of such State shall be increased by an amount equal to such reduction. If the Secretary does not make such a determination within such one-year period, the amounts so withheld shall be reapportioned to all other eligible States.”.Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982
Pub. L. 97–424 title I § 143 · 96 Stat. 2097
Added · 23 U.S.C. § 141(d)
Pub. L. 97–424 added subsec. (d)
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Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 97–424 added subsec. (d).Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 143. enforcement of heavy vehicle use tax (a) Section 141 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding subsection (d) as follows: “(d) The Secretary shall reduce the State’s apportionment of Federal-aid highway funds under section 104(b)(5) of this title in an amount up to 25 per centum of the amount to be apportioned in any fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1984, during which heavy vehicles, subject to the use tax imposed by section 4481 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, may be lawfully registered in the 26 USC 4481. State without having presented proof of payment, in such form as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, of the use tax imposed by section 4481 of such Code. Amounts withheld from apportionment to a State under this subsection shall be apportioned to the other States pursuant to the formulas of section 104(b)(5) of this title and shall be available in the same manner and to the same extent as other Interstate funds apportioned at the same time to other States.”.Tax Reform Act of 1986
Pub. L. 99–514 § 2 · 100 Stat. 2085
Substituted · 23 U.S.C. § 141(d)
Pub. L. 99–514 substituted “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” for “Internal Revenue Code of 1954”
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Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99–514 substituted “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” for “Internal Revenue Code of 1954”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 2. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986. (a) Redesignation of 1954 Code.— The Internal Revenue Title enacted August 16, 1954, as heretofore, hereby, or hereafter amended, may be cited as the “Internal Revenue Code of 1986”. (b) References in Laws, Etc.— Except when inappropriate, any reference in any law, Executive order, or other document— (1) to the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 shall include a reference to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and (2) to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall include a reference to the provisions of law formerly known as the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
Pub. L. 102–240 title I § 1023(c) · 105 Stat. 1914
Inserted · 23 U.S.C. § 141(b)
Pub. L. 102–240 inserted at end “Each State shall also certify that it is enforcing and complying with the provisions of section 127(d) of this title and section 411(j) of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 2311(j)).”
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Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–240 inserted at end “Each State shall also certify that it is enforcing and complying with the provisions of section 127(d) of this title and section 411(j) of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 2311(j)).”Enacted provision · exact public law section
(c) 23 USC 141. State Certification.— Section 141(b) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: “Each State shall also certify that it is enforcing and complying with the provisions of section 127(d) of this title and section 411(j) of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 2311(j)).”.Pub. L. 103–429 § 3(7) · 108 Stat. 4377
Substituted · 23 U.S.C. § 141(b)
Pub. L. 103–429 substituted “section 31112 of title 49” for “section 411(j) of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 2311(j))”
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Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–429 substituted “section 31112 of title 49” for “section 411(j) of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 2311(j))”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(7) In section 141(b), strike “section 411(i) of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 231 l(j))” and substitute “section 31112 of title 49”.National Highway System Designation Act of 1995
Pub. L. 104–59 title II § 205(d)(1)(A) · 109 Stat. 568
Redesignated · 23 U.S.C. § 141
Pub. L. 104–59 redesignated subsecs. (b) to (d) as (a) to (c), respectively
Struck · 23 U.S.C. § 141
Pub. L. 104–59 struck out former subsec. (a) which read as follows: “Each State shall certify to the Secretary before January 1 of each year that it is enforcing all speed limits on public highways in accordance with section 154 of this title. The Secretary shall not approve any project under section 106 of this title in any State which has failed to certify in accordance with this subsection.”
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Pub. L. 104–59 redesignated subsecs. (b) to (d) as (a) to (c), respectively, and struck out former subsec. (a) which read as follows: “Each State shall certify to the Secretary before January 1 of each year that it is enforcing all speed limits on public highways in accordance with section 154 of this title. The Secretary shall not approve any project under section 106 of this title in any State which has failed to certify in accordance with this subsection.”Enacted provision · exact public law section
(A) in section 141 by striking subsection (a) and redesignating subsections (b) through (d) as subsections (a) through (c), respectively; andTransportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
Pub. L. 105–178 title I § 1103 · 112 Stat. 107
Substituted · 23 U.S.C. § 141(c)
Pub. L. 105–178 substituted “section 104(b)(4)” for “section 104(b)(5) of this title” in two places
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Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–178 substituted “section 104(b)(4)” for “section 104(b)(5) of this title” in two places.Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 1103. APPORTIONMENTS. (a) Administrative Expenses.— Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: “(a) Administrative Expenses.— “(1) In general.— Whenever an apportionment is made of the sums made available for expenditure on each of the surface transportation program under section 133, the bridge program under section 144, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under section 149, the Interstate and National Highway System program under section 103, the minimum guarantee program under section 105, the Federal lands highway program under section 204, or the Appalachian development highway system program under section 201 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.), the Secretary shall deduct a sum, in an amount not to exceed l ½ percent of all sums so made available, as the Secretary determines necessary— “(A) to administer the provisions of law to be financed from appropriations for the Federal-aid highway program and programs authorized under chapter 2; and “(B) to make transfers of such sums as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to the Appalachian Regional Commission for administrative activities associated with the Appalachian development highway system. “(2) Consideration of unobligated balances.— In making the determination described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into account the unobligated balance of any sums deducted under this subsection in prior fiscal years. “(3) Availability.— The sum deducted under paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.”. (b) Apportionments.— Section 104(b) of such title is amended 23 USC 104. to read as follows: “(b) Apportionments.— On October 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary, after making the deduction authorized by subsection (a) and the set-aside authorized by subsection (f), shall apportion the remainder of the sums authorized to be appropriated for expenditure on the Interstate and National Highway System program, the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement program, and the Surface Transportation program for that fiscal year, among the several States in the following manner: “(1) National highway system component.— “(A) In general.— For the National Highway System (excluding funds apportioned under paragraph (4)), $36,400,000 for each fiscal year to the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, $18,800,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 for the Alaska Highway, and the remainder apportioned as follows: “(i) 25 percent in the ratio that— “(I) the total lane miles of principal arterial routes (excluding Interstate System routes) in each State; bears to “(II) the total lane miles of principal arterial routes (excluding Interstate System routes) in all States. “(ii) 35 percent in the ratio that— “(I) the total vehicle miles traveled on lanes on principal arterial routes (excluding Interstate System routes) in each State; bears to “(II) the total vehicle miles traveled on lanes on principal arterial routes (excluding Interstate System routes) in all States. “(iii) 30 percent in the ratio that— “(I) the total diesel fuel used on highways in each State; bears to “(II) the total diesel fuel used on highways in all States. “(iv) 10 percent in the ratio that— “(I) the quotient obtained by dividing the total lane miles on principal arterial highways in each State by the total population of the State; bears to “(II) the quotient obtained by dividing the total lane miles on principal arterial highways in all States by the total population of all States. “(B) Minimum apportionment.— Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) and paragraph (4), each State shall receive a minimum of ½ of 1 percent of the funds apportioned under subparagraph (A) and paragraph (4). “(2) Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program.— “(A) In general.— For the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, in the ratio that— “(i) the total of all weighted nonattainment and maintenance area populations in each State; bears to “(ii) the total of all weighted nonattainment and maintenance area populations in all States. “(B) Calculation of weighted nonattainment and maintenance area population.— Subject to subparagraph (C), for the purpose of subparagraph (A), the weighted nonattainment and maintenance area population shall be calculated by multiplying the population of each area in a State that was a nonattainment area or maintenance area as described in section 149(b) for ozone or carbon monoxide by a factor of— “(i) 0.8 if— “(I) at the time of the apportionment, the area is a maintenance area; or “(II) at the time of the apportionment, the area is classified as a submarginal ozone nonattainment area under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.); “(ii) 1.0 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is classified as a marginal ozone nonattainment area under subpart 2 of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511 et seq.); “(iii) 1.1 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is classified as a moderate ozone nonattainment area under such subpart; “(iv) 1.2 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is classified as a serious ozone nonattainment area under such subpart; “(v) 1.3 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is classified as a severe ozone nonattainment area under such subpart; “(vi) 1.4 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is classified as an extreme ozone nonattainment area under such subpart; or “(vii) 1.0 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is not a nonattainment or maintenance area as described in section 149(b) for ozone, but is classified under subpart 3 of part D of title I of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7512 et seq.) as a nonattainment area described in section 149(b) for carbon monoxide. “(C) Additional adjustment for carbon monoxide areas.— “(i) Carbon monoxide nonattainment areas.— If, in addition to being classified as a nonattainment or maintenance area for ozone, the area was also classified under subpart 3 of part D of title I of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7512 et seq.) as a nonattainment area described in section 149(b) for carbon monoxide, the weighted nonattainment or maintenance area population of the area, as determined under clauses (i) through (vi) of subparagraph (B), shall be further multiplied by a factor of 1.2. “(ii) Carbon monoxide maintenance areas.— If, in addition to being classified as a nonattainment or maintenance area for ozone, the area was at one time also classified under subpart 3 of part D of title I of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7512 et seq.) as a nonattainment area described in section 149(b) for carbon monoxide but has been redesignated as a maintenance area, the weighted nonattainment or maintenance area population of the area, as determined under clauses (i) through (vi) of subparagraph (B), shall be further multiplied by a factor of 1.1. “(D) Minimum apportionment.— Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, each State shall receive a minimum of ½ of 1 percent of the funds apportioned under this paragraph. “(E) Determinations of population.— In determining population figures for the purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary shall use the latest available annual estimates prepared by the Secretary of Commerce. “(3) Surface transportation program.— “(A) In general.— For the surface transportation program, in accordance with the following formula: “(i) 25 percent of the apportionments in the ratio that— “(I) the total lane miles of Federal-aid highways in each State; bears to “(II) the total lane miles of Federal-aid highways in all States. “(ii) 40 percent of the apportionments in the ratio that— “(I) the total vehicle miles traveled on lanes on Federal-aid highways in each State; bears to “(II) the total vehicle miles traveled on lanes on Federal-aid highways in all States. “(iii) 35 percent of the apportionments in the ratio that— “(I) the estimated tax payments attributable to highway users in each State paid into the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) in the latest fiscal year for which data are available; bears to “(II) the estimated tax payments attributable to highway users in all States paid into the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) in the latest fiscal year for which data are available. “(B) Minimum apportionment.— Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), each State shall receive a minimum of ½ of 1 percent of the funds apportioned under this paragraph. “(4) Interstate maintenance component.— For resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing the Interstate System— “(A) 33⅓ percent in the ratio that— “(i) the total lane miles on Interstate System routes open to traffic in each State; bears to “(ii) the total of all such lane miles in all States; “(B) 33⅓ percent in the ratio that— “(i) the total vehicle miles traveled on lanes on Interstate System routes designated under— “(I) section 103; “(II) section 139(a) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century) before March 9, 1984 (other than routes on toll roads not subject to a Secretarial agreement under section 105 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1978 (92 Stat. 2692)); and “(III) section 139(c) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century); in each State; bears to “(ii) the total of all such vehicle miles traveled in all States; and “(C) 33⅓ percent in the ratio that— “(i) the total of each State’s annual contributions to the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) attributable to commercial vehicles; bears to “(ii) the total of such annual contributions by all States. (c) Operation Lifesaver and High Speed Rail Corridors.— Section 104(d) of such title is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by striking “The” and all that follows through “$300,000 for each” and inserting “Before making an apportionment under subsection (b)(3) of this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall set aside $500,000 for such”; and (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following: “(2) Railway-highway crossing hazard elimination in high speed rail corridors.— “(A) In general.— Before making an apportionment of funds under subsection (b)(3) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall set aside $5,250,000 of the funds made available for the surface transportation program for the fiscal year for elimination of hazards of railway-highway crossings. “(B) Eligible corridors.— Subject to subparagraph (E), funds made available under subparagraph (A) shall be expended for projects in— “(i) 5 railway corridors selected by the Secretary in accordance with this subsection (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this clause); “(ii) 3 railway corridors selected by the Secretary in accordance with subparagraphs (C) and (D); “(iii) a Gulf Coast high speed railway corridor (as designated by the Secretary); “(iv) a Keystone high speed railway corridor from Philadelphia to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; and “(v) an Empire State railway corridor from New York City to Albany to Buffalo, New York. “(C) Required inclusion of high speed rail lines.— A corridor selected by the Secretary under subparagraph (B) shall include rail lines where railroad speeds of 90 miles or more per hour are occurring or can reasonably be expected to occur in the future. “(D) Considerations in corridor selection.— In selecting corridors under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall consider— “(i) projected rail ridership volume in each corridor; “(ii) the percentage of each corridor over which a train will be capable of operating at its maximum cruise speed taking into account such factors as topography and other traffic on the line; “(iii) projected benefits to nonriders such as congestion relief on other modes of transportation serving each corridor (including congestion in heavily traveled air passenger corridors); “(iv) the amount of State and local financial support that can reasonably be anticipated for the improvement of the line and related facilities; and “(v) the cooperation of the owner of the right-of-way that can reasonably be expected in the operation of high speed rail passenger service in each corridor. “(E) Certain improvements.— Not less than $250,000 of such set-aside shall be available per fiscal year for eligible improvements to the Minneapolis/St. Paul-Chicago segment of the Midwest High Speed Rail Corridor. “(F) Authorization of appropriations.— There is authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 to carry out this subsection.”. (d) Certification of Apportionments.— Section 104(e) of such title is amended— (1) by inserting “Certification of Apportionments.—” after “(e)”; (2) by inserting “(1) In general.—” before “On October 1”; (3) by striking the first parenthetical phrase; (4) by striking “and research” the first place it appears; (5) by striking the second sentence; (6) by adding at the end the following: “(2) Notice to states.— If the Secretary has not made an apportionment under section 104, 144, or 157 by the 21st day of a fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1998, the Secretary shall transmit, by such 21st day, to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a written statement of the reason for not making such apportionment in a timely manner.”; and (7) by indenting paragraph (1) (as designated by paragraph (2) of this subsection) and aligning such paragraph (1) with paragraph (2) of such section (as added by paragraph (6) of this subsection). (e) Metropolitan Planning Set-Aside.— Section 104(f) of such title is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by striking “Interstate construction and Interstate substitute programs” and inserting “recreational trails program”; and (2) in paragraph (3) by striking “120(j) of this title” and inserting “120(b)”. (f) Recreational Trails Program.— Section 104(h) of such title is amended to read as follows: “(h) Recreational Trails Program.— “(1) Administrative costs.— Whenever an apportionment is made of the sums authorized to be appropriated to carry out the recreational trails program under section 206, the Secretary shall deduct an amount, not to exceed 1½ percent of the sums authorized, to cover the cost to the Secretary for administration of and research and technical assistance under the recreational trails program and for administration of the National Recreational Trails Advisory Committee. The Secretary may enter into contracts with for-profit organizations or contracts, partnerships, or cooperative agreements with other government agencies, institutions of higher learning, or nonprofit organizations to perform these tasks. “(2) Apportionment to the states.— After making the deduction authorized by paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary shall apportion the remainder of the sums authorized to be appropriated for expenditure on the recreational trails program for each fiscal year, among the States in the following manner: “(A) 50 percent of that amount shall be apportioned equally among eligible States. “(B) 50 percent of that amount shall be apportioned among eligible States in amounts proportionate to the degree of non-highway recreational fuel use in each of those States during the preceding year. “(3) Eligible state defined.— In this section, the term ‘eligible State’ means a State that meets the requirements of section 206(c).”. (g) Audits of Highway Trust Fund.— Section 104 of such 23 USC 104. title is amended by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following: “(i) Audits of Highway Trust Fund.— From administrative funds deducted under subsection (a), the Secretary may reimburse the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Transportation for the conduct of annual audits of financial statements in accordance with section 3521 of title 31.”. (h) Report on Obligations.— Section 104 of such title is amended by striking subsection (j) and inserting the following: “(j) Report to Congress.— The Secretary shall submit to Congress a report for each fiscal year on— “(1) the amount obligated, by each State, for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs during the preceding fiscal year; “(2) the balance, as of the last day of the preceding fiscal year, of the unobligated apportionment of each State by fiscal year under this section and sections 105 and 144; “(3) the balance of unobligated sums available for expenditure at the discretion of the Secretary for such highways and programs for the fiscal year; and “(4) the rates of obligation of funds apportioned or set aside under this section and sections 105, 133, and 144, according to— “(A) program; “(B) funding category or subcategory; “(C) type of improvement; “(D) State; and “(E) sub-State geographic area, including urbanized and rural areas, on the basis of the population of each such area.”. (i) Transfer of Highway and Transit Funds.— Section 104 of such title is amended by inserting after subsection (j) the following: 23 USC 104. “(k) Transfer of Highway and Transit Funds.— “(1) Transfer of highway funds.— Funds made available under this title and transferred for transit projects of a type described in section 133(b)(2) shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with chapter 53 of title 49, except that the provisions of this title relating to the non-Federal share shall apply to the transferred funds. “(2) Transfer of transit funds.— Funds made available under chapter 53 of title 49 and transferred for highway projects shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with this title, except that the provisions of such chapter relating to the non-Federal share shall apply to the transferred funds. “(3) Transfer of obligation authority.— Obligation authority provided for projects described in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be transferred in the same manner and amount as the funds for the projects are transferred.”. (j) Effect of Certain Delay in Deposits Into Highway Trust Fund.— Section 104 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: “(l) Effect of Certain Delay in Deposits Into Highway Trust Fund.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits into the Highway Trust Fund resulting from the application of section 901(e) of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (111 Stat. 872) shall not be taken into account in determining the apportionments and allocations that any State shall be entitled to receive under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century and this title.”. (k) Technical Amendments.— Section 104(f) of such title is amended— (1) by striking “(f)(1) On” and inserting the following: “(f) Metropolitan Planning.— “(1) Set-aside.— On”; (2) in paragraph (1) by striking “, except that” and all that follows through “programs”; (3) by striking “(2) These” and inserting the following: “(2) Apportionment to states of set-aside funds.— These”; (4) by striking “(3) The” and inserting the following: “(3) Use of funds.— The”; (5) by striking “(4) The” and inserting the following: “(4) Distribution of funds within states.— The”; and (6) by aligning the remainder of the text of each of paragraphs (1) through (4) with paragraph (5). (l) Conforming Amendments.— (1) Section 146(a) of such title is amended in the first sentence by striking “, 104(b)(2), and 104(b)(6)” and inserting “and 104(b)(3)”. (2) Section 158 of such title is amended— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) by striking paragraph (1); (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; (iii) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)— (I) by striking “After the first year ” and inserting “In general ”; and (II) by striking “104(b)(2), 104(b)(5), and 104(b)(6)” and inserting “104(b)(3), and 104(b)(4)”; and (iv) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by clause (ii)) by striking “paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection” and inserting “paragraph (1)”; and (B) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: “(b) Effect of Withholding of Funds.— No funds withheld under this section from apportionment to any State after September 30, 1988, shall be available for apportionment to that State.”. (3)23 USC 115. (A) Section 115(b)(1) of such title is amended by striking “104(b)(5)” and inserting “104(b)(4)”. (B) Section 137(f)(1) of such title is amended by striking “section 104(b)(5)(B) of this title” and inserting “section 104(b)(4)”. (C) Section 141(c) of such title is amended by striking “section 104(b)(5) of this title” each place it appears and inserting “section 104(b)(4)”. (D) Section 142(c) of such title is amended by striking “(other than section 104(b)(5)(A))”. (E) Section 159 of such title is amended— (i) by striking “(5) of” each place it appears and inserting “(5) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century) of”; and (ii) in subsection (b)— (I) in paragraphs (l)(A)(i) and (3)(A) by striking “section 104(b)(5)(A)” each place it appears and inserting “section 104(b)(5)(A) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century)”; (II) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) by striking “section 104(b)(5)(B)” and inserting “section 104(b)(5)(B) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century)”; (III) in paragraph (3)(B) by striking “(5)(B)” and inserting “(5)(B) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century)”; and (IV) in paragraphs (3) and (4) by striking “section 104(b)(5)” each place it appears and inserting “section 104(b)(5) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century)”. (F) Section 161(a) of such title is amended by striking “paragraphs (1), (3), and (5)(B) of section 104(b)” each place it appears and inserting “paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b)”. (4) Section 142(b) of such title is amended by striking “paragraph (5) of subsection (b) of section 104 of this title” and inserting “section 104(b)(4)”. (m) 23 USC 104 note. Adjustments for the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 1997.— (1) In general.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to section 2(c) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 1997, the Secretary shall ensure that the total apportionments for a State (other than Massachusetts) for fiscal year 1998 made under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (including amendments made by such Act) shall be reduced by the amount apportioned to such State (other than Massachusetts) under section 1003(d)(1) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. (2) Repayment of transferred funds.— The Secretary shall ensure that any apportionments made to a State for fiscal year 1998 and adjusted under paragraph (1) shall first be used to restore in accordance with section 3(c) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 1997 any funds that a State transferred under section 3 of such Act. (3) Insufficient funds for repayment.— If a State has insufficient funds apportioned in fiscal year 1998 under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (including amendments made by such Act) to make the adjustment required by paragraph (1), then the Secretary shall make an adjustment to any funds apportioned to such State in fiscal year 1999. (4) Allocated programs.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts made available for fiscal year 1998 by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (including amendments made by such Act) for a program that is continued by both of sections 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 1997 (including amendments made by such sections) and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (including amendments made by such Act) shall be reduced by the amount made available by such sections 4, 5, 6, and 7 for such programs. (5) Treatment of STEA obligation authority.— The amount of obligation authority made available under section 2(e) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 1997 shall be considered to be an amount of obligation authority made available for fiscal year 1998 under section 1102(a) of this Act. (n) State Defined.— For the purposes of apportioning funds 23 USC 101 note. under sections 104, 105, 144, and 206, the term “State” means any of the 50 States and the District of Columbia.Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act
Pub. L. 112–141 § 1404(c) · 126 Stat. 405
Substituted · 23 U.S.C. § 141(b)(2)
Pub. L. 112–141, § 1404(c), substituted “7 percent” for “10 per centum”
Substituted · 23 U.S.C. § 141(b)(2)
Pub. L. 112–141, § 1404(c), substituted “paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 104(b)” for “section 104 of this title”
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Code amendment note
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 112–141, § 1404(c), substituted “7 percent” for “10 per centum” and “paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 104(b)” for “section 104 of this title”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(c) Enforcement of Vehicle Size and Weight Laws.— Section 141(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking “10 per centum” and inserting “7 percent”; and (2) by striking “section 104 of this title” and inserting “paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 104(b)”.Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act
Pub. L. 112–141 § 1404(d) · 126 Stat. 405
Substituted · 23 U.S.C. § 141(c)
Pub. L. 112–141, § 1404(d), substituted “section 104(b)(1)” for “section 104(b)(4)” in two places
Substituted · 23 U.S.C. § 141(c)
Pub. L. 112–141, § 1404(d), substituted “8 percent” for “25 per centum”
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Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 112–141, § 1404(d), substituted “section 104(b)(1)” for “section 104(b)(4)” in two places and substituted “8 percent” for “25 per centum”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(d) Proof of Payment of the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax.— Section 141(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking “section 104(b)(4)” each place it appears and inserting “section 104(b)(1)”; and (2) in the first sentence by striking “25 per centum” and inserting “8 percent”.Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act
Pub. L. 114–94 div. A title I § 1104(e)(5) · 129 Stat. 1312
Substituted · 23 U.S.C. § 141(b)(2)
Pub. L. 114–94 substituted “paragraphs (1) through (6) of section 104(b)” for “paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 104(b)”
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Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 114–94 substituted “paragraphs (1) through (6) of section 104(b)” for “paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 104(b)”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(5) Section 141(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking “paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 104(b)” and inserting “paragraphs (1) through (6) of section 104(b)”.Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 114–94 effective Oct. 1, 2015, see section 1003 of Pub. L. 114–94, set out as a note under section 5313 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
15 of 15 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Section 4481 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, referred to in subsec. (c), is classified to section 4481 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 141, Pub. L. 90–495, § 35(a), , 82 Stat. 836, related to real property acquisition policies, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 91–646, title III, § 306, , 84 Stat. 1907, such repeal becoming effective as to all States after , the date on which sections 4630 and 4655 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, covering similar subject matter, became applicable to all States.
Amendments1978–2015 · 9 rounds
2015
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 114–94 substituted “paragraphs (1) through (6) of section 104(b)” for “paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 104(b)”.
2012
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 112–141, § 1404(c), substituted “7 percent” for “10 per centum” and “paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 104(b)” for “section 104 of this title”.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 112–141, § 1404(d), substituted “section 104(b)(1)” for “section 104(b)(4)” in two places and substituted “8 percent” for “25 per centum”.
1998
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–178 substituted “section 104(b)(4)” for “section 104(b)(5) of this title” in two places.
1995
Pub. L. 104–59 redesignated subsecs. (b) to (d) as (a) to (c), respectively, and struck out former subsec. (a) which read as follows: “Each State shall certify to the Secretary before January 1 of each year that it is enforcing all speed limits on public highways in accordance with section 154 of this title. The Secretary shall not approve any project under section 106 of this title in any State which has failed to certify in accordance with this subsection.”
1994
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–429 substituted “section 31112 of title 49” for “section 411(j) of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 2311(j))”.
1991
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–240 inserted at end “Each State shall also certify that it is enforcing and complying with the provisions of section 127(d) of this title and section 411(j) of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 2311(j)).”
1986
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99–514 substituted “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” for “Internal Revenue Code of 1954”.
1983
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 97–424 added subsec. (d).
1978
Pub. L. 95–599 designated existing provisions as subsecs. (a) and (b) and added subsec. (c).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2015 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 114–94 effective , see section 1003 of Pub. L. 114–94, set out as a note under section 5313 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Effective Date of 2012 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 112–141 effective , see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 112–141, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment note under section 101 of this title.
Effective Date of 1995 Amendment
Pub. L. 104–59, title II, § 205(d)(3), , 109 Stat. 577, provided that: “The amendments made by paragraph (1) [amending this section and repealing section 154 of this title] shall be applicable to a State on the 10th day following the date of the enactment of this Act []; except that if the legislature of a State is not in session on such date of enactment and the chief executive officer of the State declares, before such 10th day, that the legislature is not in session and that the State prefers an applicability date for such amendments that is after the date on which the legislature will convene, such amendments shall be applicable to the State on the 60th day following the date on which the legislature next convenes.”
Effective Date of 1991 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 102–240 effective , and applicable to funds authorized to be appropriated or made available after , and, with certain exceptions, not applicable to funds appropriated or made available on or before , see section 1100 of Pub. L. 102–240, set out as a note under section 104 of this title.
Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
Pub. L. 95–599, title I, § 123(e), , 92 Stat. 2702, provided that subsec. (c)(2) and (3) of this section be applicable to certifications required by this section to be filed on or after , prior to repeal by Pub. L. 96–106, § 12, , 93 Stat. 798.
Enforcement of Vehicle Weight Limitations
Pub. L. 95–599, title I, § 123(a)–(c), , 92 Stat. 2701, as amended by Pub. L. 100–17, title I, § 133(c)(4), , 101 Stat. 173, provided that:
“(a) Not later than the one-hundred-eightieth day after the date of enactment of this section [], the Secretary of Transportation, hereunder referred to as the ‘Secretary’, in consultation with each State shall inventory the existing system of penalties for violations of vehicle weight laws, rules, and regulations on any portion of any Federal-aid system in such State. Each State shall annually thereafter report to the Secretary its current inventory.
“(b) (1) Not later than the one-hundred-eightieth day after the date of enactment of this section [], the Secretary, in consultation with each State, shall inventory the existing system in such State for the issuance of special permits. Each State shall annually thereafter report to the Secretary its current inventory.
“(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘special permit’ means a license or permit issued pursuant to State law, rule, or regulation which authorizes a vehicle to exceed the weight limitation for such vehicle established under State law, rule, or regulation.
“(c) Not later than January 1 of the second calendar year which begins after the date of enactment of this section [] and each calendar year thereafter the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation [now Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure] of the House of Representatives an annual report together with such recommendations as the Secretary deems necessary on (1) the latest annual inventory of State systems of penalties required by subsection (a) of this section; (2) the latest annual inventory of State systems for the issuance of special permits required by subsection (b) of this section; (3) the annual certification submitted by each State required by section 141(b) of title 23, United States Code.”
[For termination, effective , of reporting provisions in section 123(c) of Pub. L. 95–599, set out above, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 135 of House Document No. 103–7.]
Credits
1975–2015 · 10 acts
- 1975Added Pub. L. 93–643, § 107(a), , 88 Stat. 2284
- 1978amended Pub. L. 95–599, title I, § 123(d), , 92 Stat. 2702
- 1983Pub. L. 97–424, title I, § 143, , 96 Stat. 2129
- 1986Pub. L. 99–514, § 2, , 100 Stat. 2095
- 1991Pub. L. 102–240, title I, § 1023(c), , 105 Stat. 1954
- 1994Pub. L. 103–429, § 3(7), , 108 Stat. 4378
- 1995Pub. L. 104–59, title II, § 205(d)(1)(A), , 109 Stat. 577
- 1998Pub. L. 105–178, title I, § 1103(l)(3)(C), , 112 Stat. 126
- 2012Pub. L. 112–141, div. A, title I, § 1404(c), (d), , 126 Stat. 558
- 2015Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title I, § 1104(e)(5), , 129 Stat. 1332.
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(Added Pub. L. 93–643, § 107(a), , 88 Stat. 2284; amended Pub. L. 95–599, title I, § 123(d), , 92 Stat. 2702; Pub. L. 97–424, title I, § 143, , 96 Stat. 2129; Pub. L. 99–514, § 2, , 100 Stat. 2095; Pub. L. 102–240, title I, § 1023(c), , 105 Stat. 1954; Pub. L. 103–429, § 3(7), , 108 Stat. 4378; Pub. L. 104–59, title II, § 205(d)(1)(A), , 109 Stat. 577; Pub. L. 105–178, title I, § 1103(l)(3)(C), , 112 Stat. 126; Pub. L. 112–141, div. A, title I, § 1404(c), (d), , 126 Stat. 558; Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title I, § 1104(e)(5), , 129 Stat. 1332.)