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Title 23 — Highways

Chapter 3 — General Provisions

§ 318. Highway relocation due to airport

Statutory text

Federal highway funds shall not be used for the reconstruction or relocation of any highway giving access to an airport constructed or extended after , or for the reconstruction or relocation of any highway which has been or may be closed or the usefulness of which has been may be impaired by the location or construction of any airport constructed or extended after , unless, prior to such construction or extension, as the case may be, the State transportation department and the Secretary have concurred with the officials in charge of the airport that the location of such airport or extension thereof and the consequent reconstruction or relocation of the highway are in the public interest.

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.

  1. Pub. L. 85–767 · 72 Stat. 885

    Enacted · 23 U.S.C. § 318

    Pub. L. 85–767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 916

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 85–767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 916

  2. Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century

    Pub. L. 105–178 title I § 1212(a)(2)(A)(i) · 112 Stat. 107

    Substituted · 23 U.S.C. § 318

    Pub. L. 105–178 substituted “State transportation department” for “State highway department”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 105–178 substituted “State transportation department” for “State highway department”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (i) by striking “State highway department” each 23 USC 102 et seq. place it appears and inserting “State transportation department”; and

1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1998—Pub. L. 105–178 substituted “State transportation department” for “State highway department”.

Credits

1958–1998 · 2 acts
  1. 1958Pub. L. 85–767, , 72 Stat. 916
  2. 1998Pub. L. 105–178, title I, § 1212(a)(2)(A)(i), , 112 Stat. 193.
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(Pub. L. 85–767, , 72 Stat. 916; Pub. L. 105–178, title I, § 1212(a)(2)(A)(i), , 112 Stat. 193.)

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