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23 U.S.C. § 165 — Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program

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23 U.S.C. § 165 — Territorial and Puerto Rico highway program

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**(a) Division of Funds.—** Of funds made available in a fiscal year for the territorial and Puerto Rico highway program— (1) for the Puerto Rico highway program under subsection (b)— (A) $173,010,000 shall be for fiscal year 2022; (B) $176,960,000 shall be for fiscal year 2023; (C) $180,120,000 shall be for fiscal year 2024; (D) $183,675,000 shall be for fiscal year 2025; and (E) $187,230,000 shall be for fiscal year 2026; and (2) for the territorial highway program under subsection (c)— (A) $45,990,000 shall be for fiscal year 2022; (B) $47,040,000 shall be for fiscal year 2023; (C) $47,880,000 shall be for fiscal year 2024; (D) $48,825,000 shall be for fiscal year 2025; and (E) $49,770,000 shall be for fiscal year 2026. **(b) Puerto Rico Highway Program.—** (1) **In general.—** — The Secretary shall allocate funds made available to carry out this subsection to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to carry out a highway program in the Commonwealth. (2) **Treatment of funds.—** — Amounts made available to carry out this subsection for a fiscal year shall be administered as follows: (A) *Apportionment.—* (i) *In general.—* — For the purpose of imposing any penalty under this title or title 49, the amounts shall be treated as being apportioned to Puerto Rico under sections 104(b) and 144 (as in effect for fiscal year 1997) for each program funded under those sections in an amount determined by multiplying— (I) the aggregate of the amounts for the fiscal year; by (II) the proportion that— (aa) the amount of funds apportioned to Puerto Rico for each such program for fiscal year 1997; bears to (bb) the total amount of funds apportioned to Puerto Rico for all such programs for fiscal year 1997. (ii) *Exception.—* — Funds identified under clause (i) as having been apportioned for the national highway system, the surface transportation block grant program, and the Interstate maintenance program shall be deemed to have been apportioned 50 percent for the national highway performance program and 50 percent for the surface transportation program for purposes of imposing such penalties. (B) *Penalty.—* — The amounts treated as being apportioned to Puerto Rico under each section referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be deemed to be required to be apportioned to Puerto Rico under that section for purposes of the imposition of any penalty under this title or title 49. (C) *Eligible uses of funds.—* — Of amounts allocated to Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rico Highway Program for a fiscal year— (i) at least 50 percent shall be available only for purposes eligible under section 119; (ii) at least 25 percent shall be available only for purposes eligible under section 148; and (iii) any remaining funds may be obligated for activities eligible under chapter 1 and preventative maintenance on the National Highway System. (3) **Effect on apportionments.—** — Except as otherwise specifically provided, Puerto Rico shall not be eligible to receive funds apportioned to States under this title. **(c) Territorial Highway Program.—** (1) **Territory defined.—** — In this subsection, the term “territory” means any of the following territories of the United States: (A) American Samoa. (B) The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (C) Guam. (D) The United States Virgin Islands. (2) **Program.—** (A) *In general.—* — Recognizing the mutual benefits that will accrue to the territories and the United States from the improvement of highways in the territories, the Secretary may carry out a program to assist each government of a territory in the construction and improvement of a system of arterial and collector highways, and necessary inter-island connectors, that is— (i) designated by the Governor or chief executive officer of each territory; and (ii) approved by the Secretary. (B) *Federal share.—* — The Federal share of Federal financial assistance provided to territories under this subsection shall be in accordance with section 120(g). (3) **Technical assistance.—** (A) *In general.—* — To continue a long-range highway development program, the Secretary may provide technical assistance to the governments of the territories to enable the territories, on a continuing basis— (i) to engage in highway planning; (ii) to conduct environmental evaluations; (iii) to administer right-of-way acquisition and relocation assistance programs; and (iv) to design, construct, operate, and maintain a system of arterial and collector highways, including necessary inter-island connectors. (B) *Form and terms of assistance.—* — Technical assistance provided under subparagraph (A), and the terms for the sharing of information among territories receiving the technical assistance, shall be included in the agreement required by paragraph (5). (4) **Nonapplicability of certain provisions.—** (A) *In general.—* — Except to the extent that provisions of this chapter are determined by the Secretary to be inconsistent with the needs of the territories and the intent of this subsection, this chapter (other than provisions of this chapter relating to the apportionment and allocation of funds) shall apply to funds made available under this subsection. (B) *Applicable provisions.—* — The agreement required by paragraph (5) for each territory shall identify the sections of this chapter that are applicable to that territory and the extent of the applicability of those sections. (5) **Agreement.—** (A) *In general.—* — Except as provided in subparagraph (D), none of the funds made available under this subsection shall be available for obligation or expenditure with respect to any territory until the chief executive officer of the territory has entered into an agreement (including an agreement entered into under section 215 as in effect on the day before the enactment of this section) with the Secretary providing that the government of the territory shall— (i) implement the program in accordance with applicable provisions of this chapter and paragraph (4); (ii) design and construct a system of arterial and collector highways, including necessary inter-island connectors, in accordance with standards that are— (I) appropriate for each territory; and (II) approved by the Secretary; (iii) provide for the maintenance of facilities constructed or operated under this subsection in a condition to adequately serve the needs of present and future traffic; and (iv) implement standards for traffic operations and uniform traffic control devices that are approved by the Secretary. (B) *Technical assistance.—* — The agreement required by subparagraph (A) shall— (i) specify the kind of technical assistance to be provided under the program; (ii) include appropriate provisions regarding information sharing among the territories; and (iii) delineate the oversight role and responsibilities of the territories and the Secretary. (C) *Review and revision of agreement.—* — The agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) shall be reevaluated and, as necessary, revised, at least every 2 years. (D) *Existing agreements.—* — With respect to an agreement under this subsection or an agreement entered into under [section 215 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section215&num=0&edition=prelim) as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this subsection— (i) the agreement shall continue in force until replaced by an agreement entered into in accordance with subparagraph (A); and (ii) amounts made available under this subsection under the existing agreement shall be available for obligation or expenditure so long as the agreement, or the existing agreement entered into under subparagraph (A), is in effect. (6) **Eligible uses of funds.—** (A) *In general.—* — Funds made available under this subsection may be used only for the following projects and activities carried out in a territory: (i) Eligible surface transportation block grant program projects described in section 133(b). (ii) Cost-effective, preventive maintenance consistent with section 116(e). (iii) Ferry boats, terminal facilities, and approaches, in accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of section 129. (iv) Engineering and economic surveys and investigations for the planning, and the financing, of future highway programs. (v) Studies of the economy, safety, and convenience of highway use. (vi) The regulation and equitable taxation of highway use. (vii) Such research and development as are necessary in connection with the planning, design, and maintenance of the highway system. (B) *Prohibition on use of funds for routine maintenance.—* — None of the funds made available under this subsection shall be obligated or expended for routine maintenance. (7) **Location of projects.—** — Territorial highway program projects (other than those described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (5) of section 133(c) and section 133(b)(13)) may not be undertaken on roads functionally classified as local.

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5 U.S.C. § 5313 — Positions at level II

Level II of the Executive Schedule applies to the following positions, for which the annual rate of basic pay shall be the rate determined with respect to such level under chapter 11 of title 2, as adjusted by [section 5318 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5318&num=0&edition=prelim):

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23 U.S.C. § 101 — Definitions and declaration of policy

**(a) Definitions.—** In this title, the following definitions apply: (1) **Apportionment.—** — The term “apportionment” includes unexpended apportionments made under prior authorization laws. (2) **Asset management.—** — The term “asset management” means a strategic and systematic process of operating, maintaining, and improving physical assets, with a focus on both engineering and economic analysis based upon quality information, to identify a structured sequence of maintenance, preservation, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement actions that will achieve and sustain a desired state of good repair over the lifecycle of the assets at minimum practicable cost. (3) **Carpool project.—** — The term “carpool project” means any project to encourage the use of carpools and vanpools, including provision of carpooling opportunities to the elderly and individuals with disabilities, systems for locating potential riders and informing them of carpool opportunities, acquiring vehicles for carpool use, designating existing highway lanes as preferential carpool highway lanes, providing related traffic control devices, designating existing facilities for use for preferential parking for carpools, and real-time ridesharing projects, such as projects where drivers, using an electronic transfer of funds, recover costs directly associated with the trip provided through the use of location technology to quantify those direct costs, subject to the condition that the cost recovered does not exceed the cost of the trip provided. (4) **Construction.—** — The term “construction” means the supervising, inspecting, actual building, and incurrence of all costs incidental to the construction or reconstruction of a highway or any project eligible for assistance under this title, including bon

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23 U.S.C. § 215 — Repealed. Pub. L. 112–141, div. A, title I, § 1114(b)(2)(A), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 468]

### Statutory Notes Section, added Pub. L. 109–59, title I, § 1118(a), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1179, related to territorial highway program. A prior section 215, added Pub. L. 91–605, title I, § 112(a), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1720; amended Pub. L. 95–599, title I, § 129(f), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2708; Pub. L. 96–106, § 9, Nov. 9, 1979, 93 Stat. 798; Pub. L. 100–17, title I, § 133(b)(16), Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 172, related to territorial highway program, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 109–59, title I, § 1118(a), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1179. #### Effective Date of Repeal Repeal effective Oct. 1, 2012, 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section101&num=0&edition=prelim).

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42 U.S.C. § 802 — Coronavirus State fiscal recovery fund

**(a) Appropriation** In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— (1) $219,800,000,000, to remain available through December 31, 2024 (except as provided in subsection (c)(5)), for making payments under this section to States, territories, and Tribal governments to mitigate the fiscal effects stemming from the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19); and (2) $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the costs of the Secretary for administration of the funds established under this subchapter. **(b) Authority to make payments** (1) **Payments to territories** (A) *In general* — The Secretary shall reserve $4,500,000,000 of the amount appropriated under subsection (a)(1) to make payments to the territories. (B) *Allocation* — Of the amount reserved under subparagraph (A)— (i) 50 percent of such amount shall be allocated by the Secretary equally to each territory; and (ii) 50 percent of such amount shall be allocated by the Secretary as an additional amount to each territory in an amount which bears the same proportion to ½ of the total amount reserved under subparagraph (A) as the population of the territory bears to the total population of all such territories. (C) *Payment* — The Secretary shall pay each territory the total of the amounts allocated for the territory under subparagraph (B) in accordance with paragraph (6). (2) **Payments to Tribal governments** (A) *In general* — The Secretary shall reserve $20,000,000,000 of the amount appropriated under subsection (a)(1) to make payments to Tribal governments. (B) *Allocation* — Of the amount reserved under subparagraph (A)— (i) $1,000,0

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48 U.S.C. § 1421r — Port of Guam Improvement Enterprise Program

**(a) In general** The Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Maritime Administration (in this section referred to as the “Administrator”), may establish a Port of Guam Improvement Enterprise Program (in this section referred to as the “Program”) to provide for the planning, design, and construction of projects for the Port of Guam to improve facilities, relieve port congestion, and provide greater access to port facilities. **(b) Authorities of the Administrator** In carrying out the Program, the Administrator may— (1) receive funds provided for the Program from Federal and non-Federal entities, including private entities; (2) provide for coordination among appropriate governmental agencies to expedite the review process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ([42 U.S.C. 4321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) for projects carried out under the Program; (3) provide for coordination among appropriate governmental agencies in connection with other reviews and requirements applicable to projects carried out under the Program; and (4) provide technical assistance to the Port Authority of Guam (and its agents) as needed for projects carried out under the Program. **(c) Port of Guam Improvement Enterprise Fund** (1) **Establishment** — There is established in the Treasury of the United States a separate account to be known as the “Port of Guam Improvement Enterprise Fund” (in this section referred to as the “Fund”). (2) **Deposits** — There shall be deposited into the Fund— (A) amounts received by the Administrator from Federal and non-Federal sources under subsection (b)(1); (B) amounts transferred to the Administrator under subsection (d);

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23 U.S.C. § 165 — Territorial and Puerto Rico highway pro-

Page 281 TITLE 23—HIGHWAYS § 165 Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2021 AMENDMENT Amendment by section 11131(b) of Pub. L. 117–58 effec- tive Oct. 1, 2021, see section 10003 of Pub. L. 117–58, set out as a note under section 101 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2015 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title IV, § 4015, Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1513, provided that: ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act [div. A of Pub. L. 114–94, see Ta- bles for classification], except for the technical correc- tions in section 4014 [amending sections 402, 403, and 405 of this title], the amendments made by this Act to sec- tions 164, 402, and 405 of title 23, United States Code, shall be effective on October 1, 2016.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2012 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 112–141 effective Oct. 1, 2012, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 112–141, set out as an Effec- tive and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment note under section 101 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective simultaneously with enactment of Pub. L. 105–178 and to be treated as included in Pub. L. 105–178 at time of enactment, see section 9016 of Pub. L. 105–206, set out as an Effective Date of 1998 Amendment note under section 101 of this title. § 165. Territorial and Puerto Rico highway pro- gram (a) DIVISION OF FUNDS.—Of funds made avail- able in a fiscal year for the territorial and Puer- to Rico highway program— (1) for the Puerto Rico highway program under subsection (b)— (A) $173,010,000 shall be for fiscal year 2022; (B) $176,960,000 shall be for fiscal year 2023; (C) $180,120,000 shall be for fiscal year 2024; (D) $183,675,000 shall be for fiscal year 2025; and (E) $187,230,000 shall be for fiscal year 2026; and (2) for the territorial highway program

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