1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–178, § 1401(1), inserted subsec. heading, designated existing provisions as par. (1) and inserted par. heading, realigned margins, substituted “motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians” for “motorists and pedestrians”, and added par. (2).

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–178, § 1401(2), substituted “safety improvement project, including a project described in subsection (a)” for “highway safety improvement project”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–178, § 1401(3), substituted “on—

“(1) any public road;

“(2) any public surface transportation facility or any publicly owned bicycle or pedestrian pathway or trail; or

“(3) any traffic calming measure” for “on any public road (other than a highway on the Interstate System)”.

Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 105–178, § 1401(4), struck out “apportioned to the States as provided in section 402(c) of this title. Such funds shall be” before “available for obligation” and substituted “section 104(b)” for “section 104(b)(1)”.

Subsecs. (f), (g). Pub. L. 105–178, § 1401(5), substituted “safety improvement projects” for “highway safety improvement projects” wherever appearing.

1995—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 104–59 substituted “Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure” for “Committee on Public Works and Transportation”.

1987—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 100–17 substituted “the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives” for “the Congress”.

1983—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97–424 substituted provision that funds authorized to carry out this section shall be available for expenditure on any public road (other than a highway on the Interstate System), for provision that funds authorized to carry out this section would be available solely for expenditure for projects on any Federal-aid system (other than the Interstate System) except in the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.

1982—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 97–375 inserted “(including but not limited to any projects for pavement marking)” after “implementing the hazard elimination program”.

1979—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 96–106 substituted “December 30” for “September 30” and “April 1” for “January 1”.

1978—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–599 substituted “public roads” for “highways” and inserted provisions relating to identification of hazardous sections and elements.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–599 substituted provisions relating to approval of highway safety improvement proj­ects by the Secretary for provisions authorizing appropriations for fiscal years ending June 30, 1974 through June 30, 1976.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95–599 reenacted subsec. (c) without substantive change.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 95–599 substituted provisions prescribing the Federal share payable on account of any project under this section for provisions relating to apportionment of funds made available under subsec. (b) to the States. See subsec. (e) of this section.

Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 95–599 substituted provisions relating to apportionment of funds to the States under this section for provisions relating to progress reports required of the States under this section. See subsec. (g).

Subsecs. (f) to (h). Pub. L. 95–599 added subsecs. (f) and (g) and redesignated former subsec. (f) as (h).

1976—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 94–280 added subsec. (f).

For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec. (g) of this section relating to the requirement that the Secretary of Transportation submit a report to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives not later than April 1 of each year, 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.