23 U.S.C. § 125
Emergency relief
United States · Title 23 — HIGHWAYS · Status: effective
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Subject to this section and section 120, an emergency fund is authorized for expenditure by the Secretary for the repair or reconstruction of highways, roads, and trails, in any area of the United States, including Indian reservations, that the Secretary finds have suffered serious damage as a result of—
The limitations referred to in paragraph (1) are that—
not more than $100,000,000 is authorized to be obligated in any 1 fiscal year commencing after September 30, 1980, to carry out this section, except that, if for any fiscal year the total of all obligations under this section is less than the amount authorized to be obligated for the fiscal year, the unobligated balance of that amount shall—
The Secretary may expend funds from the emergency fund authorized by this section only for the repair or reconstruction of highways on Federal-aid highways in accordance with this chapter, except that—
In this paragraph, the term “comparable facility” means a facility that—
A protective feature referred to in subparagraph (A) includes—
The costs of debris removal shall be an eligible expense under this section only for—
In this subsection, the following definitions apply:
The term “open to public travel” means, with respect to a road, that, except during scheduled periods, extreme weather conditions, or emergencies, the road—
With respect to reimbursements described in subparagraph (A)—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- A bill to authorize appropriations for the construction of certain highways in accordance with title 23 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A bill to amend title 23 of the United States Code, the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1986, and for other Dec. 19, 1985 purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Major Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Amendments of 1987House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
- Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1992, for Disaster Assistance To Meet Urgent Needs Because of Calamities Such as Those Which Occurred in Los Angeles and Chicago
- Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
- MAP-21
- FAST Act
- Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020House: 297–120Senate: no recorded tally
- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act