Engineering Cost Reimbursement Clause Samples

Engineering Cost Reimbursement. If on-site construction of, or acquisition of right-of-way for, a highway project is not commenced within 10 years (or such longer period as the State requests and the Secretary determines to be reasonable) after the date on which Federal funds are first made available, out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than Mass Transit Account), for preliminary engineering of such project, the State shall pay an amount equal to the amount of Federal funds made available for such engineering. The Secretary shall deposit in such Fund all amounts paid to the Secretary under this section. (Pub. L. 85-767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 887; Pub. L. 102-240, title I, Sec. 1016(a), Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 1945; Pub. L. 105-178, title I, Secs. 1206, 1209, 1212(a)(2)(A)(i), 1304, June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 185, 186, 193, 227; Pub. L. 109-59, title I, Sec. 1121(b)(1), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1195.) (a). Text read as follows: (1) In general.--A State transportation department shall establish the occupancy requirements of vehicles operating in high occupancy vehicle lanes; except that no fewer than 2 occupants per vehicle may be required and, subject to section 163 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982, motorcycles and bicycles shall not be considered single occupant vehicles. (2) Exception for inherently low-emission vehicles.-- Notwithstanding paragraph (1), before September 30, 2003, a State may permit a vehicle with fewer than 2 occupants to operate in high occupancy vehicle lanes if the vehicle is certified as an Inherently Low-Emission Vehicle pursuant to title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, and is labeled in accordance with, section 88.312-93(c) of such title. Such permission may be revoked by the State should the State determine it necessary.'' (a) Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1209, designated existing ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/cgi-bin/usc.cgi?ACTION=RETRIEVE&FILE=$$xa$$bu... 03/15/2012 provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, realigned margins, and added par. (2). (a) (1). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1212(a)(2)(A)(i), substituted ``State transportation department'' for ``State highway department''. (b) Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1206, added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c). Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-178, Sec. 1304, which directed insertion of ``(or such longer period as the State requests and the Secretary determines to be reasonable)'' after ``10 years'' in first sentence of subsec. (b), was executed by making the insertion in first sentence of subsec. (c)...