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EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM
Year	1997(ISTEA)	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Authorization	$100M	$100M	$100M	$100M	$100M	$100M	$100M

Program Purpose

The emergency relief (ER) program provides funds for the repair or reconstruction of Federal-aid highways and roads on Federal lands which have suffered serious damage as a result of (1) natural disasters or (2) catastrophic failures from an external cause.

Funding [1113]

Continues annual funding of $100 million through a permanent authorization in Section 125 of Title 23, as amended by Section 1113 of TEA-21.

If needs exceed the resources available under this authorization in a given year, supplemental appropriations are enacted as needed.

Devil’s Slide [1217]

Mandates eligibility for repair or reconstruction of a route in San Mateo County, California, known as Devil’s Slide, as long as the project complies with local coastal plan.

Lifts the $100 million obligation restriction for a single disaster in a State for the Devil’s Slide project.

September 14, 1998