1. PURPOSE. To transmit the certificate of apportionment of Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program funds authorized for FY 1999 pursuant to the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. The apportionment is effective immediately.

2. AVAILABILITY

   1. The Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program funds resulting from this apportionment are available for obligation until September 30, 2002. Any amounts not obligated by the State on or before September 30, 2002, shall lapse.

   2. The funds resulting from this apportionment are available for obligation immediately and will be subject to obligation controls in force at the time of obligation.

   3. The participating rate for these funds is 80 percent or 90 percent if used on the Interstate System (except for adding lanes which are not high occupancy lanes or auxiliary lanes), with sliding scale rates not to exceed 95 percent.

   4. The appropriation code is Q40, and the project number prefix is CM.

3. ACTION. Division Administrators should ensure that copies of this Notice are furnished to State Transportation Agencies.

Original signed by,
Kenneth R. Wykle
Federal Highway Administrator

Attachment

CERTIFICATE OF APPORTIONMENT FROM
THE SUM OF $1,345,415,000 AUTHORIZED TO BE APPROPRIATED
FOR THE CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1999

TO--

The Secretary of the Treasury of the United States and the State Transportation Agencies:

Pursuant to section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, title 23, United States Code, and the delegation of authority from the Secretary of Transportation to the Federal Highway Administrator, section 1.48 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, I certify--

First, that the Secretary of the Treasury has made the estimate required by section 9503(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and based on that estimate, I have determined that the amount which can be apportioned for the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, is $1,345,415,000 which is 100 percent of the amount authorized to be appropriated for the Program for that fiscal year pursuant to section 1101(a)(5) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.

Second, that in compliance with section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code, I have estimated that it will be necessary for administering the provisions of title 23, United States Code, to deduct 1.50 percent from the amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, for the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program and I have deducted said 1.50 percent from the sum of $1,345,415,000 authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, by section 1101(a)(5) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.

Third, that in compliance with section 1103(e) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, and after making the deduction authorized by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code, I have deducted one percent of the sum remaining from the authorization of $1,345,415,000 for fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, for the purpose of carrying out section 134 of title 23, United States Code.

Fourth, that after making the deductions, I have computed the apportionment among the several States and the District of Columbia of the remaining of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program in the manner provided by law in accordance with the formula set forth in section 104(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code.

Fifth, that subject to the foregoing deductions, the sums which are hereby apportioned to each State and the District of Columbia, effective immediately are respectively as follows: