1. What is the purpose of this Notice? This Notice transmits the revised certificate of apportionment of Recreational Trails funds authorized for FY 2002 by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. The apportionment is effective immediately.



2. Does this Notice cancel FHWA Notice 4510.464? Yes, this Notice cancels FHWA Notice 4510.464, Apportionment of Fiscal Year (FY) 2002 Recreational Trails Program Funds, dated October 1, 2001. The revisions to the apportionment are required to reflect corrections to the factor data. The U.S. Comptroller General decisions require that incorrect apportionments need to be appropriately adjusted to assure compliance with the statutory formula for apportioning Federal highway funds enacted by Congress. See 41 Comptroller General 16 (1961).



3. What is the availability of these funds?



1. The Recreational Trails funds resulting from this apportionment are subject to lapse on September 30, 2005, if they have not been obligated for projects.



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 Federal participating rate for projects eligible for these funds is 80 percent, subject to the provisions of section 206(f) of title 23, United States Code. The Federal participating rate for State administrative costs is 80 percent, with sliding scale rates not to exceed 95 percent.



4. The appropriation code is Q94.


4. What action is required? Division Administrators should ensure that copies of this Notice are provided to State departments of transportation.

Mary E. Peters Administrator

Attachment

CERTIFICATE OF APPORTIONMENT OF THE SUM OF $50,000,000 AUTHORIZED TO BE APPROPRIATED FOR THE RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2002

TO--

The Secretary of the Treasury of the United States and the State Agencies responsible for the Recreational Trails Program:

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 in section 1.48, 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 that can be apportioned for the Recreational Trails Program for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, is, $50,000,000 which is 100 percent of the amount authorized to be appropriated for the Program for that fiscal year pursuant to section 1101(a)(7) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.

Second, pursuant to section 104(h)(1) of title 23, United States Code, I have determined that it will be necessary for administering the provisions of section 206 of title 23, United States Code, to deduct 1.5 percent from the amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, for the Recreational Trails Program, and I have deducted said 1.5 percent from the sum of $50,000,000 authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, by section 1101(7) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.

Third, that after making the deduction, I have computed the apportionment to each State and the District of Columbia of the remainder of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Recreational Trails Program in the manner provided by law in accordance with the formula set forth in section 206 of title 23, United States Code.

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

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