Section 160 of Title 23, United State Code, provides for the "Reimbursement for Segments of the Interstate System Constructed Without Federal Assistance." The reimbursement concept is an outgrowth of Section 114 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 which directed the Bureau of Public Roads " to determine whether or not the Federal Government should equitably reimbursement any State for a portion of a highway which is on the Interstate System, whether toll or free, the construction of which has been completed subsequent to August 2, 1947, or which is either in actual use or under construction by contract, for completion, awarded not later than June 30,1957..."

The results of that study were reported to Congress on January 7, 1958, and identified $4.967 billion as the equitable reimbursement amount, split almost evenly between the non-Federal share of toll and free roads. That reimbursement figure is shown in Section 160(c) in the reimbursement table as the "Original Cost in Millions." The Congress therein computed its own "Reimbursement Percentage" and total "Reimbursement Amount in Millions", providing at least 0.5 percent to each State.

Section 160(d) provides that reimbursement funds will be transferred to the Surface Transportation Program, and will be administered in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 133, except that 50 percent of the transferred amounts are exempt from the requirements of 23 U.S.C. 133(d)(!), (d)(2), and (d)(3).

Anthony R. Kane

This Policy Memorandum was Canceled June 23, 1999.

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