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ica—that is, with the Governments of the Republic of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala,

Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama—in the survey and construction of the Inter-American

Highway within the borders of the aforesaid Republics, respectively. Not to exceed one-third of

the appropriation authorized for each fiscal year

may be expended without requiring the country

or countries in which such funds may be expended to match any part thereof, if the Secretary of State shall find that the cost of constructing said highway in such country or countries will be beyond their reasonable capacity to

bear. The remainder of such authorized appropriations shall be available for expenditure only

when matched to the extent required by this

section by the country in which such expenditure may be made. Expenditures from the funds

available on a matching basis shall not be made

for the survey and construction of any portion

of said highway within the borders of any country named herein unless such country shall provide and make available for expenditure in conjunction therewith a sum equal to at least onethird of the expenditures that may be incurred

by that Government and the United States on

such portion of the highway. All expenditures by

the United States under the provisions of this

section for material, equipment, and supplies

shall, whenever practicable, be made for products of the United States or of the country in

which such survey or construction work is being

carried on. Construction work to be performed

under contract shall be advertised for a reasonable period by the Minister of Public Works, or

other similar official, of the government concerned in each of the participating countries and

contracts shall be awarded pursuant to such advertisements with the approval of the Secretary.

No part of the appropriations authorized shall

be available for obligation or expenditure for

work on said highway in any cooperating country unless the government of said country shall

have assented to the provisions of this section;

shall have furnished satisfactory assurances

that it has an organization adequately qualified

to administer the functions required of such

country under the provisions hereof; and then

only as such country may submit requests, from

time to time, for the construction of any portion of the highway to standards adequate to

meet present and future traffic needs. No part of

said appropriations shall be available for obligation or expenditure in any such country until

the government of that country shall have entered into an agreement with the United States

which shall provide, in part, that said country—

(1) will provide, without participation of

funds authorized, all necessary rights-of-way

for the construction of said highway, which

rights-of-way shall be of a minimum width

where practicable of one hundred meters in

rural areas and fifty meters in municipalities

and shall forever be held inviolate as a part of

the highway for public use;

(2) will not impose any highway toll, or permit any such toll to be charged, for use by vehicles or persons of any portion of said highway constructed under the provisions of this

section;

(3) will not levy or assess, directly or indirectly, any fee, tax, or other charge for the use

of said highway by vehicles or persons from

the United States that does not apply equally

to vehicles or persons of such country;

(4) will continue to grant reciprocal recognition of vehicle registration and drivers’ licenses in accordance with the provisions of

the Convention for the Regulation of InterAmerican Automotive Traffic, which was

opened for signature at the Pan American

Union in Washington on December 15, 1943, and

to which such country and the United States

are parties, or of any other treaty or international convention establishing similar reciprocal recognition; and

(5) will provide for the maintenance of said

highway after its completion in condition adequately to serve the needs of present and future traffic.

(b) The survey and construction work authorized by this section shall be under the administration of the Secretary, who shall consult with

the appropriate officials of the Department of

State with respect to matters involving the foreign relations of this Government, and such negotiations with the Governments of the American Republics named in subsection (a) of this

section as may be required to carry out the purposes of this section shall be conducted through,

or as authorized by, the Department of State.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not create nor authorize the creation of any obligations

on the part of the Government of the United

States with respect to any expenditures of highway construction or survey heretofore or hereafter undertaken in any of the countries enumerated in subsection (a) of this section, other

than the expenditures authorized by the provisions of this section.

(d) Appropriations made pursuant to any authorizations heretofore, or hereafter enacted for

the Inter-American Highway shall be considered

available for expenditure by the Secretary for

necessary administrative and engineering expenses in connection with the Inter-American

Highway program.

(Pub. L. 85–767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 909.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 216 of this title.

[§ 213. Repealed. Pub. L. 100–17, title I, § 133(e)(1),

Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 173]

Section, Pub. L. 85–767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 911, related to construction of Rama Road in Republic of

Nicaragua.

§ 214. Public lands development roads and trails

(a) Funds available for public lands development roads and trails shall be used to pay the

cost of construction and improvement of such

roads and trails.

(b) Funds available for public lands development roads and trails shall be available for adjacent vehicular parking areas and for sanitary,

water, and fire control facilities.

(Added Pub. L. 87–866, §6(b), Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat.

1147; amended Pub. L. 97–424, title I, §126(d), Jan.

6, 1983, 96 Stat. 2115.)

AMENDMENTS

1983—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97–424 struck out subsec. (c)

which provided for prior approval by the Secretary of