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able by this Act and transferred to the Department of 
Transportation’s Office of Inspector General for costs as-
sociated with audits and investigations of projects and 
programs of the Federal Highway Administration, and not 
to exceed $300,000 shall be paid from appropriations 
made available by this Act and provided to that office 
through reimbursement to conduct the annual audits of 
financial statements in accordance with section 3521 of 
title 31, United States Code. In addition, not to exceed 
$3,124,000 shall be paid from appropriations made avail-
able by this Act and transferred to the Appalachian Re-
gional Commission in accordance with section 104 of title 
23, United States Code. 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for 
the implementation or execution of programs, the obliga-
tions for which are in excess of $40,700,000,000 for Fed-
eral-aid highways and highway safety construction pro-
grams for fiscal year 2009: Provided, That within the 
$40,700,000,000 obligation limitation on Federal-aid 
highways and highway safety construction programs, not 
more than $429,800,000 shall be available for the imple-
mentation or execution of programs for transportation re-
search (chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code; sections 
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111, 5505, and 5506 of title 49, United States Code; and 
title 5 of Public Law 109–59) for fiscal year 2009: Pro-
vided further, That this limitation on transportation re-
search programs shall not apply to any authority pre-
viously made available for obligation: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may, as authorized by section 605(b) 
of title 23, United States Code, collect and spend fees to 
cover the costs of services of expert firms, including coun-
sel, in the field of municipal and project finance to assist 
in the underwriting and servicing of Federal credit instru-
ments and all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Gov-
ernment of servicing such credit instruments: Provided 
further, That such fees are available until expended to pay 
for such costs: Provided further, That such amounts are 
in addition to administrative expenses that are also avail-
able for such purpose, and are not subject to any obliga-
tion limitation or the limitation on administrative expenses 
under section 608 of title 23, United States Code. 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United 
States Code, that are attributable to Federal-aid high-
ways, not otherwise provided, including reimbursement for 
sums expended pursuant to the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 
308, $41,439,000,000 or so much thereof as may be avail-
able in and derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other 
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than the Mass Transit Account), to remain available until 
expended. 
(RESCISSION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Of the unobligated balances of funds apportioned to 
each State under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code, $3,150,000,000 are permanently rescinded: Pro-
vided, That such rescission shall not apply to the funds 
distributed in accordance with sections 130(f) and 
104(b)(5) of title 23, United States Code; sections 
133(d)(1) and 163 of such title, as in effect on the day 
before the date of enactment of Public Law 109–59; and 
the first sentence of section 133(d)(3)(A) of such title: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 1132 of 
Public Law 110–140, in administering the rescission re-
quired under this heading, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall allow each State to determine the amount of 
the required rescission to be drawn from the programs to 
which the rescission applies. 
APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM 
For necessary expenses for West Virginia corridor H 
of the Appalachian Development Highway System as au-
thorized under section 1069(y) of Public Law 102–240, 
as amended, $9,500,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
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