Secretary may by regulation designate, for administrative and planning purposes, as a critical transportation region or a critical transportation corridor each of those areas which he determines most urgently require the accelerated development of transportation systems embracing various modes of transport, in accordance with purposes of this section. The Secretary shall immediately notify such Governors and local officials of such designation. The Secretary may, after consultation with the Governors and responsible local officials of the affected States, provide by regulation for the establishment of planning bodies to assist in the development of coordinated transportation planning, including highway planning, to meet the needs of such regions or corridors, composed of representatives of the affected States and metropolitan areas, and may provide assistance including financial assistance to such bodies. There is authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, not to exceed $500,000 to carry out this subsection. 137

Sec. 135. Traffic operations improvement programs.

(a) The Congress hereby finds and declares it to be in the national interest that each State shall have a continuing program designed to reduce traffic congestion and facilitate the flow of traffic.

(b) The Secretary may approve under this section any project for improvements on any public road which project will directly facilitate and control traffic flow on any of the Federal-aid systems.

Sec. 136. Control of junkyards.

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(a) The Congress hereby finds and declares that the establishment and use and maintenance of junkyards in area adjacent to the Interstate System and the primary system should be controlled in order to protect the public investment in such highways, to promote the safety and recreational value of public travel, and to preserve natural beauty.

(b) Federal-aid highway funds apportioned on or after January 1, 1968, to any State which the Secretary determines has not made provision for effective control of the establishment and maintenance along the Interstate System and the primary system of outdoor junkyards, which are within one thousand feet from the nearest edge of the rightof-way and visible from the main traveled way of the system, shall be reduced by amounts equal to 10 per centum of the amounts which

137 New subsection added by sec. 143(b) of Public Law 91-605, Dec. 31, 1970 (84 Stat. 1713), and relettered as (c) by sec. 169(b) of Public Law 95-599, Nov. 6, 1978 (92 Stat. 2724).

138 Former section added by sec. 4 of Public Law 89-139, Aug. 28, 1965 (79 Stat. 578), was repealed by sec. 102(a) of the Highway Safety Act of 1966, Public Law 89-564, Sept. 9, 1966 (80 Stat. 731); and new section added by sec. 10 of Public Law 90-495, Aug. 23, 1968 (82 Stat. 815); repealed and relettered by sec. 119 of Public Law 93-87, Aug. 13, 1973 (87 Stat. 259); amended by sec. 123(a) of Public Law 94-280, May 5, 1976 (90 Stat. 439).

139 New section added by the Highway Beautification Act of 1965, Title II, Public Law 89-285, Oct. 22, 1965 (79 Stat. 1028).

would otherwise be apportioned to such State under section 104 of this title, until such time as such State shall provide for such effective control. Any amount which is withheld from apportionment to any State hereunder shall be reapportioned to the other States. Whenever he determines it to be in the public interest, the Secretary may suspend, for such periods as he deems necessary, the application of this subsection to a State.

(c) Effective control means that by January 1, 1968, such junkyards shall be screened by natural objects, plantings, fences, or other appropriate means so as not to be visible from the main traveled way of the system, or shall be removed from sight.

(d) The term "junk" shall mean old or scrap copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubber debris, waste, or junked, dismantled, or wrecked automobiles, or parts thereof, iron, steel and other old or scrap ferrous or nonferrous material.

(e) The term "automobile graveyard" shall mean any establishment or place of business which is maintained, used, or operated for storing, keeping, buying, or selling wrecked, scrapped, ruined, or dismantled motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts.

(f) The term “junkyard" shall mean an establishment or place of business which is maintained, operated, or used for storing, keeping, buying, or selling junk, or for the maintenance of operation of an automobile graveyard, and the term shall include garbage dumps and sanitary fills.

(g) Notwithstanding any provisions of this section, junkyards, auto graveyards, and scrap metal processing facilities may be operated within areas adjacent to the Interstate System and the primary system which are within one thousand feet of the nearest edge of the right-ofway and which are zoned industrial under authority of State law, or which are not zoned under authority, but are used for industrial activities, as determined by the several States subject to approval by the Secretary.

(h) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, any junkyard in existence on the date of enactment of this section which does not conform to the requirements of this section and which the Secretary finds as a practical matter cannot be screened, shall not be required to be removed until July 1, 1970.

(i) The Federal share of landscaping and screening costs under this section shall be 75 per centum.

(j) Just compensation shall be paid the owner for the relocation, removal, or disposal of junkyards lawfully established under State law. The Federal share of such compensation shall be 75 per centum. 140

140 Amended by sec. 110 of Public Law 93-643, Jan. 4, 1975 (88 Stat. 2285).

(k) All public lands or reservations of the United States which are adjacent to any portion of the interstate and primary systems shall be effectively controlled in accordance with the provisions of this section.

(1) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a State from establishing standards imposing stricter limitations with respect to outdoor junkyards on the Federal-aid highway systems than those established under this section.

(m) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, not to exceed $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, not to exceed $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, not to exceed $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, not to exceed $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, not to exceed $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and not to exceed $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. The provisions of this chapter relating to the obligation, period of availability, and expenditure of Federal-aid primary highway funds shall apply to the funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section after June 3, 1967. 141

Sec. 137. Fringe and corridor parking facilities.

(a) The Secretary may approve as a project on the Federal-aid urban system the acquisition of land adjacent to the right-of-way outside a central business district, as defined by the Secretary, and the construction of publicly owned parking facilities thereon or within such rightof-way, including the use of the air space above and below the established grade line of the highway pavement, to serve an urban area of fifty thousand population or more. Such parking facility shall be located and designed in conjunction with existing or planned public transportation facilities. In the event fees are charged for the use of any such facility, the rate thereof shall not be in excess of that required for maintenance and operation (including compensation to any person for operating such facility).

(b) The Secretary shall not approve any project under this section until

(1) he has determined that the State, or the political subdivision thereof, where such project is to be located, or any agency or instrumentality of such State or political subdivision, has the authority and capability of constructing, maintaining, and operating the facility;

(2) he has entered into an agreement governing the financing, maintenance and operation of the parking facility with such State, political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, including neces

141 Amended by sec. 8(a) of Public Law 89-574, Sept. 13, 1966 (80 Stat. 766); sec. 6(e) of Public Law 90-495, Aug. 23, 1968 (82 Stat. 815); and sec. 122(b) of Public Law 91-605, Dec. 31, 1970 (84 Stat. 1713).

sary requirements to insure that adequate public transportation services will be available to persons using such facility; and

(3) he has approved design standards for constructing such facility developed in cooperation with the State highway department. (c) The term "parking facilities" for purposes of this section shall include access roads, buildings, structures, equipment, improvements, and interests in lands.

(d) Nothing in this section, or in any rule or regulation issued under this section, or in any agreement required by this section, shall prohibit (1) any State, political subdivision, or agency or instrumentality thereof, from contracting with any person to operate any parking facility constructed under this section, or (2) any such person from so operating such facility.

(e) The Secretary shall not approve any project under this section unless he determines that it is based on a continuing comprehensive transportation planning process carried on in accordance with section 134 of this title. 142

(f)(1) The Secretary may approve for Federal financial assistance from funds apportioned under section 104(b)(5)(B) of this title, projects for designating existing facilities, or for acquisition of rights of way or construction of new facilities, for use as preferential parking for carpools, provided that such facilities (A) are located outside of a central business district and within an interstate highway corridor, and (B) have as their primary purpose the reduction of vehicular traffic on the interstate highway.

(2) Nothing in this subsection, or in any rule or regulation issued under this subsection, or in any agreement required by this subsection, shall prohibit (A) any State, political subdivision, or agency or instrumentality thereof, from contracting with any person to operate any parking facility designated or constructed under this subsection, or (B) any such person from so operating such facility. Any fees charged for the use of any such facility in connection with the purpose of this subsection shall not be in excess of the amount required for operation and maintenance, including compensation to any person for operating the facility.

(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the terms "facilities" and "parking facilities" are synonymous and shall have the same meaning given "parking facilities" in subsection (c) of this section. 142a

142 New section added by sec. 8(c)(1) of Public Law 89-574, Sept. 13, 1966 (80 Stat. 766); and former section replaced by sec. 134(a) of Public Law 91-605, Dec. 31, 1970 (84 Stat. 1713).

142 Added by sec. 118, Public Law 97-424, Jan. 6, 1983 (96 Stat. 2110).

Sec. 138. Preservation of parklands. 143

It is hereby declared to be the national policy that special effort should be made to preserve the natural beauty of the countryside and public park and recreation lands, wildlife and waterfowl refuges, and historic sites. The Secretary of Transportation shall cooperate and consult with the Secretaries of the Interior, Housing and Urban Development, and Agriculture, and with the States in developing transportation plans and programs that include measures to maintain or enhance the natural beauty of the lands traversed. After the effective date of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968, the Secretary shall not approve any program or project which requires the use of any publicly owned land from a public park, recreation area, or wildlife and waterfowl refuge or national, State, or local significance as determined by the Federal, State, or local officials having jurisdiction thereof, or any land from an historic site of national, State, or local significance as so determined by such officials unless (1) there is no feasible and prudent alternative to the use of such land, and (2) such program includes all possible planning to minimize harm to such park, recreational area, wildlife and waterfowl refuge, or historic site resulting from such use. In carrying out the national policy declared in this section the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior and appropriate State and local officials, is authorized to conduct studies as to the most feasible Federal-aid routes for the movement of motor vehicular traffic through or around national parks so as to best serve the needs of the traveling public while preserving the natural beauty of these areas.

Sec. 139. Additions to Interstate System.

(a) Whenever the Secretary determines that a highway on the Federal-aid primary system meets all of the standards of a highway on the Interstate System and that such highway is a logical addition or connection to the Interstate System, he may, upon the affirmative recommendation of the State or States involved, designate such highway as a part of the Interstate System. The mileage of any highway designated as part of the Interstate System under this section shall not be charged against the limitation established by the first sentence of section 103(e) of this title. The designation of a highway as part of the Interstate System under this section shall create no Federal financial responsibility with respect to such highway, except that any State may use funds available to it under section 104(b)(1) of this title and, beginning with funds apportioned for fiscal year 1984, under section 104(b)(5)(B) of this title for the resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing of any route or portion thereof on the Interstate System on which a

143 New section added by sec. 15(a) of Public Law 89-574, Sept. 13, 1966 (80 Stat. 766); amended by sec. 18(a) of Public Law 90-495, Aug. 23, 1968 (82 Stat. 815); and sec. 124 of Public Law 94-280, May 5, 1976 (90 Stat. 440).