1734
Post, p p. 1737, 1738.
PUBLIC LAW 91-605-DEC. 31, 1970
[84 STAT.
" (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." (b) The analysis of chapter 1 of such title is amended by striking out the matter relating to section 137 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "137. Fringe and corridor parking facilities."
Repeal. 82 Stat. 820. 23 USC 134 note.
72 Stat, 902; 52 Stat. 828.
(c) Section 11 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968 is hereby repealed. PUBLIC
HEARINGS
SEC. 135. (a) Subsection (a) of section 128 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "Such certification shall be accompanied by a report which indicates the consideration given to the economic, social, environmental, and other effects of the plan or highway location or design and various alternatives which were raised during the hearing or which were otherwise considered." (b) Subsection (b) of such section 128 is amended by striking out the period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "and report." E C O N O M I C, SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND OTHER I M P ACT
80 Stat. 7 7 1. Soil erosion.
Guidelines, submission to Cong r e s s, promulgation.
SEC. 136. (a) Section 109(g) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: " (g) The Secretary shall issue within 30 days after the day of enactment of the Federal-Aid Highway Ret of 1970 guidelines for minimizing possible soil erosion from highw^ay construction. Such guidelines shall apply to all proposed projects with respect to which plans, specifications, and estimates are approved by the Secretary after the issuance of such guidelines." (b) Such section 109 is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following: " (h) Not later than July 1, 1972, the Secretary, after consultation with appropriate Federal and State officials, shall submit to Congress, and not later than 90 days after such submission, promulgate guidelines designed to assure that possible adverse economic, social, and environmental effects relating to any proposed project on any Federalaid system have been fully considered in developing such project, and that the final decisions on the project are made in the best overall public interest, taking into consideration the need for fast, safe and eificient transportation, public services, and the costs of eliminating or minimizing such adverse effects and the following: "(1) air, noise, and water pollution; "(2) destruction or disruption of man-made and natural resources, aesthetic values, community cohesion and the availability of public facilities and services; "(3) adverse employment effects, and tax and property value losses; "(4) injurious displacement of people, businesses and farms; and
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