Federal-Aid Highway Act

Federal-Aid Highway Act - Authorizes to be appropriated for the purpose of expediting the construction, reconstruction, or improvement, inclusive of necessary bridges and tunnels, of the Interstate System, including extensions thereof through urban areas, the additional sum of $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, the additional sum of $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1978, and the additional sum of $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1979.

Authorizes to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the highway provisions of Federal law the following sums: (1) for the Federal-aid system outside urban areas, the Federal-aid secondary system, the priority primary system outside urban areas, and economic growth center development highways outside urban areas, $1,200,000,000 for fiscal year 1978, and $1,200,000,000 for fiscal year 1979; and (2) for the Federal-aid urban system, the extensions of the Federal-aid primary system in urban areas, the priority primary system inside urban areas, and the special urban high density traffic program, $1,200,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, $1,200,000,000 for fiscal year 1978, and $1,200,000,000 for fiscal year 1979.

Stipulates that for each of the fiscal years 1977, 1978, and 1979, no State shall receive less than one-half of 1 percent of the total apportionment for the Interstate System. Authorizes to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund for such purposes sums not to exceed $200,000,000 for each of fiscal year 1979.

Stipulates that no more than 5 percent of the funds apportioned to a State shall be available for maintenance activities on routes on the Interstate System.

Authorizes to be appropriated for the purpose of enabling the States to replace unsafe and important bridges $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1977, 1978, and 1979.

Extends from June 30, 1974, to September 30, 1976, the date by which shall identify projects on all public roads in such State, including projects to eliminate roadside obstacles, to correct high-hazard locations, to eliminate hazards at railroad-highway grade crossings, and to improve highway marking and signing.

Authorizes to be appropriated for such projects $200,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1977, 1978, and 1979.

Directs the Secretary, in cooperation with the State highway departments, to undertake a program of research and demonstration into the most effective and economical methods, inducements, and equipment to prevent the discarding of litter and for the removal of such litter under varying roadside conditions with highway rights-of-way. Authorizes to be appropriated for such program $1,000,000.