[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 23, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 23CFR635.507]

[Page 192-193]
 
                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 635--CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart E--Interstate Maintenance Guidelines
 
Sec. 635.507  Implementation.

    (a) Each State highway agency shall prepare an initial program 
submission which shall include a description of the State's Interstate 
maintenance program; a discussion of the method by

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which the State manages its program, including copies of operating 
documents; and a general description of the level of resources and 
activity the State intends to devote to attain the objectives stated 
under each of the critical elements in Sec. 635.505(a). This initial 
submission shall be made to the FHWA no later than 120 days after the 
effective date of this subpart. The FHWA shall review each State's 
initial program submission for conformance with the provisions of this 
subpart and approve or disapprove the submission on the basis of that 
review.
    (b) Within one year after the effective date of this subpart, and by 
January 1 of each subsequent year, each State highway agency shall 
certify to the FHWA that it has an Interstate maintenance program as 
required by this subpart and that its Interstate routes are being 
maintained in accordance with that program.
    (c) Beginning in 1981 and each year thereafter, each State highway 
agency shall update its initial program submission by providing the FHWA 
with a discussion of:
    (1) The condition of the State's Interstate routes and deficiencies,
    (2) State maintenance priorities,
    (3) The State maintenance budget, and
    (4) Exceptions and/or revisions to the initial submission.
    (d) The FHWA shall review each State's annual submission for 
conformance with the provisions of this subpart and monitor the 
implementation of each State's program in accordance with the review 
procedures described in the FHWA Maintenance Review Manual \2\ and the 
Federal-Aid Highway Program Manual, volume 6, chapter 4, section 3, 
subsection 1. \3\ If differences between the State and the FHWA cannot 
be resolved concerning the adequacy of the Interstate maintenance 
program's level of resources and activity, the FHWA shall initiate 
action under Sec. 635.509.
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    \2, 3\ Available for inspection and copying as prescribed in 49 CFR 
part 7, appendix D.
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