[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 23, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 23CFR635.507]

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                           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 transportation department shall prepare an initial 
program submission which shall include a description of the State's 
Interstate maintenance program; a discussion of the method by 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 transportation department 
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 
transportation department 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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