[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 23, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 23CFR660.117]

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                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 660_SPECIAL PROGRAMS (DIRECT FEDERAL)--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart A_Forest Highways
 
Sec. 660.117  Funding, records and accounting.

    (a) The Federal share of funding for eligible FH projects may be any 
amount up to and including 100 percent. A cooperator may participate in 
the cost of project development and construction, but participation 
shall not be required.
    (b) Funds for FHs may be used for:
    (1) Planning;
    (2) Federal Lands Highway research;
    (3) Preliminary and construction engineering; and
    (4) Construction.
    (c) Funds for FHs may be made available for the following 
transportation-related improvement purposes which are generally part of 
a transportation construction project:
    (1) Transportation planning for tourism and recreational travel;
    (2) Adjacent vehicular parking areas;
    (3) Interpretive signage;
    (4) Acquisition of necessary scenic easements and scenic or historic 
sites;
    (5) Provisions for pedestrians and bicycles;
    (6) Construction and reconstruction of roadside rest areas including 
sanitary and water facilities; and
    (7) Other appropriate public road facilities as approved by the 
FHWA.
    (d) Use of FH funds for right-of-way acquisition shall be subject to 
specific approval by the FHWA.

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    (e) Cooperators which administer construction of FH projects shall 
maintain their FH records according to 49 CFR part 18.
    (f) Funds provided to the FHWA by a cooperator should be received in 
advance of construction procurement unless otherwise specified in a 
project agreement.

Subparts B-D [Reserved]