A bill to authorize appropriations for construction of certain highways in accordance with title 23 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.

Title I: Federal Aid Highway Act - Provides authorizations for the interstate highway program through fiscal year 1979 in the amount of $3,500,000,000 for each fiscal year from 1974 to 1978, and $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 1979.

Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make the apportionment for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1974, and June 30, 1975, of the sums authorized to be appropriated for such years for expenditures on the National System of Interstate Defense Highways.

Makes appropriations for specified highway projects under title 23 of the United States Code for fiscal years 1974 and 1975 including the following: (1) the Federal-aid primary system in rural areas; (2) the Federal-aid urban system; (3) forest highways; (4) specified roads and trails; (5) parkways; and (6) Indian reservation roads.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to forward to Congress, within 30 days of the date of enactment of this Act, final recommendations proposed to him by the Administrator of the Federal highway Administration in accordance with this Act.

Extends the date of completion of certain highways under title 23 of the United States Code from June 30, 1976, to June 30, 1979.

Directs the Secretary and all other heads of Federal agencies involved in the construction of the Federal aid highway system to encourage the minimization of paperwork and unnecessary delays in the administration of the program.

Extends from July 1, 1975, to July 1, 1977, the deadline for States to submit plans, specifications, and estimates for the construction of its segment of the Interstate Highway System.

Provides that the Secretary shall apportion one-third of the annual appropriations for the Federal-aid highway system to each State in the ratio system to each state in the ratio which the rural population of such State bears to the total rural population of all the States. Stipulates that no State shall receive less than one-half of one percent of each annual apportionment. Provides that an agreement between the Secretary and a State highway department for the reimbursement of the cost of acquiring rights-of-way under the Federal-Aid Highway Act shall provide for the actual construction of a road on such rights-of-way within a period not exceeding ten years following the fiscal year in which the request is made.

Provides that after July 1, 1973, the State highway department shall not erect on any project where actual construction is in progress and visible to highway users any informational signs other than official traffic control devices conforming with standards developed by the Secretary of Transportation.

Establishes a procedure whereby the Secretary may discharge any of his responsibilities under this Act relative to Federal-aid systems, except the Interstate System, by accepting a certification by any State highway department that it has met certain requirements.

Provides that when any toll road which the Secretary has approved as a part of the Interstate System is made a toll-free facility, Federal-aid highway funds may be expended for the construction, reconstruction, or improvement of that road to meet the standards adopted for the improvement of projects located on the Interstate System.

Establishes standards for the control of outdoor advertising along the Interstate and primary highway systems. Provides that just compensation shall be paid upon the removal of any outdoor advertising sign, display, or device (as required by this act) lawfully erected under State law. Authorizes the appropriation of $50,000,000 for both fiscal year 1974 and 1975 to carry out the provisions of this section.

Authorizes the appropriation of $15,000,000 for both 1974 and 1975 for the control of junkyards adjacent to the Interstate and primary highway systems.

States that in order to encourage the development, improvement, and use of public mass transportation systems operating motor vehicles (other than on rail) on Federal-aid highways for the transportation of passengers, so as to increase the traffic capacity of the Federal-aid systems for the movement of persons, the Secretary may approve as a project on any Federal-aid system the construction of exclusive or preferential bus lanes, highway traffic control devices, bus passenger loading areas and facilities (including shelters), and fringe and transportation corridor parking facilities to serve bus and other public mass transportation passengers. Provides that in any case where sufficient land exists within the publicly acquired rights-of-way of any Federal-aid highway to accommodate needed rail or nonhighway public mass transit programs and where this can be accomplished without impairing automotive safety or future highway improvements, the Administrator may authorize a State to make such lands and rights-of-way available without charge to a publicly owned mass transit authority for such purposes wherever he may deem that the public interest will be served thereby.

Appropriates out of the Highway Trust Fund, $100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and $100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, for the construction of highways connected to the Interstate System in portions of urbanized areas with high traffic density. Provides that the Secretary shall develop guidelines and standards for the designation of routes and the allocation of funds for this purpose.

States that high traffic sections of highways on the Federal-aid primary system which connect to the Interstate System shall be selected by each State highway department, in consultation with appropriate local officals, subject to approval by the Secretary, for priority of improvement as supplementary routes to extend and supplement the service provided by the Interstate System by furnishing needed adequate traffic collector and distributor facilities as well as extensions. Provides that a total of not more than 10,000 miles shall be selected under this section.

Authorizes $300,000,000 to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund for both fiscal years 1974 and 1975 to carry out the purposes of this section.

Authorizes the construction of and the appropriation of funds for specified projects including the following: (1) a segment of the Alaska Highway; (2) bridges over the Arkansas and Tennessee rivers; and (3) the Great River Road.

Stipulates that the Highway Beatification Commission shall, not later than December 31, 1973, submit to the President and Congress its final report.

Authorizes the Clintion Bridge Commission to transfer to the State of Iowa all of its real and personal assets in order to expedite the completion of interstate bridge facilities accross the Mississippi River.

Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to pay to the State of Illinois, not to exceed #55,000,000 on condition: (1) that all of Interstate Route Numbered 90 within the city of Chicago, Illinois, shall be operated free to the public, on and after the date such payment is made, and (2) that the Secretary finds that the operation of such route free to the public will avoid the need for the expansion of the traffic capacity of any parallel portion of Interstate Route.

Directs that all Federal-aid highway funds expended for certain sections of Route 101 in New Hampshire must be repaid before any tolls may be collected thereon.

Authorizes the Secretary to make available Federal-aid highway funds to any State which changes any interstate toll bridge to a free bridge on or before January 1, 1974.

Directs the Secretary to make a study of regulations governing toll bridges over navigable waters of the United States and a study to determine the feasibility of establishing a national system of scenic highways.

States that no court shall have the power or authority to issue any order or to take any action which will impede, delay, or halt construction of the project known as the Three Sisters Bridge.

Title II: Highway Safety Act - Authorizes the appropriation of specified highway safety programs and highway safety research and development programs under title 23 of the United States Code.

Authorizes the appropriation of $150,000,000 for fiscal 1974 and $225,000,000 for fiscal 1975 for the elimination of hazards of railway-highway crossings.

Authorizes the appropriation of $150,000,000 for fiscal 1974 and $300,000,000 for fiscal 1975 for bridge construction and replacement.

Establishes a special pavement marking program and appropriate $100,000,000 for both fiscal 1974 and fiscal 1975, to be available until expended, to carry out the purposes of this section.

Authorizes the Secretary to carry out safety research on the following subjects: (1) the relationship between the consumption and use of drugs and their effect upon highway safety and drivers of motor vehicles; and (2) driver behavior research, including the characteristics of driver performance, the relationships of mental and physical abilities to the driving task, and the relationship of frequency of driver accident involvement to highway safety.

States that in order to eliminate or reduce the hazards at specific locations or sections of highways which have high accident experiences or high accident potentials, designated by the Federal Highway Administration, there is authorized to be appropriated for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1974, and June 30, 1975, the sum of $100,000,000, to be available until expended, except that two-thirds of all funds authorized and expended under authority of this section in any fiscal year shall be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund.

Directs the Secretary to conduct a full and complete investigation of the use of mass media and other techniques for informing the public of means and methods for reducing the number and severity of highway accidents.

Directs the Secretary to conduct an investigation of ways and means for encouraging greater citizen participation and involvement in the traffic enforcement process.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make a thorough study of the feasibility of establishing a National Center for Statistical Analysis of Highway Operations designed to acquire, store, and retrieve highway accident data and standardize the information and procedures for reporting accidents on a nationwide basis. Provides that such study should include an estimate of the cost of establishing and maintaining such a center, including the means for acquiring the accident information to be stored therein. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress his findings and recommendations not later than June 30, 1973.