§ 31314. Withholding amounts for State noncompliance
(a)
First Fiscal Year.—
The Secretary of Transportation shall withhold up to 5 percent of the amount required to be apportioned to a State under section
104
(b)(1), (3), and (4) of title
23 on the first day of the fiscal year after the first fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1992, throughout which the State does not comply substantially with a requirement of section
31311
(a) of this title.
(b)
Second Fiscal Year.—
The Secretary shall withhold up to 10 percent of the amount required to be apportioned to a State under section
104
(b)(1), (3), and (4) of title
23 on the first day of each fiscal year after the 2d fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1992, throughout which the State does not comply substantially with a requirement of section
31311
(a) of this title.
(c)
Availability for Apportionment.—
Amounts withheld under this section from apportionment to a State after September 30, 1995, are not available for apportionment to the State.