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# 23 U.S.C. § 216 - Repealed. Pub. L. 112–141, div. A, title I, § 1519(b)(1)(A), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 575]

## Notes

Section, added Pub. L. 91–605, title I, § 113(a), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1721, related to the Darien Gap Highway.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of RepealRepeal effective Oct. 1, 2012, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 112–141, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment note under section 101 of this title.