▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁R ural ▁secondary ▁road ▁construction : ▁$ 3 9 0 ▁million ▁was ▁appropri ated ▁in ▁fis cal ▁year ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁and ▁$ 4 0 0 ▁million ▁per ▁year ▁in ▁fis cal ▁years ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁Mass ▁trans it : ▁In ▁fis cal ▁year ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁states ▁may ▁cancel ▁highway ▁construction ▁projects ▁and ▁return ▁the ▁money ▁to ▁the ▁Highway ▁Trust ▁Fund . ▁They ▁may ▁then ▁apply ▁for ▁and ▁receive ▁the ▁same ▁amount ▁in ▁general ▁federal ▁reven ues , ▁and ▁exp end ▁the ▁money ▁on ▁mass ▁trans it . ▁In ▁fis cal ▁year ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁states ▁may ▁apply ▁to ▁use ▁up ▁to ▁$ 2 0 0 ▁million ▁of ▁the ▁$ 8 0 0 ▁million ▁appropri ation ▁for ▁the ▁national ▁urban ▁highway ▁program ▁to ▁purchase ▁bus es . ▁In ▁fis cal ▁year ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁states ▁may ▁apply ▁to ▁use ▁up ▁to ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁$ 8 0 0 ▁million ▁appropri ation ▁for ▁the ▁national ▁urban ▁highway ▁program ▁to ▁construction ▁sub ways , ▁comm uter ▁rail , ▁or ▁light ▁rail , ▁or ▁to ▁purchase ▁rolling ▁stock ▁for ▁the ▁same . ▁ ▁States ▁must ▁contribute ▁$ 1 ▁in ▁sp ending ▁for ▁every ▁$ 9 ▁of ▁federal ▁money ▁spent . ▁States ▁were ▁permitted ▁to ▁issue ▁contract s ▁for ▁future ▁mass ▁trans it ▁capital ▁improvement ▁construction ▁up ▁to ▁$ 3 ▁billion . ▁(