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          "text": "\"Compliant\" below means FHWA reserved no Section 154 funds from the state for fiscal year 2027. Each source links to the statute on the official state legislature or code website.",
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          "text": "The remaining twelve states and the District of Columbia are listed by the Federal Highway Administration as falling short of that standard, but they fall short in very different ways.",
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