Policies and Legislation

Previous reathorization bills

• Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users: Pub. L. 109-59; Aug. 10, 2005
• SAFETEA-LU narrative (dated December 2005)
  As prepared by the Iowa DOT
• FHWA's SAFETEA-LU website
  For legislation, summary information, fact sheets and funding tables.
• SAFETEA-LU Implementation Guide
• FTA's SAFETEA-LU website
  For Federal Register notices, legislation, funding information, fact sheets and frequently
  asked questions
• FHWA's Office of Safety SAFETEA-LU website
  Information
• NHTSA's SAFETEA-LU website
  Information and fact sheets

• Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: Pub. L. 105-178, June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 107
• Moving Americans into the 21st Century FHWA website (legislation, cross references, summary information, fact sheets, funding tables, information exchange, publications)
• National Highway Designation Act: Pub. L. 104-59, Nov. 28, 1995, 109 Stat. 568
• Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act : Pub. L. 102-240, Dec. 18, 1991
• FHWA’s ISTEA website (legislation, regulations, guidance, project development, publications,)
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1987 (Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act): Pub. L. 100-17, title I, April 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 132
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1982: Pub. L. 97-424, title I, Jan. 6, 1983, 96 Stat. 1611
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981: Dec. 29, 1981, Pub. L. 97-134, 95 Stat. 1699, 23 U.S.C. § 101
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1978: Pub. L. 95-599, title I, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2689
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1976: Pub. L. 94-280, title I, May 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 425
• Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1974: Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2281
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973: Pub. L. 93-87, title I, Aug.13, 1973, 87 Stat. 250
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970: Pub. L. 91-605, title I, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1713
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968: Pub. L. 90-495, Aug. 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 815
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1966: Pub. L. 89-574, Sept. 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 766
• Joint Resolution of 1965: Aug. 28, 1965, 79 Stat. 578
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1964: Pub. L. 88-423, Aug. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 397
• Federal-Aid Highway Amendments Act of 1963: Oct. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 276
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1962: Pub. L. 87-866, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1145
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1961: Pub. L 87-61, June 29, 1961, 75 Stat. 122
• Federal Highway Act of 1960: July 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 522
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1959: Pub. L. 86-342, Sept. 21, 1959, 73 Stat. 611
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1958: Aug. 7, 1958
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (National Interstate and Defense Highways Act): June 29, 1956, 70 Stat. 374
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1954: May 6, 1954, 68 Stat. 70
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1952: June 25, 1952, 66 Stat. 158
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1950: Sept. 7, 1950, 64 Stat. 785
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1948: June 29, 1948, 62 Stat. 1105
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944: Dec. 20, 1944, 58 Stat. 838
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1938: June 8, 1938, ch. 328, 52 Stat. 633
• Authorization and Amendment of 1936: June 16, 1936, 49 Stat. 1519
• Hayden-Cartwright Act of 1934: June 18, 1934, 48 Stat. 993
• Provision for National-Park Approaches: Jan. 31, 1931, 46 Stat. 1053
• Authorization for Forest Roads and Amendment of 1930: May 5, 1930, 46 Stat. 261
• Amendment of 1928: May 21, 1928, 45 Stat. 683
• Federal-Aid for Toll Bridges: March 3, 1927, 44 Stat. 1398
• Amendment and Authorization of 1926: June 22, 1926, 44 Stat. 760
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1921 (Phipps Act): Nov. 9, 1921, 42 Stat. 212
• Federal-Aid Road Act of 1916: July 11, 1916, ch. 241, 39 Stat. 355