Federal-Aid Highway Act Explained

The following bills in the United States have been known as the Federal-Aid Highway Act or similar names since their initial adoption in 1916. The initial adoption established Congress to authorize and provide federal funding for constructing roads.^[1] There have been various amendments to the Federal-Aid Highway Act.

Since 1978, Congress has passed highway authorization legislation as part of larger, more comprehensive, multi-year surface transportation acts, which include federal-aid transit funding and federal-aid highway programs.^{[2] [3]}

List of Federal-Aid Highway Acts

• Federal Aid Road Act of 1916: July 11, 1916, ch. 241, (first)
• Federal Aid Highway Act of 1921 (Phipps Act): November 9, 1921,
• Amendment and Authorization of 1925: merely continued existing funding, February 12, 1925,
• Amendment and Authorization of 1926: June 22, 1926,
• Federal Aid for Toll Bridges: March 3, 1927,
• Amendment of 1928: May 21, 1928,
• Authorization for Forest Roads and Amendment of 1930: May 5, 1930,
• Provision for National-Park Approaches: January 31, 1931,
• Hayden-Cartwright Act of 1934: June 18, 1934,
• Authorization and Amendment of 1936: June 16, 1936,
• Federal Aid Highway Act of 1938: June 8, 1938, ch. 328,
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944: December 20, 1944,
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1948: June 29, 1948,
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1950: September 7, 1950,
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1952: June 25, 1952,
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1954: May 6, 1954,
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (National Interstate and Defense Highways Act): June 29, 1956,
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1958: August 7, 1958
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1959: September 21, 1959,
• Federal Highway Act of 1960: July 14, 1960,
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1961: June 29, 1961,
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1962:, October 23, 1962,
• Federal-Aid Highway Amendments Act of 1963: October 24, 1963,
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1964:, August 13, 1964,
• Joint Resolution of 1965: August 28, 1965,
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1966:, September 13, 1966,
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968:, August 23, 1968,
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970:, title I, December 31, 1970,
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973:, title I, August 13, 1973,
• Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1974: January 4, 1975,
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1976:, title I, May 5, 1976,
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1978:, title I, November 6, 1978,
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981: December 29, 1981,,,
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1982:, title I, January 6, 1983,
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1986: reached Senate, S.2405
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1987 (Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act):, title I, April 2, 1987,

References

• Federal Highway Administration, America's Highways: 1776–1976, pp. 546–547

External links

• – "Federal Aid Highways"

Notes and References

1. Web site: June 8, 2023 . 1916: Federal-Aid Road Act . August 8, 2022 . Longview Daily News.
2. Web site: Federal Transportation Authorizations . Federal Highway Administration . May 22, 2023.
3. Web site: Legislation, Regulations and Guidance . Federal Highway Administration . May 22, 2023 . August 1, 2022.