Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act explained

Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987
Fullname:An act to authorize funds for construction of highways, for highway safety programs, and for mass transportation programs, to expand and improve the relocation assistance program, and for other purposes
Acronym:STURAA
Enacted By:100th
Title Amended:23, 26, 42, 49
Leghisturl:https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/2/all-actions
Introducedin:House
Introducedby:Glenn Anderson (D-CA)
Introduceddate:January 6, 1987
Passedbody1:House
Passeddate1:January 21, 1987
Passedvote1:401-20
Passedbody2:Senate
Passeddate2:February 4, 1987
Passedvote2:96-2, in lieu of
Conferencedate:March 17, 1987
Passedbody3:House
Passeddate3:March 18, 1987
Passedvote3:407-17
Passedbody4:Senate
Passeddate4:March 19, 1987
Passedvote4:79-17
Vetoedpresident:Ronald Reagan
Vetoeddate:March 27, 1987
Overriddenbody1:House
Overriddendate1:March 31, 1987
Overriddenvote1:350-73
Overriddenbody2:Senate
Overriddendate2:April 2, 1987
Overriddenvote2:67-33

The Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100–17, 101 Stat. 132) is a United States Act of Congress, containing in Title I, the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1987.

History

The bill was introduced in House by Glenn Anderson (D-CA) on January 6, 1987. The bill nominally gave power to apportion money to the Secretary of Transportation.[1] It also allowed states to raise the speed limit to on rural Interstate highways (of the act, amending).

It was followed by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA). The local agencies (counties and cities) in California were assured that an equal or not less amount of monies will still be annually apportioned to the counties and cities as they received in 1990–91 under the Federal Highway Act of 1987 under the old Federal Aid Urban (FAU) and Federal Aid Secondary Program.

Veto and Override

Ronald Reagan notably vetoed this bill, shortly after the Tower commission report on the Iran-Contra incident came out, and he attempted to use the veto override vote as a show of his continued strength and influence over the senate. His stated reason for the override was an excess of funds devoted to mass transit projects and funds for over 100 local transportation infrastructure projects included in the bill. His veto was overriden by a vote of 67-33, the smallest possible margin of victory for a veto override, which requires a 2/3rds vote.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: . Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 . October 11, 2021 .
  2. Web site: Davis . Jeff . 30 Years Ago This Week: Reagan's 1987 Highway Bill Veto . Enotrans . Eno Center for Transportation . July 1, 2023.