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Getting There: 208 Years of Federal Transportation Bills
As members of Congress work to develop the next iteration of a surface transportation bill when MAP-21 expires on May 31, they follow in a long history of federal legislation to establish or fund transportation measures and programs, including those specifically related to public transit.
The following timeline charts some of those significant milestones.
March 29, 1806: First federal highway program, the National Road, enacted, connecting Ohio with the east coast. (Signed by Thomas Jefferson)
July 1, 1862: Pacific Railway Act established, subsidizing the Transcontinental Railroad. (Signed by Abraham Lincoln)
Nov. 9, 1921: Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1921 established a cooperative arrangement for the federal highway program for the rest of the 20th century. (Signed by Warren Harding)
June 29, 1956: Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 and the Highway Revenue Act of 1956 authorized national interstate highways and created the federal Highway Trust Fund (HTF). (Signed by Dwight Eisenhower)
June 30, 1961: Housing Act of 1961 was the first measure acknowledging a federal role in mass transportation. (Signed by John F. Kennedy)
July 9, 1964: Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 enacted, a three-year program of federal matching grants to help states and localities provide adequate mass transportation for the nation’s cities. (Signed by Lyndon Johnson)
Sept. 30, 1965: High-Speed Ground Transportation Act was the first time the federal government sought to promote high-speed ground transportation. (Signed by Johnson)
Aug. 23, 1968: Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968. (Signed by Johnson)
Oct. 15, 1970: Urban Mass Transportation Assistance Act of 1970 was a $10 billion, 12-year program to upgrade mass transit systems. (Signed by Richard Nixon)
Dec. 31, 1970: Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970 tangibly increased highway funding. (Signed by Nixon)
Aug. 13, 1973: Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973 included optional application of the HTF for urban mass transit. (Signed by Nixon)
Nov. 26, 1974: National Mass Transportation Assistance Act of 1974 authorized $11.9 billion over six years for capital and operating expenses of the nation’s mass transit systems, the first time Congress authorized funds for mass transit operating subsidies. (Signed by Gerald Ford)
May 5, 1976: Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1976 established the Interstate “3R program” for resurfacing, restoring and rehabilitating interstate highways. (Signed by Ford)
Nov. 6, 1978: Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 first consolidated federal financial assistance programs for highways and public transportation. (Signed by Jimmy Carter)
Dec. 29, 1981: Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 established the Interstate 4R program, providing funds for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating and reconstructing the interstate system. (Signed by Ronald Reagan)
Jan. 6, 1983: Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 enacted; created the Mass Transit Account in the HTF. (Signed by Reagan)
Dec. 18, 1991: Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991 gave states greater flexibility in the use of funds for mass transit. (Signed by George H.W. Bush)
Nov. 6, 1994: Swift Rail Development Act of 1994 provided for national high-speed rail initiatives. (Signed by Bill Clinton)
June 9, 1998: Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) enacted, a six-year, $216-plus billion surface transportation reauthorization bill. (Signed by Clinton)
Aug. 10, 2005: Safe, Affordable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act–A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) enacted, a $286.4 billion extension of ISTEA and TEA-21. (Signed by George W. Bush)
July 6, 2012: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) enacted, funding surface transportation programs at $105 billion for two fiscal years. (Signed by Barack Obama)
Aug. 8, 2014: One-year extension of MAP-21 signed; expires May 31, 2015. (Signed by Obama)
Data courtesy of DOT at these links.
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