The following bills and

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in the

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have been known as the Federal-Aid Highway Act or similar names: *

Federal Aid Road Act of 1916 The Federal Aid Road Act of 1916 (also known as the Bankhead–Shackleford Act and Good Roads Act), , , was enacted on July 11, 1916, and was the first federal highway funding legislation in the United States. The rise of the automobile at the star ...

: July 11, 1916, ch. 241, (first) *

Federal Aid Highway Act of 1921 (Phipps Act) Federal or foederal (archaic) may refer to: Politics General *Federal monarchy, a federation of monarchies *Federation, or ''Federal state'' (federal system), a type of government characterized by both a central (federal) government and states or ...

: 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 The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944 (; ) is legislation enacted by the United States Congress and signed into law on December 20, 1944, which established a 50–50 formula for subsidizing the construction of national highways and secondary (or "fe ...

: December 20, 1944, *

Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1948 A subsidy or government incentive is a form of financial aid or support extended to an economic sector (business, or individual) generally with the aim of promoting economic and social policy. Although commonly extended from the government, the ter ...

: 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 The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, also known as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act, was enacted on June 29, 1956, when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill into law. With an original authorization of $25 billion for ...

(National Interstate and Defense Highways Act): June 29, 1956, *

Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1958 A subsidy or government incentive is a form of financial aid or support extended to an economic sector (business, or individual) generally with the aim of promoting economic and social policy. Although commonly extended from the government, the ter ...

: 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 A subsidy or government incentive is a form of financial aid or support extended to an economic sector (business, or individual) generally with the aim of promoting economic and social policy. Although commonly extended from the government, the ter ...

: June 29, 1961, *

Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1962 A subsidy or government incentive is a form of financial aid or support extended to an economic sector (business, or individual) generally with the aim of promoting economic and social policy. Although commonly extended from the government, the ter ...

: , October 23, 1962, *

Federal-Aid Highway Amendments Act of 1963 A subsidy or government incentive is a form of financial aid or support extended to an economic sector (business, or individual) generally with the aim of promoting economic and social policy. Although commonly extended from the government, the ter ...

: 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 A subsidy or government incentive is a form of financial aid or support extended to an economic sector (business, or individual) generally with the aim of promoting economic and social policy. Although commonly extended from the government, the ter ...

: , September 13, 1966, *

Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968 The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-495; 82 Stat. 815) is legislation enacted by the United States Congress and signed into law on August 24, 1968, which expanded the Interstate Highway System by ; provided funding for new interstat ...

: , August 23, 1968, *

Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970 A subsidy or government incentive is a form of financial aid or support extended to an economic sector (business, or individual) generally with the aim of promoting economic and social policy. Although commonly extended from the government, the ter ...

: , title I, December 31, 1970, *

Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973 The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973 (Public Law 93–87; 87 Stat. 250) is legislation enacted by the United States Congress and signed into law on August 13, 1973, which provided funding for existing interstate and new urban and rural primary and ...

: , title I, August 13, 1973, *

Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1974 The Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1974 was signed into law by President of the United States Gerald Ford on January 4, 1975. Among other changes, the law permanently implemented a national 55-mph speed limit (which had already been a temporary l ...

: January 4, 1975, *

Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1976 A subsidy or government incentive is a form of financial aid or support extended to an economic sector (business, or individual) generally with the aim of promoting economic and social policy. Although commonly extended from the government, the ter ...

: , 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 A subsidy or government incentive is a form of financial aid or support extended to an economic sector (business, or individual) generally with the aim of promoting economic and social policy. Although commonly extended from the government, the ter ...

: , title I, January 6, 1983, * Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1987 (Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act): , title I, April 2, 1987,

References

Federal Highway Administration The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation. The agency's major activities are grouped into two programs, the Federal-aid Highway Program a ...

, ''America's Highways: 1776–1976'', pp. 546–547

External links

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