Department of Transportation

Established:	October 15, 1966
Activated:	April 1, 1967
Secretary:	Mary Peters
Deputy Secretary:	Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett, USCG (Ret.)[1]
Budget:	$58 billion
Employees:	58,622

The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) is a federal Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transportation. It was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966 and began operation on April 1, 1967. It is administered by the United States Secretary of Transportation. Seal of the United States Department of Transportation. ... Seal of the United States Department of Transportation The United States Secretary of Transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation. ... Mary E. Peters Mary E. Peters is an American public servant and businesswoman and President George W. Bushs nominee for Department of Transportation Secretary. ... Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett, USCG (Ret. ... Cabinet meeting on May 16, 2001. ... Type Bicameral Houses Senate House of Representatives United States Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D since January 4, 2007 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D since January 4, 2007 Members 535 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups (as of November 7, 2006 elections) Democratic Party Republican... is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Seal of the United States Department of Transportation The United States Secretary of Transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation. ...

Its mission is to "Serve the United States by ensuring a fast, safe, efficient, accessible and convenient transportation system that meets our vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of the American people, today and into the future."

Divisions

• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
• Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
• Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
• Maritime Administration (MARAD)
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). See also: motor carrier. This page links here and is a redirect with possibilities. You can help by eliminating the redirect command in the redirecting page and expanding it.

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
• Office of Inspector General (OIG)
• Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST)
• Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA)
• Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
• Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC)
• Surface Transportation Board (STB)

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Former Divisions

• Transportation Security Administration-transferred to Department of Homeland Security in 2003
• United States Coast Guard-transferred to Department of Homeland Security in 2003

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Related legislation

• 1806 - Cumberland Road
• 1862 - Pacific Railway Act
• 1887 - Interstate Commerce Act
• 1916 - Adamson Railway Labor Act
• 1935 - Motor Carrier Act
• 1946 - Federal Airport Act PL 79-377
• 1950 - Federal Aid to Highway PL 81-769
• 1954 - Saint Lawrence Seaway Act
• 1956 - Federal-Aid to Highway/Interstate Highway Act PL 84-627
• 1957 - Airways Modernization Act PL 85-133
• 1958 - Transportation Act PL 85-625
• 1958 - Federal Aviation Act PL 85-726
• 1959 - Airport Construction Act PL 86-72
• 1964 - Urban Mass Transportation Act PL 88-365
• 1965 - Highway Beautification Act PL 89-285
• 1966 - Department of Transportation established PL 89-670
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• 1970 - Urban Mass Transportation Act PL 91-453
• 1970 - Rail Passenger Service Act PL 91-518
• 1970 - Airport and Airway Development Act PL 91-258
• 1973 - Federal Aid Highway Act PL 93-87
• 1973 - Amtrak Improvement Act PL 93-146
• 1973 - Federal Aid Highway Act PL 93-87
• 1974 - National Mass Transportation Assistance Act PL 93-503
• 1976 - Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act PL 94-210
• 1976 - Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act PL 94-435
• 1978 - Airline Deregulation Act PL 95-504
• 1980 - Motor Carrier Act PL 96-296
• 1980 - Staggers Rail Act PL 96-448
• 1982 - Transportation Assistance Act PL 97-424
• 1982 - Bus Regulatory Reform Act PL 97-261
• 1987 - Surface Transportation Act PL 100-17
• 1991 - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act PL 102-240
• 1998 - Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century PL 105-178
• 2000 - Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century PL 106-181
• 2002 - Homeland Security Act (PL 107-296)
• 2005 - Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (PL 109-59)

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The American Motor Carrier Act of 1935 amended the Interstate Commerce Act to regulate bus lines and airlines as utilities. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Eisenhower Locks in Massena, NY. The St. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Interstate Highways in the lower 48 states. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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The Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 (PL 88-365, codified in Chapter 53 of Title 49 of the U.S. Code) provided $375 million for large-scale urban public or private rail projects in the form of matching funds to cities and states. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... In the United States, the Uniform Time Act is a federal law, enacted in 1966, whose effect was to simplify the official pattern of where and when Daylight saving time (DST) is applied within the U.S. Previous to this law, each state worked out its own scheme for the... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 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Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1973 (PL 93-87) was the renewal of the highway bill for the next five years, authorizing $18. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The National Mass Transportation Assistance Act of 1974 extended the Urban Mass Transportation Act to cover operating costs as well as construction costs. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the 1976 Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Act of 1976, funded the reorganized bankrupt Northeast and Midwest railroads that formed Conrail in 1975. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the 1976 Gregorian calendar. ... The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, Pub. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... President Jimmy Carter signs the Airline Deregulation Act. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... The American Motor Carrier Act of 1935 amended the Interstate Commerce Act to regulate bus lines and airlines as utilities. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... President Harry S. Truman at the mic, left Harley O. Staggers & Alben W. Barkley. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... The Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 revised federal funding of mass transit established in the Urban Mass Transportation Act and the National Mass Transportation Assistance Act. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Surface Transportation Act (US) of 1987 was the first transportation bill of the post-interstate era. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-240) (ISTEA, pronounced Ice-Tea) posed a major change to transportation planning and policy, as the first US federal legislation on the subject in the post-Interstate Highway System era. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) was enacted June 9, 1998, as Public Law 105-178. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century is a United States federal law seeking to improve airline safety. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The Homeland Security Act (HSA) of 2002, introduced in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks, created the Department of Homeland Security in the largest government reorganization in 50 years, since the Department of Defense was created. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), which governs United States federal surface transporation spending through 2010, was signed into law by President George W. Bush in Montgomery, Illinois on August 10, 2005. ...

See also

• United States
• Passenger vehicles in the United States
• Advanced transportation controller

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External links

• United States Department of Transportation Official Website
• U.S. Department of Transportation - Office of the Historian
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Meeting Notices and Rule Changes from The Federal Register RSS Feed