United States Department of Transportation

The United States Department of Transportation is a Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transport. 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.

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."

Operating Units

• Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST)
• Bureau of Transportation Statistics[?] (BTS)
• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
• Federal Highway Administration[?] (FHWA)
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration[?] (FMCSA)
• Federal Railroad Administration[?] (FRA)
• Federal Transit Administration[?] (FTA)
• Maritime Administration[?] (MARAD)
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration[?] (NHTSA)
• Office of the Inspector General[?] (OIG)
• Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA)
• Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation[?] (SLSDC)
• Surface Transportation Board[?] (STB)
• Transportation Administrative Services Center (TASC)

In January 2003, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) moved to the United States Department of Homeland Security.

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
• 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[?] PL 94-435
• 1978 - Airline Deregulation Act PL 95-504
• 1980 - Staggers Rail Act[?] PL 96-448
• 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 Act[?] PL 102-240
• 1998 - Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century[?] PL 105-178

External Link

• United States Department of Transportation website (http://www.dot.gov/)
• U.S. Department of Transportation - Office of the Historian (http://isweb.tasc.dot.gov/Historian/historian.htm)