United States Department of Transportation

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United States Department of Transportation
Image:US-DeptOfTransportation-Seal.svg Seal of the Department of Trasportation
Formed	April 1, 1967
Jurisdiction	United States of America
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Employees	58,622
Annual Budget	$58 billion USD
Agency Executives	Mary Peters, Secretary Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett, USCG (Ret.), Deputy Secretary
Child Agencies	Federal Aviation Administration Federal Highway Administration Federal Railroad Administration Federal Transit Administration Maritime Administration Additional agencies
Website
http://www.dot.gov
Footnotes
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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.

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."

1 Divisions
2 Former divisions
3 Related legislation
4 See also
5 External links
6 References

[edit] 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)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Office of Climate Change and Environment
Office of Inspector General
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)

[edit] 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

[edit] 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
Uniform Time Act
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)

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

^ http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/02/20070222-6.html

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