Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act

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The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 2015 that authorizes long-term funding and policy for the nation’s surface transportation infrastructure, including highways, transit, and safety programs.

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instanceOf United States federal law
transportation funding authorization act
acronymMeaning Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fixing America’s Surface Transportation
appliesTo federal-aid highways
federally supported public transit systems
interstate highway system
national surface transportation system
authorizesAgency Federal Highway Administration
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Federal Transit Administration
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
congressNumber 114th United States Congress
country United States of America
surface form: United States
coversMode highways
public transportation
rail transportation
coversProgramArea hazardous materials safety
highway programs
motor vehicle safety
transit programs
transportation safety programs
truck and bus safety
enactmentDate 2015-12-04
enactmentYear 2015
fundingType multi-year authorization
hasAbbreviation FAST
includesProvision freight policy and freight programs
highway formula funding to states
innovative finance and credit assistance programs
public transportation formula grants
transportation safety grant programs
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
legalDomain infrastructure law
transportation law
legislativeBody United States Congress
presidentAtEnactment Barack Obama
primaryPurpose long-term surface transportation funding
surface transportation policy authorization
publicLawNumber Public Law 114-94
replaces Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act
shortName FAST Act
signedBy Barack Obama
subjectArea federal transportation funding
highway safety
public transit policy
transportation infrastructure
typeOfInfrastructure surface transportation

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Highway Trust Fund relatedTo Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act
BTS legalBasis Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act
subject surface form: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act acronymMeaning Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fixing America’s Surface Transportation
Surface Transportation Block Grant Program restructuredBy Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program relatedLegislation Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act
National Highway Freight Program authorizedBy Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act