Public Law 84-627

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Public Law 84-627 is the formal designation of the landmark 1956 U.S. legislation that created the Interstate Highway System and massively expanded federal funding for road construction.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
transportation law
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America
country United States of America
describedAs landmark 1956 U.S. legislation creating the Interstate Highway System
major expansion of federal funding for highways
fieldOfWork highway construction
public works
transportation infrastructure
genre statutory law
hasEffect creation of the Interstate Highway System
expansion of federal funding for road construction
expansion of the federal-aid highway program
hasPart creation of the Interstate Highway System
inception 1956
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalForm public law
legalStatus enacted
legislativeBody 84th United States Congress
United States Congress
mainSubject Interstate Highway System
federal-aid highways
road construction funding
partOf Eisenhower administration domestic policy
United States transportation legislation
pointInTime 1956
regulates development of national highway infrastructure
federal funding for highway construction
signatoryTitle President of the United States
signedBy Dwight D. Eisenhower

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
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