Highway Beautification Act of 1965
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The Highway Beautification Act of 1965 is a U.S. federal law championed by President Lyndon B. Johnson that regulates outdoor advertising and promotes scenic enhancement along the nation’s interstate and primary highway systems.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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highway law → |
| allows |
certain landmark signs
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directional and official signs → on-premise business signs → |
| alsoKnownAs | Lady Bird’s Bill → |
| amends | Title 23 of the United States Code → |
| appliesTo |
Interstate Highway System
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federal-aid primary highway system → |
| championedBy | Lyndon B. Johnson → |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| dateSigned | October 22, 1965 → |
| enforcedBy |
Federal Highway Administration
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United States Department of Transportation → |
| establishes |
standards for lighting of outdoor advertising signs
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standards for size of outdoor advertising signs → standards for spacing of outdoor advertising signs → |
| hasLongTermImpactOn |
billboard control policies in U.S. states
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visual environment along major U.S. highways → |
| historicalContext | Great Society legislation → |
| influencedBy | Lady Bird Johnson → |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress → |
| penaltyForNoncompliance |
reduction of federal highway funds
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up to 10 percent loss of federal highway funds → |
| policyArea |
environmental policy
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land use regulation → transportation policy → |
| primaryPurpose |
promotion of scenic enhancement
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regulation of outdoor advertising → |
| promotes |
landscaping along highways
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scenic beauty along highways → scenic enhancement → |
| regulates |
billboards
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junkyards → outdoor advertising signs → |
| relatedTo |
Interstate Highway System expansion
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outdoor advertising industry regulation → scenic byways programs → |
| requires |
state agreements with the U.S. Secretary of Transportation
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state control of outdoor advertising → |
| sectionCodified |
23 U.S.C. § 131
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23 U.S.C. § 136 → |
| shortName |
Highway Beautification Act of 1965
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surface form: "Highway Beautification Act"
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| signedAt | White House → |
| signedBy | Lyndon B. Johnson → |
| title |
An Act to preserve natural beauty
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An Act to promote the safety and recreational value of public travel → An Act to protect the public investment in the Interstate and primary highway systems → |
| yearEnacted | 1965 → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Highway Beautification Act"
this entity surface form: "Highway Beautification Program"