Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944
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The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944 was a U.S. law that expanded federal funding for highway construction and laid important groundwork for the later development of the Interstate Highway System.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944 canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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transportation law ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
expand federal funding for highway construction
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improve the national highway network ⓘ support postwar economic development through better roads ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| enactedDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| established | a national system of interstate highways in principle ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key step in mid-20th-century U.S. highway policy
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precursor to the modern Interstate Highway System ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to long-distance automobile travel growth
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encouraged states to plan for a national highway network ⓘ expanded the federal role in highway development ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Bureau of Public Roads
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Public Roads Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inForce | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| laidGroundworkFor | Interstate Highway System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | public law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernmentInvolved |
federal government
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state governments ⓘ |
| partOf | United States federal highway legislation ⓘ |
| passedBy |
United States House of Representatives
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United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
federal-state relations
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infrastructure policy ⓘ transportation policy ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | Franklin D. Roosevelt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providedFor |
apportionment of highway funds among states
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designation of a national system of interstate highways ⓘ expansion and improvement of primary, secondary, and urban roads ⓘ increased federal-aid highway funding to states ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1921
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Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sectorAffected |
automobile transportation
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construction industry ⓘ trucking industry ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| subject |
federal-aid highways
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highway construction ⓘ public works ⓘ transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| typeOfFunding | federal-aid matching grants ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1944 ⓘ |
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