The US Department of Transportation ( USDOT or DOT ) is the US federal Cabinet department that cares about transportation. It was founded by the act of Congress on October 15, 1966, and began operation on April 1, 1967. It is governed by the Secretary of Transportation of the United States.
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Histori
Prior to the Department of Transportation, the Deputy Minister of Trade for Transport regulates the functions currently associated with DOT. In 1965, Najeeb Halaby, administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - suggested to US President Lyndon B. Johnson that transportation was upgraded to the Cabinet level post, and that the FAA folded into DOT.
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Administration
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
- Federal Motor Vehicle Transport Administration (FMCSA)
- Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
- Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
- Marine Administration (MARAD)
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
- Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
- Transportation Secretary's Office (OST)
- Channel and Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
- Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC)
- John A. Volpe National Transportation System Center
Former Administration
- Transportation Security Administration - moved to the Department of Homeland Security in 2003
- United States Coast Guard - moved to the Department of Homeland Security in 2003
- Surface Transportation Board (STB) - separated as an independent federal agency by 2015
Budget
In 2012, DOT provided $ 742.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for 11 transit projects. The recipients include light rail projects. Other projects include the extension of commuter trains and subway projects in New York City, and the bus rapid transit system in Springfield, Oregon. The fund subsidizes a major railroad project in northern Virginia, completing the Metro Silver Line from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to connect Washington, D.C., and Washington Dulles International Airport. (DOT previously agreed to subsidize the construction of the Silver Line to Reston, Virginia.)
President Barack Obama's budget request for fiscal year 2010 also included $ 1.83 billion in funding for major transit projects, where more than $ 600 million went towards 10 new transit projects or expansion. The budget provides additional funding for all projects currently receiving the Recovery Act fund, except for the bus rapid transit project. It also continues funding for 18 other transport projects currently under construction or soon.
Thereafter, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 delegates $ 600 million for Infrastructure Investment, referred to as Discretionary Grants.
The Ministry of Transportation is authorized to budget for FY 2016 for $ 75.1 billion. The budget authorization is described as follows:
Related Act
Performance processing of the Freedom of Information Act
In a recent analysis of the Government's Effective Center of 15 federal agencies that received the most Freedom of Information Act FOIA request, published in 2015 (using 2012 and 2013 data, the last year is available), the Department of Transportation scores D with a score of 65 out of a possible 100 points, ie not getting a satisfactory overall score.
See also
- Title 23 of the Federal Regulatory Code
- US Highway User Alliance
- National Highway System (United States)
- National Transportation Safety Board
- Passenger vehicles in the United States
- Transportation in the United States
- United States Federal Maritime Commission
- Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
Notes and references
External links
- Official website
- US Department of Transportation in Federal List
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