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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 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 ⓘ
Bureau of Transportation Statistics → legalBasis → Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act ⓘ
subject linked to: BTS
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act → acronymMeaning → Fixing America’s Surface Transportation ⓘ
linked to: Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act
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 ⓘ
FAST Act → hasOfficialName → Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act ⓘ
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FAST Act → title → Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act ⓘ
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Public Law 114-94 → hasTitle → Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act ⓘ
FAST Act → fullName → Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act ⓘ
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Federal Transit Administration formula grant programs → legalFramework → Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act ⓘ
National Highway Performance Program → legalBasis → Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act ⓘ
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NHFP → authorizedBy → Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act ⓘ
National Highway Freight Network → definedIn → Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act ⓘ
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