MAP-21
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MAP-21 is a U.S. federal transportation funding and authorization law that reformed and streamlined surface transportation programs in the early 2010s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MAP-21 canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10651220 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MAP-21 Context triple: [Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, shortName, MAP-21]
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A.
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is a major U.S. federal transportation law enacted in 1998 that authorized surface transportation programs, emphasized equity and environmental considerations, and expanded data and planning requirements for transportation agencies.
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B.
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act
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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C.
U.S. surface transportation authorization acts
U.S. surface transportation authorization acts are federal laws that periodically set funding levels, policies, and program structures for the nation’s highways, transit, and related infrastructure.
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D.
Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982
The Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 is a major U.S. federal law that overhauled highway and transit funding by raising fuel taxes and dedicating new revenues to both road infrastructure and public transportation.
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E.
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) is a major U.S. federal transportation funding and authorization law that set national policy and funding levels for highways, transit, and safety programs in the mid-2000s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MAP-21 Target entity description: MAP-21 is a U.S. federal transportation funding and authorization law that reformed and streamlined surface transportation programs in the early 2010s.
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A.
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is a major U.S. federal transportation law enacted in 1998 that authorized surface transportation programs, emphasized equity and environmental considerations, and expanded data and planning requirements for transportation agencies.
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B.
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act
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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C.
U.S. surface transportation authorization acts
U.S. surface transportation authorization acts are federal laws that periodically set funding levels, policies, and program structures for the nation’s highways, transit, and related infrastructure.
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D.
Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982
The Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 is a major U.S. federal law that overhauled highway and transit funding by raising fuel taxes and dedicating new revenues to both road infrastructure and public transportation.
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E.
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) is a major U.S. federal transportation funding and authorization law that set national policy and funding levels for highways, transit, and safety programs in the mid-2000s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal transportation law
ⓘ
surface transportation authorization act ⓘ |
| acronym | MAP-21 ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
reforming federal surface transportation policy
ⓘ
streamlining surface transportation programs ⓘ |
| appliesTo | states and territories receiving federal surface transportation funds ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| establishes | performance measures for transportation planning ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
highway programs
ⓘ
highway safety programs ⓘ public transportation programs ⓘ surface transportation ⓘ transportation funding ⓘ transportation program reform ⓘ |
| fullName | Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act ⓘ |
| governs | use of Highway Trust Fund revenues ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
accelerated project delivery
ⓘ
funding authorization for highways and transit ⓘ performance-based planning and programming ⓘ program consolidation ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
metropolitan planning organizations
ⓘ
public transit agencies ⓘ state departments of transportation ⓘ |
| implements | federal surface transportation funding framework ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United States federal surface transportation authorization acts ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | public law of the United States ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| officeHolderSigning | President of the United States ⓘ |
| policyArea |
highway safety
ⓘ
infrastructure ⓘ public transit ⓘ |
| predecessor |
SAFETEA-LU
ⓘ
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users ⓘ |
| regulates |
federal-aid highway program
ⓘ
transit formula and discretionary programs ⓘ |
| requires | performance-based transportation planning by states and MPOs ⓘ |
| sector | transportation ⓘ |
| signedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| subjectOf | United States surface transportation policy debates ⓘ |
| successor |
FAST Act
ⓘ
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 2010s ⓘ |
| typeOfFunding |
discretionary funding
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formula funding ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: MAP-21 Description of subject: MAP-21 is a U.S. federal transportation funding and authorization law that reformed and streamlined surface transportation programs in the early 2010s.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.