Surface Transportation Assistance Act (1978)

Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleA bill to authorize appropriations for the construction of certain highways in accordance with title 23 of the United States Code, for highway safety, for mass transportation in urban and in rural areas, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)STAA
Enacted bythe 95th United States Congress
Citations
Public lawPub. L. 95–599
Statutes at Large92 Stat. 2689
Codification
Titles amended
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House as H.R. 11733 by James J. Howard (D-NJ) on March 22, 1978
  • Passed the House on September 28, 1978 (367–28)
  • Passed the Senate on October 3, 1978 (unanimous consent)
  • Reported by the joint conference committee on October 14, 1978; agreed to by the House on October 14, 1978  and by the Senate on October 14, 1978 
  • Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on November 6, 1978

The Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–599, Pub. L. 92–2689) is a transportation funding and policy Act of the United States Congress. The act was the first federal act to combine funding for highways and public transportation in the same bill. This set the precedent for every surface transportation reauthorization bill that has followed (as of 2026).[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Surface Transportation Reauthorization Acts". Caltrans. Caltrans. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Financing Federal-aid Highways". Federal Highway Administration. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
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