United States Department of Transportation

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**Dept. of Transportation**

Established	October 15, 1966
Activated	April 1, 1967
Secretary	Norman Mineta
Deputy Secretary	Kirk K. Van Tine (acting)
Budget	$58.0 billion (2004)
Employees	58,622 (2004)

The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) is a Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transport. It was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966 and began operation on April 1, 1967. It is administered by the United States Secretary of Transportation.

Its mission is to "Serve the United States by ensuring a fast, safe, efficient, accessible and convenient transportation system that meets our vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of the American people, today and into the future."

Operating units

Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST)
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
Maritime Administration (MARAD)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA)
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC)
Surface Transportation Board (STB)
Transportation Administrative Services Center (TASC)

In January 2003, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) moved to the United States Department of Homeland Security.

Related legislation

1806 - Cumberland Road
1862 - Pacific Railway Act
1887 - Interstate Commerce Act
1916 - Adamson Railway Labor Act
1935 - Motor Carrier Act
1946 - Federal Airport Act PL 79-377
1950 - Federal Aid to Highway PL 81-769
1954 - Saint Lawrence Seaway Act
1956 - Federal-Aid to Highway/Interstate Highway Act PL 84-627
1957 - Airways Modernization Act PL 85-133
1958 - Transportation Act PL 85-625
1958 - Federal Aviation Act PL 85-726
1959 - Airport Construction Act PL 86-72
1964 - Urban Mass Transportation Act PL 88-365
1965 - Highway Beautification Act PL 89-285
1966 - Department of Transportation established PL 89-670
1970 - Urban Mass Transportation Act PL 91-453
1970 - Rail Passenger Service Act PL 91-518
1970 - Airport and Airway Development Act PL 91-258
1973 - Federal Aid Highway Act PL 93-87
1973 - Amtrak Improvement Act PL 93-146
1973 - Federal Aid Highway Act PL 93-87
1974 - National Mass Transportation Assistance Act PL 93-503
1976 - Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act PL 94-210
1976 - Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act PL 94-435
1978 - Airline Deregulation Act PL 95-504
1980 - Motor Carrier Act PL 96-296
1980 - Staggers Rail Act PL 96-448
1982 - Transportation Assistance Act PL 97-424
1982 - Bus Regulatory Reform Act PL 97-261
1987 - Surface Transportation Act PL 100-17
1991 - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act PL 102-240
1998 - Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century PL 105-178
2002 - Homeland Security Act (PL 107-296)

External links

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