Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1974

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Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1974
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Long titleAn Act to authorize appropriations for the construction of certain highways in accordance with title 23 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.
Enacted bythe 93rd United States Congress
Citations
Public law Pub. L.   93–643
Statutes at Large 88  Stat.   2281
Codification
Acts amended Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the Senate by Lloyd M. Bentsen (D ‑ TX) on August 20, 1974
  • Committee consideration by Senate Public Works
  • Passed the Senate on September 11, 1974 (85-0)
  • Passed the House on December 16, 1974 
  • Signed into law by President Gerald Ford on January 4, 1975

The Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1974 was signed into law by President of the United States Gerald Ford on January 4, 1975. [1] Among other changes, the law permanently implemented a national 55-mph speed limit (which had already been a temporary limit) for the Interstate Highway System. It also established the Federal Bridge Gross Weight Formula as law, which governed the weight-to-length ratio of trucks in order to protect highway bridges and infrastructure.

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References

  1. ↑ "A Chronology of Dates Significant in the Background, History and Development of the Department of Transportation". U.S. Department of Transportation. October 3, 2008. Archived from the original on February 15, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-09.


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