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} A United States Department of Transport (DOT) occurs as Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transport. It was established by an work of Congress on October 15, 1966 and began operation on April 1, 1967. These are administered per 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."

Divisions
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA)

Former Divisions

Transportation Security Administration-transferred to Department of Homeland Security in 2003 United States Coast Guard-transferred to Department of Homeland Security in 2003

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
Uniform Time Act 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)

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