Legislation, Regulations and Guidance

• Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)

• Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21)

• FHWA Directives and Policy Memorandums - Federal-Aid Policy Guide, FHWA Technical Advisories, FHWA Orders, FHWA Notices, and FHWA Policy Memorandums

• FHWA Significant Guidance

• Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

• DOT Docket Management System - An electronic, image-based database in which DOT docketed information from 1997 to the present time is stored for easy research and retrieval.

• Highway Related Statutes - General
  • Title 23, United States Code (U.S.C.), Highways
  • Title 49, United States Code (U.S.C.), Transportation
    
    
• Highway Related Regulations
  • Title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Highways
    Title 23 from the e-CFR Web Site
  • Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Transportation
    Title 49 from the e-CFR Web Site
    
    
• Highway Related Legislation - Specific
  • Public Laws are available for the 104th Congress (1995-1996) to the present time from the U.S. Government Printing Office web site: http://www.access.gpo.gov and from the Library of Congress for the 93rd Congress (1973-1974) to the present time at the web site: http://thomas.loc.gov
  • Listed below are selected Federal statutes that contain highway-related provisions that are not codified in title 23 of the United States Code.
    • Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts for Fiscal Years:
      • 2000 - Public Laws 106-69 (Oct. 9, 1999), 106-113, Div. B (Nov. 29, 1999)
      • 2001 - Public Laws 106-346 (Oct. 23, 2000), 106-554 (Dec. 21, 2000)
      • 2002 - Public Law 107-87 (Dec. 18, 2001)
      • 2003 - Public Law 108-7 (Feb. 20, 2003)
      • 2004 - Public Law 108-199 (Jan. 23, 2004)
    • Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), Public Law 105-178 (June 9, 1998)
    • TEA-21 Restoration Act, Public Law 105-206, Title IX (July 22, 1998)
    • National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, Public Law 104-59 (Nov. 28, 1995)
    • Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), Public Law 102-240 (Dec. 18, 1991)
    • Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999, Public Law 106-159 (Dec. 9, 1999)
      
      
• Sensitive Security Information (SSI)
  • Authorities
    • 49 USC 40119(b)(1)
    • 49 CFR Part 15
    • Guidance
    • Short Guide
  • Orders and Policies
    • Order