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United States Department of Transportation
Seal of the Department of Transportation
Agency overview
Formed	April 1, 1967
Jurisdiction	United States of America
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Employees	58,622
Annual Budget	$58 billion USD
Agency Executives	Mary Peters, Secretary   Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett, USCG (Ret.), Deputy Secretary
Child Agencies	Federal Aviation Administration   Federal Highway Administration   Federal Railroad Administration   Federal Transit Administration   Maritime Administration   Additional agencies
Website
http://www.dot.gov
Footnotes
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The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT or just DOT) is a federal Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transportation. 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."

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[edit] History

Prior to the Department of Transportation, the under secretary of commerce for transportation administered the functions now associated with the DOT. In 1965, Najeeb Halaby, administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, suggested to Lyndon Baines Johnson that transportation be elevated to a cabinet-level post, and that the FAA be folded into the DOT.

[edit] Divisions

New headquarters building for the U.S. Department of Transportation, which opened in Spring 2007 in Southeast Washington, near the Washington Navy Yard and Nationals Park

• 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 Climate Change and Environment
• Office of Inspector General
• Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST)
• Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
• Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA)
• Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC)
• Surface Transportation Board (STB)

[edit] 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

[edit] 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
• 2000 - Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century PL 106-181
• 2002 - Homeland Security Act (PL 107-296)
• 2005 - Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (PL 109-59)

[edit] See also

• Advanced transportation controller
• National Transportation Safety Board
• Passenger vehicles in the United States
• United States

[edit] External links

• United States Department of Transportation Official Website.
• United States Department of Transportation - Office of the Historian.
• United States Federal Register.

[edit] References

v • d • e Agencies of the United States Department of Transportation Secretary of Transportation Deputy Secretary of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration · Federal Highway Administration · Federal Railroad Administration · Federal Transit Administration · U.S. Maritime Administration · Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration · National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · Research and Innovative Technology Administration · Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration · Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation · Surface Transportation Board · Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy Office of Aviation and International Affairs · Office of Transportation Policy