Preface The Bureau of Public Roads, at the direction of the Secretary of Commerce, carries out the responsibilities and authority of the Secretary with respect to Federal and Federal-aid highway construction, administration, and research, more specifically described in Title 23, United States Code, entitled “Highways." The Bureau is under the direction of the Federal Highway Administrator. The headquarters office in Washington, D.C., is composed of an Office of Engineering and Operations, Office of Administration, Office of Research and Development, Office of Planning, Office of Right-of-Way and Location, Office of Audits and Investigations, Office of Highway Safety, and the Office of the General Counsel. In the field, regional and division offices discharge the responsibilities of Public Roads at local levels. Division offices are located in all States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. These divisions are grouped into 11 regions. The State of Alaska comprises an entire region. The Bureau administers Federal legislation providing for the improvement, in cooperation with the several States, of roads on the Federal-aid primary, secondary, and interstate systems and urban extensions thereof; for the survey and construction, in cooperation with the Forest Service, of roads on the forest highway system; for the survey and construction, in cooperation with the Central American Republics, of the Inter-American Highway, and other programs. As the principal roadbuilding agency of the Federal Government, Public Roads cooperates with the U.S. Forest Service, the National Park Service, and other Federal agencies in the construction of roads in national forests, parks, and other Federal areas. In cooperation with the Department of State and other Federal agencies, the Bureau provides assistance and advice to foreign governments in various phases of highway engineering and administration. Public Roads, in cooperation with the States, conducts a program of research and development on all phases of highway improvement, transport, and safety as a basis for the development of progressive highway engineering and administrative practices. Summary Table of Contents Detailed table of contents follows Page PREFACE -------------------------------------------- üi - - - - - - VOL. I. TITLE 23, UNITED STATES CODE="HIGH WAYS," and SECTIONS 2, 3, 4, and 5, of PUBLIC LAW 85–767, AUGUST 27, 1958.------ VOL. II. HIGHWAY LAWS NOT REPEALED BY TITLE APPENDIX: SOURCE LAW TABLES (Title 23 and High- way Acts)----- Table of Contents 101. Definitions and declaration of policy --- 106. Plans, specifications, and estimates.--.. 107. Acquisition of rights-of-way-Interstate System 108. Advance acquisition of rights-of-way------- *111. Use of and access to rights-of-way-Interstate System 113. Prevailing rate of wage Interstate System. 115. Construction by States in advance of apportionm 116. Maintenance.---------------- 117. Secondary road responsibility----- 118. Availability of sums apportioned.----- 119. Administration of Federal-aid for highways in Alaska. 121. Payment to States for construction... 122. Payment to States for bond retirement. 123. Relocation of utility facilities. 127. Vehicle weight and width limitations—Interstate 129. Toll roads, bridges, tunnels, and ferries. 130. Railway-highway crossings.--- 131. Control of outdoor advertising ------- 132. Payments on Federal-aid projects undertaken by a Federal 133. Relocation assistance. ----- 134. Transportation planning in certain urban areas. 135. Highway safety programs.--. 202. Apportionment or allocation... 205. Forest development roads and tr 208. Indian reservation roads. 210. Defense access roads.---- 301. Freedom from tolls------------------- 302. State highway department.------------- 303. Bureau organization ------- 304. Participation by small-business enterprises.. 305. Archeological and paleontological salvage... 308. Cooperation with Federal and State agencies and forei 309. Cooperation with other American Republics.-- 311. Highway improvements strategically important 312. Detail of Army, Navy, and Air Force officers. 313. Highway safety conference --- 314. Relief of employees in hazardous work 315. Rules, regulations, and recommendations.------- 316. Consent by United States to conveyance of property- 317. Appropriation for highway purposes of lands or interests in lands owned by the United States.----- 318. Highway relocation due to airport 319. Landscaping and scenic enhancement - 320. Bridges on Federal dams -------- Other Provisions of Public Law 85–767, Approved August 27, 1958 (72 Stat. 885), not Codified in Title 23, United States Code: Sec. 2. Repeal of prior acts.--- |