EFFECTIVE DATE; INITIAL APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS

§ 15. (a) This Act shall take effect ninety days after the Secretary first takes office, or on such prior date after enactment of this Act as the President shall prescribe and publish in the Federal Register.

(b) Any of the officers provided for in this Act may (notwithstanding subsection (a)) be appointed in the manner provided for in this Act, at any time after the date of enactment of this Act. Such officers shall be compensated from the date they first take office, at the rates provided for in this Act. Such compensation and related expenses of their offices shall be paid from funds available for the functions to be transferred to the Department pursuant to this Act.

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION POLICY, "TRANSPORTATION ACT OF 1940", PUBLIC LAW NO. 785, 76TH CONG., SEPT. 18, 1940 (54 STAT. 899)

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION POLICY 1

"It is hereby declared to be the national transportation policy of the Congress to provide for fair and impartial regulation of all modes of transportation subject to the provisions of this Act, so administered as to recognize and preserve the inherent advantages of each; to promote safe, adequate, economical, and efficient service and foster sound economic conditions in transportation and among the several carriers; to encourage the establishment and maintenance of reasonable charges for transportation services, without unjust discriminations, undue preferences or advantages, or unfair or destructive competitive practices; to cooperate with the several States and the duly authorized officials thereof; and to encourage fair wages and equitable working conditions; all to the end of developing, coordinating and preserving a national transportation system by water, highway, and rail, as well as other means, adequate to meet the needs of the commerce of the United States, of the Postal Service, and of the national defense. All of the provisions of this Act shall be administered and enforced with a view to carrying out the above declaration of policy.”

1 See Title 49 United States Code, printed as notes preceding secs. 1, 301 and 901.

PART II. FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

SUBPART A. TITLE 23, UNITED STATES CODE, "HIGHWAYS."

111. Agreements relating to use of and access to rights-of-way-Interstate System. 1 112. Letting of contracts.

1

127. Vehicle weight and width limitations-Interstate System.

5 a

1 Amended by sec. 139(a), Public Law 94-280, May 5, 1976 (90 Stat. 443).

2 Amended by sec. 12, Public Law 90-495, Aug. 23, 1968 (82 Stat. 815).

3 Amended by sec. 25, Public Law 90-495, Aug. 23, 1968 (82 Stat. 815).

4 Amended by sec. 116(b), Public Law 93-87, Aug. 13, 1973 (87 Stat. 258).

5 Repealed by sec. 139(b), Public Law 94-280, May 5, 1976 (90 Stat. 443); new section added by sec. 116(c), Public Law 95-599, Nov. 6, 1978 (92 Stat. 2699).

5 a Analysis does not conform to section catchline.

Amended by sec. 5(b), Public Law 86-657, July 14, 1960 (74 Stat. 522).

Chapter 1.-FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS-Continued

Sec.

131. Control of outdoor advertising. 7

132. Payments on Federal-aid projects undertaken by a Federal Agency. 8

143. Economic growth center development highways. 19

144. Highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation program.

145. Federal-State relationship. 21

146. Repealed. 22 [sic] *

147. Priority primary routes. 23

20

148. Development of a national scenic and recreational highway. 24 149. Truck lanes. 25

7 Revised by sec. 102, Public Law 89-285, Oct. 22, 1965 (79 Stat. 1030).

8 Added by sec. 4, Public Law 86-657, July 14, 1960 (74 Stat. 522).

9 Added by sec. 5, Public Law 87-866, Oct. 23, 1962 (76 Stat. 1145), and repealed by sec. 139(c), Public Law 94-280, May 5, 1976 (90 Stat. 443-444).

10 Added by sec. 9, Public Law 87-866, Oct. 23, 1962 (76 Stat. 1145).

11 Former section added by sec. 4, Public Law 89-139, Aug. 28, 1965 (79 Stat. 578), which was repealed by sec. 102(b)(1), Public Law 89-564, Sept. 9, 1966 (80 Stat. 731); new section added by sec. 10, Public Law 90-495, Aug. 23, 1968 (82 Stat. 815), and retitled by sec. 123(b), Public Law 94-280, May 5, 1976 (90 Stat. 439).

12 New section added by sec. 202, Public Law 89-285, Oct. 22, 1965 (79 Stat. 1028). 13 Added to replace former section by sec. 134 (a) and (b), Public Law 91-605, Dec. 31, 1970 (84 Stat. 1713).

14 Added by sec. 15, Public Law 89-574, Sept. 13, 1966 (80 Stat. 766).

15 Added by sec. 16, Public Law 90-495, Aug. 23, 1968 (82 Stat. 815).

16 Added by sec. 22, Public Law 90-495, Aug. 23, 1968 (82 Stat. 815); amended by sec. 118(c), Public Law 97-424, Jan. 6, 1983 (96 Stat. 2111).

17 Amended by sec. 107(a) of Public Law 93-643, Jan. 4, 1975 (88 Stat. 2284).

18 Added by sec. 111, Public Law 91-605, Dec. 31, 1970 (84 Stat. 1713); amended by sec. 121, Public Law 93-87, Aug. 13, 1973 (87 Stat. 259–261).

19 Added by sec. 127, Public Law 91-605, Dec. 31, 1970 (84 Stat. 1713).

20 Added by sec. 204, Public Law 91-605, Dec. 31, 1970 (84 Stat. 1713); retitled and amended by sec. 124, Public Law 95-599, Nov. 6, 1978 (92 Stat. 2702).

21 Added by sec. 123(a), Public Law 93-87, Aug. 13, 1973 (87 Stat. 262).

22 Added by sec. 125(b), Public Law 93-87, Aug. 13, 1973 (87 Stat. 263), and repealed by sec. 128(b), Public Law 94-280, May 5, 1976 (90 Stat. 440); new section added by sec. 126(a), Public Law 95-599, Nov. 6, 1978 (92 Stat. 2705).

* Should be "Carpool and vanpool projects".

23 Added by sec 126(b), Public Law 93-87, Aug. 13, 1973 (87 Stat. 264). 24 Added by sec. 129(c), Public Law 93-87, Aug. 13, 1973 (87 Stat. 266). 25 Added by sec. 142(a), Public Law 93-87, Aug. 13, 1973 (87 Stat. 272). 26 Added by sec. 157(b), Public Law 93-87, Aug. 13, 1973 (87 Stat. 278). 27 Added by sec. 205(b), Public Law 93-87, Aug. 13, 1973 (87 Stat. 285).

28 Added by sec. 209(b), Public Law 93-87, Aug. 13, 1973 (87 Stat. 287); amended and

retitled by sec. 168(a), Public Law 95-599, Nov. 6, 1978 (92 Stat. 2722).

29 Repealed by sec. 168(c), Public Law 95-599, Nov. 6, 1978 (92 Stat. 2723).

Chapter 1.-FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS—Continued

Sec.

154. National maximum speed limit. 29a

155.

Access highways to public recreation areas on certain lakes. 29b 156. Highways crossing other Federal projects. 29c

308. Cooperation with Federal and State agencies and foreign countries. 309. Cooperation with other American Republics.

29a Added by sec. 114(a), Public Law 93-643, Jan. 4, 1975 (88 Stat. 2286). 29b Added by sec. 115(a), Public Law 93-643, Jan. 4, 1975 (88 Stat. 2287). 29c Added by sec. 132(b), Public Law 94-280, May 5, 1976 (90 Stat. 441). 29d Added by sec. 150, Public Law 97-424, Jan. 6, 1983 (96 Stat. 2131).

29 Amended by sec. 126(e), Public Law 97-424, Jan. 6, 1983 (96 Stat. 2115).

29 Amended by sec. 126(e), Public Law 97-424, Jan. 6, 1983 (96 Stat. 2115).

298, h, i, j Amended by sec. 126(e), Public Law 97-424, Jan. 6, 1983 (96 Stat. 2116).

30 Added by sec. 6, Public Law 87-866, Oct. 23, 1962 (72 Stat. 1145).

31 Added by sec. 112, Public Law 91-605, Dec. 31, 1970 (84 Stat. 1713), analysis does not conform to section catchline.

32 Added by sec. 113, Public Law 91-605, Dec. 31, 1970 (84 Stat. 1713).

33 Added by sec. 124(b), Public Law 93-87, Aug. 13, 1973 (87 Stat. 262).

34 Added by sec. 127(a)(2), Public Law 93-87, Aug 13, 1973 (87 Stat. 264).

34a Added by sec. 122(a), Public Law 93-643, Jan. 4, 1975 (88 Stat. 2289) and retitled

by sec. 135(b), Public Law 94-280, May 5, 1976 (90 Stat. 442).

34b Repelaed by sec. 7(b), Public Law 97-449, Jan. 12, 1983 (96 Stat. 2445).