Highway Apportionment Structure Comparison – MAP-21 vs STRRA vs DRIVE
One-pager comparing the structure of the federal-aid highway apportionment process under MAP-21 versus both the House STRR Act and the Senate DRIVE Act.
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2015 STRR Act – T&I Overview Document
14-page document prepared by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee giving an overview of the proposed Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015.
STRR vs DRIVE Comparison – Mass Transit Formula Program Totals, By Year
Table comparing mass transit formula funding totals, by fiscal year, for individual transit programs under both the House’s STRR Act and the Senate’s DRIVE Act.
STRR vs DRIVE Comparison – Highway Formula Program Totals, By Year
Table comparing highway formula funding totals, by fiscal year, for individual highway programs under both the House’s STRR Act and the Senate’s DRIVE Act.
STRRA vs DRIVE Top-Line FHWA and FTA Total Spending
Total new obligation authority for highways and mass transit in the House and Senate reauthorization bills vs the CBO baseline.
Text of Draft Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015
Text of the draft Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 as released by Chairman Shuster and Ranking Member DeFazio on October 16, 2015.
1965 (Sep. 22) Decision Memo for LBJ on 1966 Transportation Agenda
September 22, 1965 decision memo for President Johnson from Joseph Califano asking Johnson’s approval to order the Commerce Department to prepare plans for the creation of a Department of Transportation, a reorganization of transportation regulatory…
1964 (Oct. 16) BoB Update on Transportation Task Force Status
October 16, 1964 memo from Bureau of the Budget Assistant Director Gordon Murray summarizing the conclusions of the 1964 transportation task force as of its third meeting.
1964 (Jun. 22) BoB to WH Issue Paper on Transportation Task Force
June 22, 1964 memo from Bureau of the Budget Director Kermit Gordon to White House aide Douglass Cater to prepare Cater for a meeting with Bill Moyers to discuss issues facing the 1964 transportation task…
Documentary History of the Creation of the U.S. Department of Transportation
Links to original documents pertaining to the creation of the Department of Transportation over the 1964-1967 period. A work in progress that will be constantly updated as we reach the 50th anniversaries of various milestones.
1943 Seizure of the Railroad Industry
Detailed plan by the War Department for seizing control of all U.S railroads, approved by President Roosevelt on December 27, 1943 to avert a railroad labor strike.
1964 White House Transportation Task Force Report
November 1964 final report of the President’s Task Force on Transportation, which recommended (among many other things) that a federal Department of Transportation be created.