What Federal Legislation Guides the MPO?
ADA of 1990Americans With Disabilities Act CAAA of 1990Clean Air Act Amendments TEA-21Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century; signed into law on June 9, 1998. Authorizes federal funds for highways, highway safety, transit, and other surface transportation programs for the next 6 years. Builds on and continues many of the initiatives established in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991. SAFETEA-LUSafe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users; Signed into law on August 10, 2005. SAFETEA-LU guarantees funding for highways, highway safety, and public transportation totaling $244.1 billion and represents the largest surface transportation investment in U.S. history. SAFETEA-LU builds on the two landmark bills that brought surface transportation into the 21st century by shaping the highway program to meet the nation’s changing transportation needsthe Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA)