U.S. surface transportation authorization acts

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United States federal statute class of legislation

U.S. surface transportation authorization acts are federal laws that periodically set funding levels, policies, and program structures for the nation’s highways, transit, and related infrastructure.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
U.S. surface transportation authorization acts canonical	1
United States federal surface transportation authorization acts	1
United States federal transportation policy	1
United States surface transportation authorization acts	1
United States transportation legislation	1
United States transportation policy	1
surface transportation authorization act	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9589554 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: U.S. surface transportation authorization acts
Context triple: [National Highway Performance Program, componentOf, U.S. surface transportation authorization acts]

A. Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act
The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 2015 that authorizes long-term funding and policy for the nation’s surface transportation infrastructure, including highways, transit, and safety programs.
B. Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982
The Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 is a major U.S. federal law that overhauled highway and transit funding by raising fuel taxes and dedicating new revenues to both road infrastructure and public transportation.
C. Department of Transportation Act
The Department of Transportation Act is the U.S. federal law enacted in 1966 that created the United States Department of Transportation to coordinate and oversee national transportation policies and programs.
D. Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is a major U.S. federal transportation law enacted in 1998 that authorized surface transportation programs, emphasized equity and environmental considerations, and expanded data and planning requirements for transportation agencies.
E. Surface Transportation Block Grant Program
The Surface Transportation Block Grant Program is a major federal funding program that provides flexible financial assistance to states and localities for a wide range of surface transportation projects, including highways, transit, and safety improvements.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: U.S. surface transportation authorization acts
Target entity description: U.S. surface transportation authorization acts are federal laws that periodically set funding levels, policies, and program structures for the nation’s highways, transit, and related infrastructure.

A. Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act
The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 2015 that authorizes long-term funding and policy for the nation’s surface transportation infrastructure, including highways, transit, and safety programs.
B. Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982
The Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 is a major U.S. federal law that overhauled highway and transit funding by raising fuel taxes and dedicating new revenues to both road infrastructure and public transportation.
C. Department of Transportation Act
The Department of Transportation Act is the U.S. federal law enacted in 1966 that created the United States Department of Transportation to coordinate and oversee national transportation policies and programs.
D. Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is a major U.S. federal transportation law enacted in 1998 that authorized surface transportation programs, emphasized equity and environmental considerations, and expanded data and planning requirements for transportation agencies.
E. Surface Transportation Block Grant Program
The Surface Transportation Block Grant Program is a major federal funding program that provides flexible financial assistance to states and localities for a wide range of surface transportation projects, including highways, transit, and safety improvements.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ class of legislation ⓘ
administeredBy	United States Department of Transportation ⓘ
appliesTo	highways ⓘ public transportation ⓘ rail infrastructure ⓘ surface transportation ⓘ transportation planning ⓘ transportation safety programs ⓘ
authorizes	obligation of federal transit funds ⓘ obligation of federal-aid highway funds ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
defines	federal highway programs ⓘ federal surface transportation policy ⓘ federal transit programs ⓘ federal transportation funding formulas ⓘ
fundedBy	Highway Trust Fund ⓘ federal motor fuels taxes ⓘ other federal transportation-related revenues ⓘ
implementedBy	Federal Highway Administration ⓘ Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ⓘ Federal Transit Administration ⓘ National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ⓘ
includesProgramTypes	competitive grant programs ⓘ discretionary grant programs ⓘ formula grant programs ⓘ research and development programs ⓘ
legalForm	public law ⓘ
passedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
policyScope	congestion mitigation ⓘ environmental protection in transportation ⓘ freight mobility ⓘ infrastructure investment ⓘ resilience and climate adaptation in transportation ⓘ transportation equity and accessibility ⓘ transportation safety ⓘ
regulates	use of Highway Trust Fund revenues ⓘ
requires	metropolitan transportation improvement programs ⓘ statewide transportation improvement programs ⓘ
requiresCoordinationWith	metropolitan planning organizations ⓘ state departments of transportation ⓘ
sets	funding levels for freight and goods movement programs ⓘ funding levels for highways ⓘ funding levels for public transit ⓘ funding levels for safety programs ⓘ funding levels for transportation planning ⓘ
signedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
timeLimited	yes ⓘ
typicalDuration	multi-year ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Highway Performance Program → componentOf → U.S. surface transportation authorization acts ⓘ

Public Law 95-504 → componentOf → United States transportation policy ⓘ