Surface Transportation Assistance Act

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Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982

Long title	A bill to authorize appropriations for construction of certain highways in accordance with title 23, United States Code, for highway safety, for mass transportation in urban and rural areas, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)	STAA
Enacted by	the 97th United States Congress
Effective	April 1, 1983
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 97–424
Statutes at Large	96 Stat. 2097
Codification
Titles amended	23 U.S.C.: Highways
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 6211 by Glenn M. Anderson (D-CA) on April 29, 1982 Passed the House on December 6, 1982 (262-143) Passed the Senate on December 21, 1982 (56-34) Reported by the joint conference committee on December 21, 1982; agreed to by the House on December 21, 1982 (180-87) and by the Senate on December 23, 1982 (54-33) Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on January 6, 1983

The Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 was a comprehensive transportation funding and policy act of the United States Federal Government, 96 Stat. 2097. The legislation was championed by the Reagan administration to address concerns about the surface transportation infrastructure (highways and bridges). The Act contained Title V, known as the Highway Revenue Act of 1982, which added five cents to the per gallon gas tax (the first such increase since 1961), of which four cents was dedicated to restore interstate highways and bridges, and one cent for public transit.^[1] The Act also set a goal of 10 percent for participation of disadvantaged business enterprises in federal-aid projects.