ISTEA Reauthorization
Policy and Principles
Federal traffic safety programs, including mandated blood-alcohol concentration laws, are under consideration as part of reauthorization of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA). The Clinton Administration laid out the following goals and principles for reauthorization of the Act.Overview Transportation has been vital to America’s economic prosperity and quality of life since the Nation’s founding. From the colonial post roads and canals that expanded our frontiers, to the railroads and interstate highways that linked a growing country, and to the mass transit systems that made possible the development of our great cities, transportation has opened up new markets and enabled…
