Title 23HighwaysRelease 119-73

§310 Civil defense

Title 23 › Chapter CHAPTER 3— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 310

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Transportation must consult the Federal Civil Defense Administrator occasionally about civil defense issues in planning and building highways paid for with federal funds.

Full Legal Text

Title 23, §310

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In order to assure that adequate consideration is given to civil defense aspects in the planning and construction of highways constructed or reconstructed with the aid of Federal funds, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized and directed to consult, from time to time, with the Federal Civil Defense Administrator relative to the civil defense aspects of highways so constructed or reconstructed.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1973—Pub. L. 93–87 substituted “Secretary of Transportation” for “Secretary of Commerce”.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

Office of Federal Civil Defense Administrator, referred to in text, abolished and functions thereof transferred to President by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1958, set out as a note under section 5195 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. The Plan also established a new agency in the Executive Office of the President, known as the Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization to be headed by a Director. Office redesignated as the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization by act Aug. 26, 1958 (72 Stat. 861; 42 U.S.C. 5195 note). Civil defense functions transferred to Secretary of Defense by Executive Order No. 10952 of July 20, 1961, formerly set out as a note under section 2271 of the former Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense, and remaining functions redesignated Office of Emergency Planning by act Sept. 22, 1961 (75 Stat. 630; 42 U.S.C. 5195 note). Office redesignated Office of Emergency Preparedness by act Oct. 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1194; 42 U.S.C. 5195 note). Office of Emergency Preparedness including office of Director abolished and functions thereof transferred to President by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1973, set out as a note under section 5195 of Title 42.

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Citation

23 U.S.C. § 310

Title 23Highways

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73