23-U.S.C.-304

§304 – Participation By Small Business Enterprises

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Title 23 > Chapter 3 > Section 304

Details

• Reference: Section 304
• Legend: §304 – Participation By Small Business Enterprises
• USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

It is declared to be in the national interest to encourage and develop the actual and potential capacity of small business and to utilize this important segment of our economy to the fullest practicable extent in construction of Federal-aid highways, including the Interstate System. In order to carry out that intent and encourage full and free competition, the Secretary should assist, insofar as feasible, small business enterprises in obtaining contracts in connection with the prosecution of the highway program.

(Pub. L. 85–767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 913; Pub. L. 112–141, div. A, title I, §1104(c)(5), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 427.)

Amendments

2012—Pub. L. 112–141 substituted Federal-aid highways for the Federal-aid highway systems.

Effective Date of 2012 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 112–141 effective Oct. 1, 2012, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 112–141, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment note under section 101 of this title.

U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage

23-U.S.C.-214 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Highways

In this entry about 23-U.S.C.-214, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to highways in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States highways-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.

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