Highway Beautification Act

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In the United States, highway beautification is the subject of the Highway Beautification Act, passed in the Senate on September 16, 1965, the House on October 8, 1965, and signed by the President on October 22, 1965.[1] This created "23 USC 131" or Section 131 of Title 23, United States Code (1965), commonly referred to as "Title I of the Highway Beautification Act of 1965, as Amended".[2]

The act called for control of outdoor advertising, including removal of certain types of signs, along the nation's growing Interstate Highway System and the existing federal-aid primary highway system. It also required certain junkyards along Interstate or primary highways to be removed or screened and encouraged scenic enhancement and roadside development.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "How the Highway Beautification Act Became a Law"
  2. ^ "Section 131 of Title 23, United States Code (1965)"
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