23 CFR § 230.203 - Policy.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t23/s230.203"
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title: "23 CFR § 230.203 - Policy."
title_number: 23
title_name: "Highways"
section_number: "230.203"
section_name: "Policy."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL RIGHTS"
part_number: "230"
part_name: "EXTERNAL PROGRAMS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "23 U.S.C. 101, 140, and 315; 42 U.S.C. 2000d  and 49 CFR 1.81."
regulatory_source: "40 FR 28053, July 3, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
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# 230.203 Policy.

Based on the provisions of Pub. L. 97-424, dated January 6, 1983, it is the policy of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to promote increased participation of minority business enterprises in Federal-aid highway contracts in part through the development and implementation of cost effective supportive services programs through the State highway agencies.