23 CFR § 420.201 - What is the purpose of this subpart?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t23/s420.201"
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title: "23 CFR § 420.201 - What is the purpose of this subpart?"
title_number: 23
title_name: "Highways"
section_number: "420.201"
section_name: "What is the purpose of this subpart?"
chapter_name: "FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "PLANNING AND RESEARCH"
part_number: "420"
part_name: "PLANNING AND RESEARCH PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "23 U.S.C. 103(b)(6), 104(f), 115, 120, 133(b), 134(n), 303(g), 505, and 315; and 49 CFR 1.48(b)."
regulatory_source: "67 FR 47271, July 18, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "420"
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# 420.201 What is the purpose of this subpart?

The purpose of this subpart is to prescribe requirements for research, development, and technology transfer (RD&T) activities, programs, and studies undertaken by State DOTs and their subrecipients with FHWA planning and research funds.