23 U.S.C. § 304
Section 304 · Participation by small business enterprises
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case 232 F. Supp. 3d 741 - United States v. Taylor (2017)
Most recently applied in 232 F. Supp. 3d 741 - United States v. Taylor (February 2017)
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.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
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.