### Question
How is the term State transportation department defined?


### Answer
The term **State transportation department** is defined in *23 U.S.C. § 101* as the following:

> that department, commission, board, or official of any State charged by its laws with the responsibility for highway construction

#### Citation:
  - *23 U.S.C. § 101*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

