### Question
Can you define what State transportation department means?


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

> 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**

