Transportation Act of 1920

The Transportation Act of 1920 returned railroads into private ownership after World War I era Nationalization by President Woodrow Wilson. The act effectively abolished the United States Railroad Administration, but significantly increased the ICC's power.[1][2]

This act was one of the first progressive-era Grants-in-aid legislative acts designed to erode the states' discretion and bring them under the control of the federal government.

## See also[edit]

* Grant-in-aid

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Interstate Economic Relations
2. ↑ Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy: K-Z