Considers legislation to increase motor vehicle, fuel, and tire taxes. Includes Association of American Railroads report "Highways: Development, Use and Financing," Dec. 1955 (p. 253-408); and President's Advisory Committee on a National Highway Program report "Ten-Year National Highway Program," Jan. 1955 (p. 565-624).
Considers legislation to establish a Federal Highway Corporation to finance the construction of the interstate highway system. Includes examination of fiscal, engineering, safety, and right-of-way problems related to highway construction and examines impact of the interstate system on Federal-state relations, urban developments, and other modes of transportation.