Surface Transportation
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Report
Public Spending on Transportation and Water Infrastructure, 1956 to 2014
March 2, 2015This report provides information on spending by federal, state, and local governments for transportation and water infrastructure, which totaled $416 billion in 2014.
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The Highway Trust Fund and the Treatment of Surface Transportation Programs in the Federal Budget
June 11, 2014How can lawmakers address the imbalance between revenues and spending in the Highway Trust Fund? How does the unique budgetary classification of surface transportation programs limit the effectiveness of standard spending controls?
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Presentation
Anatomy of a Cost Estimate for Legislation Funding Transportation Programs
June 11, 2014To show how transportation funding is handled in CBO’s cost estimates, this slide deck provides a guide to the agency’s 2012 estimate of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act.
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Testimony on the Status of the Highway Trust Fund and Options for Financing Highway Spending
May 6, 2014With its current revenue sources, the Highway Trust Fund cannot support spending at the current rate. The fund’s projected shortfalls have generated increased interest in borrowing by state and local governments to finance highway projects.
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Testimony on Public-Private Partnerships for Highway Projects
March 5, 2014Do public-private partnerships build roads more quickly or at a lower cost? Does private financing increase the funding available for highway projects? Joseph Kile, Assistant Director for Microeconomic Studies, testified on those issues.
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Infrastructure Banks and Surface Transportation
July 12, 2012CBO analyzes an illustrative federal infrastructure bank for transportation—one that is representative of those in many recent proposals.