Reauthorizing Highway and Transit Funding Programs

Surface transportation reauthorization acts fund federal highway and public transportation programs, along with transportation research, intercity passenger rail, and other programs. The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act; P.L. 114-94), authorized federal spending on highways and public transportation for FY2016- FY2020. The funding expires on September 30, 2020. This paper discusses the federal-aid highway program, the federal public transportation program, funding issues, options, revenues,and issues in reauthorlzation.

• Record URL:
  • https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/download/IF/IF11125/IF11125.pdf/
• Corporate Authors:

  Congressional Research Service

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Kirk, Robert S
  • Mallett, William J
• Publication Date: 2019-6-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 3p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Federal government; Government funding; Legal factors; Revenues
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Law; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01710585
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: IF11125
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 10 2019 9:52AM