CHANGES IN DOT'S GRANTS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS IN NONURBANIZED AREAS WOULD BE BENEFICIAL

GAO found that (1) the Federal Highway Administration has encouraged funding operating and project administrative costs at the maximum allowable levels, which provides the opportunity for program funds to be substituted for funds previously provided by other Federal and non-Federal sources, (2) certain operating-type costs are being funded at a level that is inconsistent with the funding of similar costs in urban systems, (3) the requirement that grantees provide services to the general public is unclear, and (4) inadequacies in the program's information system make it difficult to assess program results. This report presents the first two issues as matters for consideration by the Congress and makes recommendations for addressing the other issues.

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  U.S. General Accounting Office

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• Publication Date: 1982-5-28

Media Info

• Features: Appendices;
• Pagination: 36 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Federal government; Grant aid; Information dissemination; Operating costs; Rural areas
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00366736
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: GAO/CED-82-84 Tech Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1982 12:00AM