HIGHWAY PROGRAMMING ISSUED AND PRACTICES: PROCEEDINGS OF TWO CONFERENCES. PART 4: EASTERN CONFERENCE--PAPER PRESENTED BY W. M. HILLIARD

Cash flow management represents an alternative to transportation agencies to obtain more product without introducing new revenues and an opportunity to make better utilization of transportation trust funds. Cash flow management involves risk, particularly in the transportation sector which is dependent on worldwide oil policy. Cash flow management also requires an entirely different management philosophy and management technology from accrual/encumbrance management. There are legal and political barriers to cash flow management. The decision as whether to embark upon cash flow management from an accrual/encumbrance is one which will be unique for each government agency and should only be done after careful review of the advantages, disadvantages, constraints, and resource required. It is, however, an alternative that should be explored in order to get the most from the tax dollar. (Author)

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  • This paper appeared in TRB Unpublished Report No. 33, Highway Programming Issues and Practices: Proceedings of Two Conferences.
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• Authors:
  • Hilliard, W M
• Publication Date: 1983-5

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 23-25
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Unpublished Report
  • Issue Number: 33
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cash flow; Highways; Management; Programming (Planning)
• Old TRIS Terms: Highway programming
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00376404
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jul 30 1983 12:00AM