HIGHWAY FUNDING: FEDERAL DISTRIBUTION FORMULAS SHOULD BE CHANGED

More than $13 billion in highway funds have been apportioned among the states in fiscal year 1986 on the basis of highway formulas enacted by Congress over the years. These funds are used to preserve the existing highway system and provide for its further development. Concerned about whether the formulas distribute funds to the areas of greatest need given the population growth in the South and West, Senator Lawton Chiles asked GAO to examine the formulas' relevance to today's highways. To evaluate the relevance of each formula and alternative formula factors, GAO developed criteria aganist which to compare apportionment factors.

• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. General Accounting Office

  441 G Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20548
• Publication Date: 1986-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 69 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Equity; Evaluation; Federal aid highways; Formulas; Strategic planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Criteria; Fund allocations
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00463189
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1988 12:00AM