Primer on Federal Surface Transportation Authorization and the Highway Trust Fund
The United States is a large consumer of oil. Passenger and freight transportation are responsible for the use of over 10 million barrels a day. Transportation is the major cause of United States dependence on oil. Surface transportation engenders more than 23% of anthropogenic greenhouse gases. There are numerous opportunities to remedy this in the next surface transportation reauthorization bill. This paper presents the rudiments of federal surface transportation bill authorization, and its main beneficiary - the federal highway trust fund.
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Corporate Authors:
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
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Authors:
- Burbank, Cynthia J
- Nigro, Nick
- Publication Date: 2011-2
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 10p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Environmental protection; Exhaust gases; Financing; Fuel consumption; Greenhouse gases; Ground transportation; Legislation
- Identifier Terms: Federal Highway Trust Fund
- Uncontrolled Terms: Oil dependence; Reauthorization bills
- Subject Areas: Environment; Finance; Highways; Law; I10: Economics and Administration; I15: Environment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01343203
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: NTL, TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 27 2011 3:38PM