Transportation Programs Receive Big Funding Increases: Infrastructure Assistance

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• Creators:
  Brown, Dennis
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  EDA Public Works Grants Government Funding Infrastructure Rural Development Rural Transportation Rural Transportation Assistance Programs TEA21 Transportation Equity Act Fo The 21st Century USDA Rural Utility Service
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1403946
• Resource Type:
  Journal Article
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Transit Planning and Policy ; NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION ; NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICY
• Abstract:
  Funding for the Nation’s roads and mass transit systems is up sharply in 1999 with passage of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) (P.L. 105-178). TEA-21 authorizes a record $218 billion for highway and transit programs over the next 6 years (fiscal years 1998-2003), a 40-percent increase over the previous 6-year period. The majority of funding for most highway, highway safety, and transit programs is guaranteed. Highways, which are funded under the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Highway Planning and Construction Program, have received a record $28.2 billion in 1999, up 18 percent from 1998 funding levels (table 1). This program is important in many non-metro counties, especially in the West where per capita allocations are highest. [Rural Conditions and Trends, Vol.10, n.1, p. 13-17; Includes table and graphics.]
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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  urn:sha256:d3c85727bfdb6b2cca5eff6166fe49f0d4151d3b78fc9d03cccc0cb395b5265a
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  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12506/dot_12506_DS1.pdf
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