Innovative Financing of Highways

Innovative Financing of Highways

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Publisher: Congressional Budget Office

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 88

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The federal government provides about $20 billion a year in grants to states for highways; most of the money is raised through taxes on motor fuels. States, in financing their road-building programs, also rely heavily on motor fuel taxes and on fees paid by highway users. But these revenues are insufficient. This study reviews several approaches to augment traditional sources of funding for highways. The analysis covers changes in rules governing federal aid, state infrastructure banks, federal credit assistance, and private-sector financing of roads. Charts and tables.


Financing Federal-aid Highways

Financing Federal-aid Highways

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Published: 1983

Total Pages: 68

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Revised to incorporate changes in the financing procedures brought about by the 1982 Surface Transportation Assistance Act.


Federal-aid Highway Financing

Federal-aid Highway Financing

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means

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Published: 1961

Total Pages: 780

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Considers President's recommendations for financing Federal-Aid Highway Program. Focuses on retention of gasoline, tread rubber, and truck weight taxes.


Highway Finance

Highway Finance

Author: N. Kent Bramlett

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Published: 1983

Total Pages: 108

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This publication contains two reports on highway finance. The first report, "The Evolution of the Highway-User Charge Principle," examines the financing concept that, for the most part, pays for building our highways, their maintenance and other related highway costs. It examines the history of road and highway financing in the U.S. and the development of the "user-pays" concept. The user-nonuser debate is described, including who benefits from highways. The second report, "State Highway Finance Trends," examines the means of fiscal revival in State highway programs. It identifies and analyzes representative fiscal mechanisms of the several States which are responsible for the fiscal recovery. It also discusses implications such as the broadening of the scope of State transportation programs, including multimodal financing, highway-user subsidization of public transportation, and the nonuser revenue support of highway and transportation programs.