Surface Transportation
- Cost Estimate
S. 1660, American Jobs Act of 2011
Cost estimate for the bill as introduced in the Senate on October 5, 2011
- Blog Post
CBO Testified on the Federal Role in Paying for Highways
This morning Joseph Kile, CBOs Assistant Director for Microeconomic Studies, testified before the Senate Finance Committee to discuss the federal role in paying for highways.
- Report
Testimony on the Highway Trust Fund and Paying for Highways
Testimony before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate
- Blog Post
Alternative Approaches to Funding Highways
About 25 percent of the nation’s highways, which carry about 85 percent of all road traffic, are paid for in part by the federal government.
- Report
Alternative Approaches to Funding Highways
This study examines broad alternatives for federal funding of highways, focusing on fuel taxes and on taxes that could be assessed on the basis of the number of miles that vehicles travel.
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 662, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011
Pay-as-you-go table for the amendment to H.R. 662, offered as a Motion to Recommit with Instructions, dated February 28, 2011
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 662, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011
Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on February 16, 2011
- Blog Post
Spending and Funding for Highways
The nation’s network of highways plays a vital role in the United States. In 2007, the public sector spent $146 billion to build, operate, and maintain highways in the United States. About three-quarters of that total was provided by state and local governments.
- Blog Post
Public Spending on Transportation and Water Infrastructure
The nations transportation and water infrastructureits highways, airports, water supply systems, wastewater treatment plants, and other facilitiesplays a vital role in the economy.