Surface Transportation
- Cost Estimate
S. 349, Reviving America’s Scenic Byways Act of 2019
As reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on June 19, 2019
- Report
Federal Investment, 1962 to 2018
In 2018, the federal government spent $492 billion on investment—for physical capital, education and training, and research and development—which represented 12 percent of federal spending and 2 percent of GDP.
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 2539, Strengthening Local Transportation Security Capabilities Act of 2019
As reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on May 30, 2019
- Cost Estimate
S. 542, the Interstate Transport Act of 2019
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 3, 2019
- Cost Estimate
S. 207, a bill to enhance tribal road safety, and for other purposes
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on January 29, 2019
- Presentation
Federal Grants to State and Local Governments for Investment
Presentation by Sheila Campbell, an analyst in CBO’s Microeconomic Studies Division, to the National Federation of Municipal Analysts on January 31, 2019.
- Report
Options for Reducing the Deficit: 2019 to 2028
CBO periodically issues a volume of options—this year’s installment presents 121—that would decrease federal spending or increase federal revenues. CBO’s website allows users to filter options by topic, date, and other categories.
- Report
Federal Support for Financing State and Local Transportation and Water Infrastructure
Sixty percent of state and local investment in transportation and water infrastructure is financed using tools that impose costs on the federal government: tax-exempt bonds, tax credit bonds, state banks, and direct federal credit programs.
- Report
Public Spending on Transportation and Water Infrastructure, 1956 to 2017
In 2017, spending by federal, state, and local governments for transportation and water infrastructure totaled $441 billion. This slide deck updates information that CBO released in 2015.
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 5158, a bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to request nominations for and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program, and for other purposes
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 27, 2018