Surface Transportation
- Blog Post
One-Page Summary of The Renewable Fuel Standard: Issues for 2015 and Beyond
CBO has assessed how much the supply of various types of renewable fuels would have to increase over the next several years to comply with the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), and how food and fuel prices would vary in three scenarios.
- Report
Testimony on the Renewable Fuel Standard: Issues for 2015 and Beyond
Terry Dinan, Senior Advisor for CBO’s Microeconomic Studies Division, testifies on the Renewable Fuel Standard before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Subcommittee on Environment.
- Presentation
Pricing Freight Transport to Account for External Costs
Presentation by David Austin, an Analyst in CBO’s Microeconomics Studies Division, at the 3rd Annual Michigan Rail Conference.
- Report
Answer to a Question for the Record Following a Hearing on the Future of Highway Funding Conducted by the Senate Committee on Finance
The Senate Committee on Finance convened a hearing at which CBO testified on the status of the Highway Trust Fund and options for paying for highway spending. A question for the record was submitted. This document provides CBO’s answer.
- Report
Answer to a Question for the Record Following a Hearing on the Long-Term Financing of the Highway Trust Fund Conducted by the House Committee on Ways and Means
The House Ways and Means Committee convened a hearing at which CBO testified on the status of the Highway Trust Fund and options for paying for highway spending. A question for the record was submitted. This document provides CBO’s answer.
- Report
Testimony on the Status of the Highway Trust Fund and Options for Paying for Highway Spending
Highway Trust Fund revenue cannot support current spending. The fund’s projected shortfalls could be addressed by reducing spending, increasing tax revenue credited to the trust fund, or transferring money from the Treasury’s general fund.
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Testimony on the Status of the Highway Trust Fund and Options for Paying for Highway Spending
Highway Trust Fund revenue cannot support current spending. The fund’s projected shortfalls could be addressed by reducing spending, increasing tax revenue credited to the trust fund, or transferring money from the Treasury’s general fund.
- Working Paper
Pricing Freight Transport to Account for External Costs: Working Paper 2015-03
This study examines policy options that could address the unpriced external costs of transporting freight by truck and by rail, including weight and distance charges, diesel fuel taxes, container fees, and the tire tax.
- Presentation
Issues Regarding the Renewable Fuel Standard
Presentation by Ron Gecan, an analyst in CBO’s Microeconomics Studies Division, at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Economics Association.
- Report
Public Spending on Transportation and Water Infrastructure, 1956 to 2014
This report provides information on spending by federal, state, and local governments for transportation and water infrastructure, which totaled $416 billion in 2014.