Surface Transportation
- Cost Estimate
S. 1925, Driver Privacy Act
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 9, 2014
- Presentation
Anatomy of a Cost Estimate for Legislation Funding Transportation Programs
To show how transportation funding is handled in CBO's cost estimates, this slide deck provides a guide to the agency's 2012 estimate of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act.
- Report
The Highway Trust Fund and the Treatment of Surface Transportation Programs in the Federal Budget
How can lawmakers address the imbalance between revenues and spending in the Highway Trust Fund? How does the unique budgetary classification of surface transportation programs limit the effectiveness of standard spending controls?
- Report
Answers to Questions for the Record Following a Hearing on New Routes for Funding and Financing Highways and Transit Conducted by the Senate Committee on Finance
On May 6, 2014, CBO testified before the Senate Finance Committee about the Highway Trust Fund and options for financing highway spending. Some committee members submitted further questions for the record; this document gives CBO’s answers.
- Presentation
The Status of the Highway Trust Fund, June 2014
Presentation by Sarah Puro, CBO Analyst, to Americans for Transportation Mobility
- Report
Letter to the Honorable Nick J. Rahall II regarding Two Scenarios for Federal Funding Commitments From the Highway Trust Fund
Two Scenarios for Federal Funding Commitments From the Highway Trust Fund
- Report
Testimony on the Status of the Highway Trust Fund and Options for Financing Highway Spending
With its current revenue sources, the Highway Trust Fund cannot support spending at the current rate. The fund’s projected shortfalls have generated increased interest in borrowing by state and local governments to finance highway projects.
- Cost Estimate
S. 2086, Reliable Home Heating Act
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 9, 2014
- Report
Testimony on Public-Private Partnerships for Highway Projects
Do public-private partnerships build roads more quickly or at a lower cost? Does private financing increase the funding available for highway projects? Joseph Kile, Assistant Director for Microeconomic Studies, testified on those issues.
- Presentation
The Status of the Highway Trust Fund and Budget Basics for the Treatment of New Programs
Presentation by Sarah Puro, CBO Analyst, on Capitol Hill in a Panel Discussion with Local Leaders