Transportation Infrastructure: Implementation of Funding Flexibility
Under ISTEA and Use of Transportation Control Measures (Testimony,
10/14/93, GAO/T-RCED-94-50).

The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991
offers states and localities unprecedented opportunities to use federal
highway and mass transit funds across modal lines.  About $80 billion of
the $155 billion authorized by the act for the six-year period ending in
fiscal year 1997 can be used to underwrite either highway; mass transit;
or nontraditional projects, such as high occupancy vehicle lanes.  The
flexibility allowed under the act will be critical as states and
localities begin tackling highway congestion, air pollution, and
investing in highway and mass transit infrastructure.  This testimony
evaluates the (1) extent to which states and localities have used the
act's highway and mass transit capital funds flexibly to finance
different types of projects; (2) factors that have influenced the
flexible use of the act's funds; and (3) adequacy of analytical tools in
deciding on transportation investments.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-RCED-94-50
     TITLE:  Transportation Infrastructure: Implementation of Funding 
             Flexibility Under ISTEA and Use of Transportation
             Control Measures
      DATE:  10/14/93
   SUBJECT:  Urban transportation operations
             Mass transit operations
             Motor vehicle pollution control
             Air pollution control
             Transportation legislation
             Fuel taxes
             Federal/state relations
             Traffic regulation
             Funds management
             Interstate highway system
IDENTIFIER:  FHwA Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement 
             Program
             DOT Interstate Substitution Program
             New York
             Minnesota
             Road Information Project
             FHwA Travel Model Improvement Program
             
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