United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-02-13 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:T-RCED-95-103 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-95-103 P0b002ee180386182 f:trc95103 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-95-103 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-95-103 T-RCED-95-103 State-administered programs Grant administration Transportation industry Federal aid to railroads Future budget projections Differential subsidies Mass transit operations Federal aid for highways Transportation operations Highway planning National Highway System DOT Unified Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program Amtrak Northeast Corridor Improvement Project Amtrak Northeast Corridor DOT Surface Transportation Program DOT Intelligent Vehicles and Highway System DOT Congestion Relief Initiative IVHS Testimony RCED The Transportation Department's (DOT) surface transportation programs support building and maintaining the nation's highways and transit systems, researching advanced technologies and new safety techniques, and overseeing safety for roads and rail. They collectively account for more than $26 billion and 6,700 full-time-equivalent positions in DOT's proposed fiscal year 1996 budget. This testimony discusses (1) the proposed reorganization of surface transportation within DOT, (2) the proposed restructuring of DOT's grant delivery system, (3) surface transportation budget issues, (4) federal funding of transit operating assistance and new transit investments, and (5) the financial and operating condition of Amtrak. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-95-103/html/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-95-103.htm GAO/T-RCED-95-103 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-95-103 Testimony GAO/T-RCED-95-103; Surface Transportation: Reorganization, Program Restructuring, and Budget Issues; State-administered programs Grant administration Transportation industry Federal aid to railroads Future budget projections Differential subsidies Mass transit operations Federal aid for highways Transportation operations Highway planning National Highway System DOT Unified Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program Amtrak Northeast Corridor Improvement Project Amtrak Northeast Corridor DOT Surface Transportation Program DOT Intelligent Vehicles and Highway System DOT Congestion Relief Initiative IVHS