Highways and Public Transportation: How to Pay for Them? ( Transportation Infrastructure - Roads, Highways, Bridges, Airports and Mass Transit )

Publication series :Transportation Infrastructure - Roads, Highways, Bridges, Airports and Mass Transit

Author: Riley N. Michelson  

Publisher: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.‎

Publication year: 2016

E-ISBN: 9781626188136

Subject: U279 Bus Use, Maintenance and Overhaul

Keyword: 车辆运用、保养与检修,公路运输

Language: ENG

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Highways and Public Transportation: How to Pay for Them?

Chapter

More for Deficit Reduction; the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (OBRA93; P.L. 103-66)

ALTERNATIVES FOR HTF FINANCING

Sales Taxes

Reforms to the Current Fuel-Tax Structure

Distance-Based (VMT) Charges

Privacy Issues

Pricing

Transition Costs/Complexity

VMT and Non-highway Programs

Other Options to Preserve the Highway Trust Fund

THE FUTURE OF THE TRUST FUND

TOLL FINANCING OF FEDERAL-AID SYSTEM HIGHWAYS

Options for Expanded Use of Tolling

Obstacles to the Expanded Use of Tolling

Views on the Potential of Toll Financing

VALUE CAPTURE

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (PPPS)

Private Financing

OTHER RESOURCE BENEFITS OF PPPS

TIFIA FINANCING

National Infrastructure Bank

National Infrastructure Innovation and Finance Fund

End Notes

Chapter 2 THE FEDERAL EXCISE TAX ON GASOLINE AND THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND: A SHORT HISTORY

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

GASOLINE EXCISE TAX FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION—1932

NATIONAL DEFENSE REQUIREMENTS

HIGHWAY TRUST FUND

GASOLINE EXCISE TAX FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION

REVERSION FROM DEFICIT REDUCTION TO USER TAX STATUS

EXTENSIONS IN THE 112TH CONGRESS

ISSUES

APPENDIX. EXTENSIONS OF FUNDING FOR THE HIGHWAYS TRUST FUND: 108TH-111TH CONGRESSES

Extensions in the 108th Congress

Extensions in the 109th Congress

Extensions in the 110th Congress

Extensions in the 111th Congress

End Notes

Chapter 3 HOW WOULD PROPOSED FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS AFFECT THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND?

THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND

PROPOSED CHANGES IN CAFE STANDARDS

EFFECTS OF THE PROPOSED CAFE STANDARDS ON FUEL CONSUMPTION AND THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND

Fuel Consumption

Highway Trust Fund Revenues

The Basis of the Estimates

WAYS TO MITIGATE THE PROPOSED STANDARDS’ EFFECTS ON CASH FLOWS

End Notes

Chapter 4 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING AND PROGRAMS UNDER MAP-21: MOVING AHEAD FOR PROGRESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY ACT (P.L. 112-141)

SUMMARY

MAP-21: OVERVIEW

Surface Transportation Finance and the Highway Trust Fund

Budget Control Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-25)

HIGHWAYS

FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

Formulas and Apportionments

Core Highway Formula Programs

National Highway Performance Program (NHPP; §1106)

Surface Transportation Program (STP; §1108)

Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP; §1112)

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program (CMAQ; Section 1113)

Transportation Alternatives Program (TA; §1122): Transportation Enhancements/Non-Motorized Transportation Alternatives

Transferability among the Core Programs (§1509)

Other Highway Programs

Emergency Relief (ER) Program

Territorial and Puerto Rico Highway Program

Appalachian Development Highway System Program (ADHS)

Projects of National and Regional Significance (PNRS)

Construction of Ferry Boats and Ferry Terminal Facilities

Federal Lands and Tribal Transportation Programs

TOLLING

TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION ACT (TIFIA) PROGRAM

TRANSIT

Funding

Program Restructuring

New Starts Program

Operating Assistance

TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

National Planning

Statewide Planning

Metropolitan Planning

Non-environmental Provisions Accelerating Project Delivery

ACCELERATING TRANSPORTATION PROJECT DELIVERY

Requirements Applicable to the Environmental Review Process

Statements of National Policy and Codification of Existing Requirements

Amendments to Environmental Review Requirements Enacted under SAFETEA

Provisions Pertaining to Categorical Exclusions

Directives to DOT and GAO

AMENDMENTS TO THE CMAQ PROGRA

SAFETY PROGRAMS

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

Motorcoach Safety

Other Provisions

FTA Transit Safety Oversight Program

FREIGHT POLICY

Truck Size and Weight

Freight Broker Financial Security

Harbor Maintenance

U.S. Flag Shipping Requirement Relaxed

End Notes

INDEX

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