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OGC-86-6 1 (1986-03-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabnxh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20646 March 11, 1986 B-220532 lljfl 1111 l 129367 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives On February 5, 1986, the President's third special message for fiscal year 1986 was submitted to the Congress pursuant to the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. '! On February 25, 1986, we reported on D86-37 of the third special message. This letter is our report, as required by section 1014(b) of the Act, 2 U.S.C. S 685(b), on one rescission proposal in that message, affecting $521,274,850 of budget authority for discretionary grants for urban mass transportation systems, and three deferrals affecting budget authority for the President and for the Departments of Energy and Transportation, totalling $150,113,000. In order to give the Congress timely information on impoundments, this and our February 25 report on D86-37 cover some of the impoundments in the third special message concerning which members of Congress have expressed concern. We will shortly report on the remainder of the third special message. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION R86-67 Urban Mass Transportation Administration Discretionary Grants Amount proposed for rescission: $521,274,850 69X8191 Of the amount proposed for rescission, $223,600,000 is an impermissible reimpoundment and should be made available for obligation. We are notifying the Secretary of Transportation of this decision and will monitor the Secretary's actions. Section 3 of the iUrban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, 49 U.S.C. S 1602, authorizes the Urban Mass Transporta- tion Administration (UMTA) to make discretionary grants or loans to states and to local government agencies, for the construc- tion, acquisition, and rehabilitation of public transportation vehicles and facilities. Out of total budgetary resources of $1,611,812,260, the President proposes to rescind $521,274,850, intended for new public mass transportation systems and new extensions of older systems, so-called new start projects. GAO/OGC-86-6

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