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GAO-13-193R 1 (2013-01-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacgup0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO A-Countability , Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 January 16, 2013 The Honorable John D. Rockefeller Chairman The Honorable Ranking Member Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation United States Senate The Honorable Barbara Boxer Chairman The Honorable David Vitter Ranking Member Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate The Honorable Bill Shuster Chairman The Honorable Nick J. Rahall II Ranking Member Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representatives Subject: Highway Trust Fund Obligations, Fiscal Years 2009 to 2011 The Highway Trust Fund (HTF) was established to finance the construction of the Interstate Highway System. This system, built in partnership with state and local governments over more than 50 years, has become central to transportation in the United States. During this same time period, the federal role in surface transportation programs expanded to include a broader mission. Surface transportation programs have grown in number and complexity, and while most federal surface transportation funds remain dedicated to highway infrastructure and administered by the states, many of these programs now serve additional transportation, environmental, and societal purposes. In 2005, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) was enacted, authorizing a total of $244.1 billion for highways, highway safety, and public transportation.1 The HTF serves as the funding source for most of the authorized programs.2 In addition to authorizing funds for construction and 1Pub. L. No. 109-59, 119 Stat. 1144 (Aug. 10, 2005). 2An authorization act establishes or continues federal programs or agencies. SAFETEA-LU provided contract authority over the authorization period for most programs funded from the HTF. Contract authority is a form of budget authority that permits obligations to be incurred in advance of appropriations. Contract authority is unfunded, and a subsequent appropriation is needed to liquidate or pay the obligations. GAO-13-193R Highway Trust Fund Obligations

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