Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 5.12.1997

FTA Fiscal Year 1998 Apportionments, Allocations and Program Information

The Department of Transportation (DOT) and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Pub. L. 105-66), was signed into law by President Clinton on October 27, 1997. Pending further consideration of a multi-year authorization next Spring, Congress has passed a six-month extension of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), known as the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 1997. This act, signed by President Clinton on December 1, 1997, provides additional funding authorizations for the transit, highway, and highway safety programs for the period October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998. The previous authorizations, under ISTEA, were effective through September 30, 1997. Funding for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is derived from two sources: the general funds of the Treasury and motor fuel taxes deposited into the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund. The 1998 DOT Appropriations Act provides $240,000,000 in general funds for the formula programs under 49 U.S.C. Sections 5307, 5311, and 5310. It also provides general funds in the amount of $52,250,000 for the transit planning and research programs of 49 U.S.C. Sections 5303, 5313(b),