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U.S. Department of Transportation
2007 Budget in Brief

Budgetary Resources
Budget Authority
Discretionary Budget Resources, Mandatory Outlays and Credit Activity
Outlays
Full Time Equivalent Employment (FTE)

Budgetary Resources (Dollars in Millions)
Administration	2005 Actual	2006 Enacted	2007 Request
Federal Aviation Administration	13,853	14,310	13,749
Federal Highway Administration 1/	36,120	39,060	39,822
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	443	490	521
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	425	806	815
Federal Transit Administration 1/	8,604	8,504	8,875
Federal Railroad Administration	1,425	1,503	1,085
Research & Innovative Technology Administration: Bureau of Transportation Statistics 2/	4 [26]	6 [27]	8 [27]
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration	125	129	149
Maritime Administration	305	308	299
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation	16	16	8
Office of the Secretary	289	287	224
Office of Inspector General	58	62	64
Surface Transportation Board	21	26	23
Total DOT Appropriations	61,690	65,507	65,642
NOTE: Columns may not add due to rounding. Includes Appropriations, Obligation Limitations, User Fees, Asset Sales and Mandatory Highway Obligations in annual Appropriations Acts. 1/ Reflects net flex funding from the Federal Highway Administration to the Federal  Transit Administration. 2/ BTS funding from the Highway Trust is included in the FHWA totals.

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Budget Authority (Dollars in Millions)
Administration	2005 Actual	2006 Enacted	2007 Request
Federal Aviation Administration	14,058	13,867	13,972 1/
Federal Highway Administration 1/	38,670	38,538	42,091
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	440	490	521
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	428	808	815
Federal Transit Administration 1/	8,604	8,505	8,846
Federal Railroad Administration	1,421	1,498	1,080
Research & Innovative Technology Administration	4	6	8
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration	125	129	149
Maritime Administration	1,147	837	587
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation	16	16	8
Office of the Secretary	54	287	174
Office of Inspector General	58	62	64
Surface Transportation Board	20	25	22
SUBTOTAL	65,049	65,063	68,089
Offsetting Collections	-171	-504	-387
Total Budget Authority	64,878	64,559	67,702
NOTE: Columns may not add due to rounding 1/ Reflects net flex funding from the Federal Highway Administration to the Federal  Transit Administration.

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DISCRETIONARY BUDGETARY RESOURCES, (Dollars in millions)
	Actual	Estimate
	2005	2006	2007
SPENDING
Discretionary Budgetary Resources :
Federal Aviation Administration	14,011	14,270	12,774
FAA operations, capital, and research programs [non-add]	10,362	10,605	10,999
Rescission of unused contract authority [non-add]	---	---	-975
Federal Highway Administration	34,152	35,571	39,083
Federal-Aid Highways Obligation Limitation [non-add]	33,306	35,551	39,083
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (Obligation Limitation)	443	489	521
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration  (Obligation Limitation) 1/	450	806	815
Federal Transit Administration	8,605	8,503	8,846
Federal Transit Administration Obligation Limitation [non-add]	7,649	6,910	7,263
Rescission of unused contract authority [non-add]	---	---	-29
Federal Railroad Administration	1,426	1,502	1,086
Amtrak [non-add]	1,207	1,294	900
Maritime Administration	304	298	223
Rescission of unused balances	-2	-2	-76
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration	111	115	121
Research and Innovative Technology Administration	4	6	8
Surface Transportation Board	20	25	22
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation	16	16	8
All other programs (includes offsetting collections)	236	241	130
Total, Discretionary budgetary resources 2/	59,778	61,842	63,637
Memorandum: Budget authority from enacted supplementals	1,227	2,799	0
Total, Discretionary Outlays	56,093	60,254	64,520
Mandatory Outlays:
Federal Highway Administration	817	1,256	1,340
Office of the Secretary	20	79	50
All other (including offsetting receipts)	2	-336	-259
Total, Mandatory outlays	839	999	1,131
Total, Outlays	56,932	61,253	65,651
CREDIT ACTIVITY
Direct Loan Disbursements:
Transportation Infrastructure Finance    and Innovation Program	102	181	1,240
Railroad Rehabilitation and    Improvement Program	87	287	0
Total, Direct loan disbursements	189	468	1,240
Guaranteed Loan Commitments:
Transportation Infrastructure Finance    and Innovation Program	0	200	200
Maritime Guaranteed Loans (Title XI)	12	205	0
Minority Business Resource Center	6	21	18
Total, Guaranteed loan commitments	18	426	218
1/ Reflects the 2005 enacted level of $227 million. 2005 actual was $202 million and the remaining $25 million was transferred from FHWA to MHTSA in 2006. 2/ Includes both discretionary budget authority,  obligation limitations, and rescissions.

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Outlays (Dollars in Millions)
Administration	2005 Actual	2006 Enacted	2007 Request
Federal Aviation Administration	13,839	14,421	14,818
Federal Highway Administration 1/	31,880	34,554	38,743
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	353	656	506
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	350	663	766
Federal Transit Administration 1/	8,358	8,526	9,157
Federal Railroad Administration	1,441	1,612	1,135
Research & Innovative Technology Administration	17	3	8
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration	126	150	137
Maritime Administration	463	673	415
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation	15	16	8
Office of the Secretary	188	392	259
Office of the Inspector General	57	64	64
Surface Transportation Board	20	25	22
Subtotal	57,102	61,757	66,038
Offsetting Collections	-170	-504	-387
Total DOT Outlays	56,931	61,253	65,651
NOTE: Columns may not add due to rounding. 1/ Reflects net flex funding from the Federal Highway Administration to the Federal Transit Administration.

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Full Time Equivalent Employment (Dollars in Millions)
Administration	2005 Actual	2006 Enacted	2007 Request
Federal Aviation Administration	46,521	45,700	46,153
Federal Highway Administration 1/	2,820	3,016	3,016
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	1,031	1,100	1,114
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	600	674	677
Federal Transit Administration 1/	482	527	541
Federal Railroad Administration	791	837	844
Research & Innovative Technology Administration	673	749	754
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration	358	395	401
Maritime Administration	827	827	820
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation	146	157	157
Office of the Secretary	538	633	639
Working Capital Fund	205	239	219
Office of the Inspector General	418	430	420
Surface Transportation Board	134	150	130
Total Full Time Equivalent	55,544	55,434	55,885

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