U.S. Department of Transportation
Fiscal Year 2008 Budget In Brief

Budgetary Resources

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14,310

14,231

13,749

14,077

38,394

36,372

39,822

40,324

490

490

521

528

806

806

815

833

9,872

8,620

8,875

9,422

1,503

1,323

1,085

1,081

6

6

8

12

127

126

149

148

308

289

299

295

16

16

8

17

279

272

224

168

62

62

64

66

26

23

23

23

66,199

62,637

65,642

66,996

Budgetary Authority

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36,931

38,382

42,091

40,836

490

481

521

528

808

814

815

833

1,498

1,321

1,080

1,067

9,872

8,883

8,846

9,423

13,874

14,976

13,724

14,077

825

685

587

560

16

16

8

17

62

62

64

66

6

6

8

12

127

126

149

148

279

222

174

146

25

22

22

22

64,812

65,997

68,089

67,734

-368

-398

-387

-382

64,444

65,599

67,702

67,352

Discretionary Spending

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Spending

Discretionary Budgetary Resources:

Federal Aviation Administration

14,271

14,798

14,077

FAA operations, capital, and research programs (non-add)

10,756

11,283

11,327

Federal Highway Administration

34,206

31,477

37,176

Federal-Aid Highway Obligation Limitation (non-add)

34,183

35,551

39,585

Federal-Aid Highway rescission of contract authority (non-add)

-4,229

-4,261

-2,000

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

490

455

528

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Existing law

806

799

711

Legislative proposal

0

0

122

Federal Railroad Administration

1,502

1,324

1,071

Intercity Passenger Rail (non-add)

1,293

1,114

900

Maritime Administration

298

212

295

Federal Transit Administration

9,853

8,529

9,423

Federal Transit Administration Obligation Limitation (non-add)

8,263

6,910

7,873

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

16

16

17

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

115

112

119

Research and Innovative Technology Administration

6

6

12

All other programs (including offsetting collections)

267

203

128

Total, Discretionary budgetary resources1

61,830

57,931

63,679

Memorandum: Budget authority from enacted supplementals

3,501

0

0

Total, Discretionary outlays

59,236

62,713

65,811

Mandatory Outlays:

Federal Aviation Administration

-181

-158

1

Federal Highway Administration

1,080

1,300

1,339

Federal Railroad Administration

-4

-2

-5

Maritime Administration

274

198

145

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

12

15

16

All other programs (including offsetting collections)

-275

-291

-275

Total, Mandatory outlays

906

1,062

1,221

Total, Outlays

60,142

63,775

67,032

Credit activity

Direct Loan Disbursements:

Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program

54

330

1,393

Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program

79

363

600

Total, Direct loan disbursements

133

693

1,993

Guaranteed Loan Disbursements:

Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program

0

200

200

Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program2

0

0

100

Maritime Guaranteed Loans (Title XI)

140

100

0

Minority Business Resource Center

5

19

18

Total, Guaranteed loan disbursements

145

319

318

1 Includes both discretionary budget authority, obligation limitations, and rescissions.

2 Limitation on guaranteed loans made by private lenders.

Outlays

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34,193

35,375

38,743

38,153

436

638

506

503

504

841

766

868

1,477

1,454

1,135

1,119

8,637

10,234

9,157

10,465

14,189

14,545

14,818

15,338

592

481

415

507

16

16

8

17

62

63

64

66

132

138

137

138

248

354

259

207

6

4

8

11

21

26

22

22

60,507

64,173

66,038

67,414

-368

-398

-387

-382

60,139

63,775

65,651

67,032

Full Time Equivalent Employment

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44,348

45,011

46,153

45,401

2,802

2,802

3,016

3,017

605

635

635

623

1,059

1,092

1,114

1,119

505

512

541

527

808

844

844

850

337

396

401

405

145

157

157

157

137

130

130

125

785

785

820

808

672

744

754

759

183

219

219

227

419

410

420

410

523

639

639

637

53,328

54,376

55,843

55,065