FINANCIAL REPORT
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY STEWARDSHIP INFORMATION
| Surface Transportation: | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 | FY 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Highway Administration | |||||
| Federal Aid Highways (HTF) | $29,207,012 | $29,750,120 | $32,190,231 | $32,800,748 | $34,470,595 |
| Other Highway Trust Fund Programs | 300,493 | 445,083 | 452,022 | 366,672 | 481,762 |
| General Fund Programs | 962,370 | 330,790 | 14,240 | 51,119 | 31,740 |
| Appalachian Development System | 263,430 | 425,810 | 366,816 | 329,161 | 185,316 |
| Federal Motor Carrier | 299,450 | 195,740 | 117,004 | 196,967 | 144,455 |
| Total Federal Highway Administration | 31,032,755 | 31,147,543 | 33,140,313 | 33,744,667 | 35,313,868 |
| Federal Transit Administration | |||||
| Discretionary Grants | $160,655 | $119,277 | $91,961 | $11,719 | $27,174 |
| Formula Grants | 4,723,674 | 4,521,288 | 3,376,068 | 2,086,876 | 1,329,811 |
| Capital Investment Grants | 2,788,920 | 3,375,206 | 3,073,294 | 2,662,845 | 2,473,141 |
| Washington Metro Area Transit Authority | 12,409 | 1,719 | 4,255 | 28,430 | 46 |
| Interstate Transfer Grants | 1,479 | 1,411 | 206 | 1,774 | 360 |
| Formula and Bus Grants | – | – | 1,862,772 | 4,193,989 | 5,968,651 |
| Total Federal Transit Administration | 7,687,137 | 8,018,901 | 8,408,556 | 8,985,633 | 9,799,183 |
| Total Surface Transportation Nonfederal Physical Property Investments | $38,719,892 | $39,166,444 | $41,548,869 | $42,730,300 | $45,113,051 |
| Air Transportation: | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 | FY 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Aviation Administration | |||||
| Airport Improvement Program | $2,977,300 | $3,712,423 | $3,852,141 | $3,923,719 | $3,753,840 |
| Total Air Transportation Nonfederal Physical Property Investments | $2,977,300 | $3,712,423 | $3,852,141 | $3,923,719 | $3,753,840 |
| Total Nonfederal Physical Property Investments | $41,697,192 | $42,878,867 | $45,401,010 | $46,654,019 | $48,866,891 |
The Federal Highway Administration reimburses States for construction costs on projects related to the Federal Highway System of roads. The main programs in which the States participate are the National Highway System, Interstate Systems, Surface Transportation, and Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality Improvement programs. The States’ contribution is ten percent for the Interstate System and twenty percent for most other programs.
The Federal Transit Administration provides grants to State and local transit authorities and agencies.
Formula grants provide capital assistance to urban and non-urban areas and may be used for a wide variety of mass transit purposes, including planning, construction of facilities, and purchases of buses and railcars. Funding also includes providing transportation to meet the special needs of elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities.
Capital investment grants, which replaced discretionary grants in FY 1999, provide capital assistance to finance acquisition, construction, reconstruction, and improvement of facilities and equipment. Capital investment grants fund the categories of new starts, fixed guideway modernization, and bus and bus-related facilities.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority provides funding to support the construction of the Washington Metrorail System.
Interstate Transfer Grants provided Federal financing from FY 1976 through FY 1995 to allow States and localities to fund transit capital projects substituted for previously withdrawn segments of the Interstate Highway System.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) makes project grants for airport planning and development under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) to maintain a safe and efficient nationwide system of public-use airports that meet both present and future needs of civil aeronautics. FAA works to improve the infrastructure of the nation’s airports, in cooperation with airport authorities, local and State governments, and metropolitan planning authorities.
| Surface Transportation: | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 | FY 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Highway Administration | |||||
| National Highway Institute Training | $4,069 | $11,844 | $14,123 | $4,083 | $1,205 |
| Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | |||||
| California Highway Patrol | 192 | 41 | – | 127 | 722 |
| Safety Grants | – | – | – | 748 | 426 |
| Idaho Video | 344 | 208 | – | – | 302 |
| Kentucky IT Conference | – | – | 175 | – | – |
| Massachusetts Training Academy | 9 | 53 | – | 172 | – |
| Minnesota Crash Investigation | 21 | – | 1 | – | – |
| New York Crash Reconstruction | – | – | – | 36 | 180 |
| Tennessee Crash Investigation | – | – | – | 165 | 167 |
| Federal Transit Administration | |||||
| National Transit Institute Training (1) | 4,667 | 3,318 | 3,961 | 3,879 | 4,577 |
| National Highway Safety Administration | |||||
| Section 403 Highway Safety Programs | 53,964 | 110,981 | 221,523 | 235,382 | 162,038 |
| Highway Traffic Safety Grants | 205,509 | 216,702 | 279,244 | 416,241 | 485,721 |
| Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration | |||||
| Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) Training | 7,780 | 8,065 | 7,800 | 7,798 | 13,263 |
| Total Surface Transportation Human Capital Investments | 276,555 | 351,212 | 526,827 | 668,631 | 668,601 |
| Maritime Transportation: | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 | FY 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maritime Administration | |||||
| State Maritime Academies Training (1) | 9,208 | 9,215 | 7,528 | 8,978 | 9,406 |
| Additional Maritime Training | 388 | 328 | 134 | 555 | 800 |
| Total Maritime Transportation Human Capital Investments | 9,596 | 9,543 | 7,662 | 9,533 | 10,206 |
| Total Human Capital Investments | $286,151 | $360,755 | $534,489 | $678,164 | $678,807 |
The National Highway Institute develops and conducts various training courses for all aspects of Federal Highway Administration. Students are typically from the State and local police, State highway departments, public safety and motor vehicle employees, and U.S. citizens and foreign nationals engaged in highway work of interest to the Federal Government. Types of courses given and developed are modern developments, technique, management, planning, environmental factors, engineering, safety, construction, and maintenance.
The California Highway Patrol educates the trucking industry for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration about Federal and State commercial motor vehicle/carrier inspection procedures, and to increase CMV driver awareness. The Idaho Video Program develops video training material utilized by the FMCSA National Training Center for the purpose of training State and Local law enforcement personnel. The Massachusetts Training Academy provides training to State law enforcement personnel located in the northeast region of Massachusetts. The Minnesota Crash Investigation program provides training and develops processes and protocols for commercial motor vehicle crash investigations.
The National Transit Institute of the Federal Transit Administration develops and offers training courses to improve transit planning and operations. Technology courses cover such topics as alternative fuels, turnkey project delivery systems, communications-based train controls, and integration of advanced technologies.
The National Highway Safety Administration’s programs authorized under the Highway Trust Fund provide resources to State and Local governments, private partners, and the public, to effect changes in driving behavior on the nation’s highways to increase safety belt usage and reduce impaired driving. NHTSA provides technical assistance to all states on the full range of components of the impaired driving system as well as conducting demonstrations, training and public information/education on safety belt usage.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration administers Hazardous Material Training (Hazmat). The purpose of Hazmat Training is to train State and local emergency personnel on the handling of hazardous materials in the event of a hazardous material spill or storage problem.
(1) Does not include funding for the Student Incentive Payment (SIP) program which produces graduates who are obligated to serve in a reserve component of the United States armed forces. Does not include funding for maintenance and repair (M&R).
| Surface Transportation: | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 | FY 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Highway Administration | |||||
| Intelligent Transportation Systems | $146,852 | $183,634 | $129,219 | $152,799 | $128,931 |
| Other Applied Research and Development | 142,557 | 114,315 | 105,336 | 74,942 | 63,906 |
| Federal Railroad Administration | |||||
| Railroad Research and Development Program | $9,342 | $6,032 | $11,681 | $5,551 | $3,049 |
| Federal Transit Administration | |||||
| Applied Research and Development | |||||
| Transit Planning and Research | $3,483 | $2,546 | $6,543 | $3,144 | $6,076 |
| Office of the Secretary | |||||
| Applied Research and Development | |||||
| Emergency Transportation | $8 | $- | $- | $- | $- |
| Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration | |||||
| Applied Research and Development | |||||
| Pipeline Safety | $6,375 | $10,810 | $12,953 | $5,494 | $12,762 |
| Hazardous Materials | 1,489 | 1,638 | 2,225 | 1,072 | 1,084 |
| Research and Innovative Technology Administration | |||||
| Applied Research and Development | |||||
| Research and Technology | $1,134 | $1,564 | $1,110 | $1,036 | $1,036 |
| Total Surface Transportation Research and Development Investments | $311,240 | $320,539 | $269,067 | $244,038 | $216,844 |
| Air Transportation: | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 | FY 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Aviation Administration | |||||
| Research and Development Plant | $4,230 | $5,287 | $3,821 | $4,217 | $3,498 |
| Applied Research | 91,743 | 103,659 | 106,390 | 102,782 | 88,114 |
| Development | 478 | 547 | 587 | 844 | 814 |
| Administration | 28,643 | 29,163 | 30,566 | 32,050 | 33,519 |
| Total Air Transportation Research and Development Investments | $125,094 | $138,656 | $141,364 | $139,893 | $125,945 |
| Total Research and Development Investments | $436,334 | $459,195 | $410,431 | $383,931 | $342,789 |
The Federal Highway Administration’s research and development programs are earmarks in the appropriations bills for the fiscal year. Typically these programs are related to safety, pavements, structures, and environment. Intelligent Transportation Systems were created to promote automated highways and vehicles to enhance the national highway system. The output is in accordance with the specifications within the appropriations act.
The Federal Transit Administration supports research and development in the following program areas:
Research and development in Transit Planning and Research supports two major areas: the National Research Program and the Transit Cooperative Research Program. The National Research Program funds the research and development of innovative transit technologies such as safety-enhancing commuter rail control systems, hybrid electric buses, and fuel cell and battery-powered propulsion systems. The Transit Cooperative Research Program focuses on issues significant to the transit industry with emphasis on local problem-solving research.
Transit University Transportation Centers, combined with funds from the Highway Trust Fund, provide continued support for research, education, and technology transfer.
Capital investment grants, which replaced discretionary grants in FY 1999, provide capital assistance to finance acquisition, construction, reconstruction, and improvement of facilities and equipment. Capital investment grants fund the categories of new starts, fixed guideway modernization, and bus and bus-related activities.
The Office of the Secretary’s Office of Emergency Transportation is involved in research and development of mapping software for the Crisis Management Center, transportation policy, and outreach efforts.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration funds research and development activities for the following organizations and activities:
The Office of Pipeline Safety is involved in research and development in information systems, risk assessment, mapping, and non-destructive evaluation.
The Office of Hazardous Materials is involved in research, development, and analysis in regulation compliance, safety, and information systems.
The Research and Innovative Technology Administration’s Office of Research and Technology is involved in research and development for the University of Technology and Education.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) conducts research and provides the essential air traffic control infrastructure to meet increasing demands for higher levels of system safety, security, capacity, and efficiency. Research priorities include aircraft structures and materials; fire and cabin safety; crash injury-protection; explosive detection systems; improved ground and in-flight de-icing operations; better tools to predict and warn of weather hazards, turbulence and wake vortices; aviation medicine, and human factors.
