Future Highway and Public Transportation Finance
Phase I: Current Outlook and Short-Term Solutions

(Released May 2005)

 

The Future Highway and Public Transportation Finance study was commissioned by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce through the National Chamber Foundation.  The objective of this two-phased study is to identify funding mechanisms to meet national highway and transit investment needs.  Phase I focuses on short-term funding for the period 2005 through 2015, starting with the reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA 21).  It examines Federal options that would increase Federal Highway Trust Fund (HTF) revenues, and options that could enable and stimulate greater investment by states, local government, and the private sector.  Phase II will address long-term funding mechanisms, including alternatives to the current fuel tax-based system.

 

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