PART II: GENERAL OVERVIEW OF STATE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING AND FINANCING

13)  Please enter your state DOT's budget amounts for the following years and categories. Please include state funding only (exclude federal funds such as ARRA, federal-aid highway formula apportionments and allocations, federal transit funding, and other federal grants).

 

FY 2008 
(in millions of dollars)

FY 2009 
(in millions of dollars)

FY 2010 
(in millions of dollars)

FY 2011 
(as appropriated)
(in millions of dollars)

Highways

$________

$________

$________

$________

Transit: Operating

$________

$________

$________

$________

Transit: Capital

$________

$________

$________

$________

Transit: Other

$________

$________

$________

$________

Rail

$________

$________

$________

$________

Administrative Costs

$________

$________

$________

$________

Other (please specify): _

$________

$________

$________

$________

TOTAL BUDGET

$________

$________

$________

$________

Comments: _________

14)  Which best describes your state's approach to financing transportation?

 

Use of state bonding authority

 

Pay-as-you-go financing

 

Combination of bonding and pay-as-you-go

Comments: _________

15)  What are your state's revenue sources for highways (at the state level only)? Check all that apply.

 

Fuel Taxes

 

Additional Sales Taxes on Gasoline or Diesel

 

Motor Vehicle/Rental Car Sales Taxes

 

Vehicle Registration/License/Title Fees

 

Truck Weight Fees

 

General Obligation Bonds

 

Revenue Bonds

 

Tolls

 

General Funds

 

Interest Income

 

Other (please specify):

Comments: _________

16)  Please briefly describe any statutory, constitutional or other restrictions on the use of the revenues listed in question 15.  

17)  What are your state's revenue sources for transit (at the state level)? Check all that apply.

 

Fuel Taxes

 

Additional Sales Taxes on Gasoline or Diesel

 

Motor Vehicle/Rental Car Sales Taxes

 

Vehicle Registration/License/Title Fees

 

Truck Weight Fees

 

General Obligation Bonds

 

Revenue Bonds

 

Tolls

 

General Funds

 

Interest Income

 

Other (please specify):

Comments: _________

18)  Please briefly describe any statutory, constitutional or other restrictions on the use of the revenues listed in question 17. ________

19)  What, if any, are your state's revenue sources for these modes (at the state level)? Please list.

•  Passenger/Freight Rail: _________

•  Aviation: _________

•  Ports: _________

•  Bridges: _________

•  Other (please specify): _________

Comments: _________

20)  Please briefly describe any statutory, constitutional or other restrictions on the use of the revenues listed in question 19. _________

21)  Which of these does your state use to fund transportation projects? Check all that apply.

 

State Highway Fund

 

State Multimodal Transportation Fund

 

State Highway Trust Fund

 

State Multimodal Transportation Trust Fund

 

Dedicated Fund for Transit

 

Dedicated Fund for Rail

 

Other (e.g., funds for aviation, ports or bridges) (please specify): ______

Please describe _________

22)  Please briefly describe any statutory, constitutional or other restrictions on the use of the funds listed in question 21. _________

23)  Which of these non-traditional methods has your state used to fund or finance transportation? Check all that apply.

 

GARVEE Bonds

 

Private Activity Bonds (PABs)

 

Build America Bonds (BABs)

 

Federal Credit Assistance (TIFIA)

 

State Infrastructure Banks (SIBs)

 

Congestion Pricing

 

Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs)

 

Design-Build

 

Vehicle-Miles Traveled Fees or Weight-Mile Fees

 

Creation of Non-Profit, Quasi-Public Entities

 

Traffic Camera Fees

 

Container Fees

 

Other (please specify): _______

Comments: _________

24)  Does your state DOT engage in any of these methods for flexibly managing federal funds? Check all that apply.

 

Tapered Matching

 

Advance Construction

 

Toll Credits or "Soft Match"

 

Other (please specify): ______

Comments: _________

25)  How does your state allocate federal and/or state funds to local governmental entities through local aid? Check all that apply.

 

State Legislative Appropriation

 

DOT Allocation of Funds by Formula

 

DOT Allocation of Funds Within Existing Statutory Requirements

 

DOT Allocation of Funds, Discretionary

 

Other (please specify):

Please describe: _________

26)  Please list any statutory, constitutional or other restrictions on local transportation funding and financing options. _________

27)  Do you have any other comments or thoughts you would like to share? _________