Table 30 Government Transportation Expenditures by Mode and Level of Government From Own Funds
Table 30 Government Transportation Expenditures by Mode and Level of Government From Own Funds
(Millions of current dollars)
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2003 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway total | 34,553 | 62,629 | 103,952 | U |
| Federal | 11,706 | 15,517 | 27,759 | 32,633 |
| State and local | 22,847 | 47,112 | 76,192 | U |
| Transit total | 8,949 | 19,251 | 32,384 | U |
| Federal | 3,307 | 3,832 | 5,334 | 4,922 |
| State and local | 5,642 | 15,420 | 27,050 | U |
| Rail total | 2,497 | 540 | 767 | U |
| Federal | 2,474 | 534 | 760 | 1,206 |
| State and local | 23 | 6 | 7 | U |
| Air total | 5,673 | 12,568 | 22,017 | U |
| Federal | 3,762 | 7,305 | 10,481 | 13,179 |
| State and local | 1,911 | 5,263 | 11,536 | U |
| Water total | 4,477 | 5,480 | 7,946 | U |
| Federal | 3,308 | 3,537 | 4,814 | 5,475 |
| State and local | 1,168 | 1,943 | 3,132 | U |
| Pipeline totala | - | 26 | 36 | U |
| Federal | - | 9 | 36 | 61 |
| State and local | - | 17 | U | U |
| General supportb | 259 | 191 | 259 | 8,554 |
| Total, all modes | 56,407 | 100,685 | 167,360 | U |
| Federal | 24,815 | 30,924 | 49,443 | 66,029 |
| State and local | 31,592 | 69,770 | 117,916 | U |
a Includes gas and liquid pipeline.
b Includes federal only: administrative and operating expenditures of the Office of the Secretary of Transportation (excluding outlays for Payments to Air Carriers and Commission on Aircraft Safety programs included under "Air" above), the Interstate Commerce Commission (1995 and prior), Office of the Inspector General, the Research and Special Programs Administration (excluding outlays for the Pipeline Safety program included in "Pipeline" above), the National Transportation Safety Board, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, and the Surface Transportation Board.
Key: - = no activity or a value of zero; U = unavailable.
Notes: Expenditures are from "own funds" for specified level of government. Federal includes direct spending and grants to states and localities. State and local includes outlays from all sources except federal grants. Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding. Only federal government expenditures are included for 2003.
Sources: Various sources, as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Government Transportation Financial Statistics 2003, available at http://www.bts.gov/government_transportation_financial_statistics/index.html, as of October 2005.