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Front Matter
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics Research and Innovative Technology Administration U.S. Department of Transportation
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February 2012
References
Air Transport Association. Airline Industry Taxes and Fees, Airlines for America, Washington, DC. Obtained from: http://www.airlines.org/Pages/Econ_Aviation_Economy.aspx, as of October 2011.
Office of Management and Budget. (2011). Budget of the United States Government: Browse,...
Table B-2. Data sources and methods for transportation expenditure.
Mode
Level of Government
Data Source
Highway
Federal
All except noted: U.S. DOT, FHWA, ―Highway Statistics,‖ annual issues, Table FA-5. Obtained...
Table B-1. Data sources and methods for transportation revenue.
Mode
Level of Government
Data Source
Highway
Federal
All except noted: FHWA, Highway Statistics Series, annual issues,...
Appendix B. Data Sources
This appendix presents data sources by mode and level of government. Table B-1 and table b-2 list data sources for transportation revenue and expenditure, respectively, by mode and by level of government.
Table B-1. Data sources and methods for transportation revenue. Table B-2. Data...Supporting Revenue
Supporting revenue consists of receipts that are generated from non-transportation sources but are designated to fund transportation programs. The supporting revenue shows the amount of money coming from the rest of the economy for funding transportation. The most common sources of...
Revenue Directed to Other Uses
Revenue directed to other uses consists of government receipts from transportation-related taxes and charges, which are not used for transportation purposes. Such revenue is raised from transportation sources but is used to finance activities other than transportation. The difference between...
Own-Source Revenue
Own-source revenue includes receipts collected by government from transportation-related taxes and charges earmarked to fund transportation programs. There are two criteria that distinguish own-source from other types of transportation revenue: the revenue must be raised from transportation...
Appendix A. Detailed Description of Transportation Revenues and Expenditures
This appendix provides a detailed discussion of transportation revenues and expenditures.
A.1 Transportation RevenueAs defined in section 2, transportation revenue includes three categories: own-source revenue, revenue directed to other uses, and supporting revenue. The...