States' use of highway infrastructure funds and compliance with the Act's requirements

668237328PDFProceedingshttp://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS118404GAO-09-926TFinancingAppropriationsGovernment fundingFederal aidFederal assistance programsUnited StatesUnited States. Government Accountability OfficeSiggerud, KatherineUnited States. Government Accountability OfficeUnited States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureNTL-LAWS AND REGULATIONS-Federal LawsNTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-Economic ImpactsNTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-FundingNTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICYUS Transportation CollectionThe American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) included more than $48 billion for the Department of Transportation\u2019s (DOT) investment in transportation infrastructure, including highways, rail, and transit. This testimony\u2014based on GAO report GAO-09-829, issued on July 8, 2009 and updated with more recent data, in response to a mandate under the Recovery Act\u2014addresses (1) the uses of Recovery Act transportation funding including the types of projects states have funded, (2) the steps states have taken to meet the act\u2019s requirements, and (3) GAO\u2019s other work on transportation funding under the Recovery Act.In GAO-09-829, GAO examined the use of Recovery Act funds by 16 states and the District of Columbia (District), representing about 65 percent of the U.S. population and two-thirds of the federal assistance available through the act. GAO also obtained data from DOT on obligations and reimbursements for the Recovery Act\u2019s highway infrastructure funds