Annual Report on Funding Recommendations, Fiscal Year 2002, Report Number FTA-TBP10-99-01: Report of the Secretary of Transportation to the United States Congress, Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5309(o)(1)

2001Annual ReportPDFTech ReportFTA-TBP10-01-01Public transitRapid transitResearch projectsRail transitAllocationsBudgetsBuses(Vehicles)Federal budgetsGuideway systemsMass transportationRail transportationRapid transit systemsRecommendationsTables(Data)Transportation systemsUnited StatesUrban transportationUnited StatesUnited States. Federal Transit AdministrationUnited States. Federal Transit AdministrationFederal Transit AdministrationThis report provides the U.S. Department of Transportation's recommendations to Congress for allocation of funds to be made available under 49 U.S.C. \ua75309 for construction of new fixed guideway systems and extensions (major capital investments or \u201cnew starts\u201d) for Fiscal Year 2002. Section 5309(o)(1) requires an annual report to Congress \u201cthat includes a proposal on the allocation of amounts to be made available to finance grants and loans for capital projects for new fixed guideway systems and extensions to existing fixed guideway systems among applicants for those amounts.\u201d The Annual Report on New Starts is a collateral document to the President's annual budget submission to Congress. It is meant to be a constructive element in the administration of the Federal transit assistance program, enriching the information exchange between the Executive and Legislative branches at the beginning of an appropriations cycle for the next Fiscal Year.78