Will Increased Highway Funding Help Rural Areas?

[摘要] Rural areas in the United States stand to benefit from new highway funding legislation, especially the South. The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) authorizes sharply increased funding for major roads and is the single largest public works bill in U.S. history. Over a 6-year period, it will provide $171 billion to build new roads, widen lanes, put in new interchanges, and construct bridges. Under TEA-21, some spending discrepancies will be addressed and resolved for States that contribute more money into the Federal Highway Trust Fund than they receive in benefits.

[发布日期] 1999-08-02 [发布机构] United States Department of Agriculture

[学科分类] 农业科学（综合）

[关键词] Federal-aid highways;Federal highway investments;Highway Trust Fund;Federal transportation policies;rural transportation;rural development;highway funding formula;TEA-21;ISTEA;donor States;recipient States