Federal Highway Program Needs


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Revenue, Highway Program, and Federal Payment Formula


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Considers. H.R. 560 and related H.R. 7066, to increase D.C. income and gasoline taxes, and to provide additional borrowing authority for the highway fund. H.R. 4766, to authorize Federal loans to D.C. capital improvement programs. H.R. 6889, to authorize the Commissioners of D.C. to borrow funds for capital improvement programs.










Highway Revenue Act of 1956


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Considers legislation to increase motor vehicle, fuel, and tire taxes. Includes Association of American Railroads report "Highways: Development, Use and Financing," Dec. 1955 (p. 253-408); and President's Advisory Committee on a National Highway Program report "Ten-Year National Highway Program," Jan. 1955 (p. 565-624).




Funding Federal-Aid Highways


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This report by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) provides information about the funding of Federal-aid highways. The report details the fiscal process of funding the highways from inception in an authorization act to payment from the Highway Trust Fund. In addition, congressional and Federal agency actions that take place throughout this process are discussed. Related items: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) publications can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/federal-highway-administration-fhwa Department of Transportation (DOT) publications can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/department-transportation-dot