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Recovery Act: Initial Results on States' Use of and Accountability for Transportation Funds

GAO-09-597T Published: Apr 29, 2009. Publicly Released: Apr 29, 2009.
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) provided $48.1 billion in additional spending at the Department of Transportation (DOT) for investments in transportation infrastructure, including highways, passenger rail, and transit. This statement provides a general overview of (1) selected states' use of Recovery Act funds for highway programs, (2) the approaches taken by these states to ensure accountability for these funds, and (3) the selected states' plans to evaluate the impact of the Recovery Act funds that they receive for highway programs. This statement is based on work in which GAO examined the use of Recovery Act funds by a core group of 16 states and the District of Columbia, representing about 65 percent of the U.S. population and two-thirds of the intergovernmental federal assistance available through the Act. GAO issued its first bimonthly report on April 23, 2009.

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AccountabilityBridgesBudget outlaysFederal agenciesFederal aid for highwaysFederal aid for transportationFederal aid to localitiesFederal aid to railroadsFederal aid to statesFederal fundsstate relationsFunds managementMass transitMass transit fundingMonitoringProgram evaluationPublic roads or highwaysRehabilitation programsReporting requirementsRoad constructionTransportation