Mass Transit: Implementation of FTA's New Starts Evaluation Process and FY 2001 Funding Proposals
RCED-00-149
Published: Apr 28, 2000. Publicly Released: Apr 28, 2000.
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Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO provided information on the implementation of the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) New Starts program's evaluation process and fiscal year (FY) 2001 funding proposals, focusing on the: (1) refinements made to FTA's evaluation and rating process since 1999; (2) means by which New Starts projects were selected for FTA's FY 2001 New Starts report and budget request; and (3) impact of FTA's recommendations on its New Starts commitment authority.
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