Analysis of the Allocation Formula for Federal Mass Transit Subsidies
PAD-79-47
Published: Oct 09, 1979. Publicly Released: Oct 09, 1979.
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The federal government has granted funds to urban areas to subsidize mass transit operating expenses. These funds are allocated on the basis of a congressionally determined formula. GAO has developed criteria by which various factors included in such a formula can be evaluated. Although no single factor satisfies all criteria, some are clearly unsatisfactory, and GAO has indicated the type of formula which satisfies the criteria reasonably well.
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Appropriated fundsEligibility criteriaEligibility determinationsFederal aid for transportationFederal aid to localitiesFormula grantsUrban transportationMass transitFederal assistance programsFederal funds