LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

TABLE A
AUTHORIZED FUNDING LEVEL COMPARISON: TEA-21 AND SAFETEA-LU

Program Totals - Updated 8/16/2005
(Numbers in Millions)

	TEA-21	SAFETEA-LU
	6-Year FY 1998-03	5-Year FY 2005-09
Grand Total 1, 2, 3	218,000	255,530
Title 23 - Highway	177,000	210,217
Title 49 - Transit	41,000	45,313
Highway Core Programs
Interstate Maintenance	23,810	25,202
National Highway System	28,571	30,542
Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation	20,430	21,607
Surface Transportation Program	33,333	32,550
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement	8,123	8,609
Safety 4	-	5,064
Minimum Guarantee/Equity Bonus	35,011	40,896
Transit Core Programs
Core Formula Programs
Section 5307 Urbanized Area	18,034	18,737
Section 5309 Fixed Guideway Modernization	6,592	7,280
Section 5310 Elderly and Disabled	456	584
Section 5311 Rural Area	1,180	1,946
Key Discretionary Programs
New Starts	8,182	8,016
Bus and Bus Facilities	3,546	4,259
High Priority Projects
Total Project Funding	9,359	14,824
Total Number of Projects	1,850	5,091

Note 1: The SAFETEA-LU period covers six years (FY 2004-2009). FY 2004, however, was fully appropriated in advance of SAFETEA-LU's completion, and isn't included as part   of the bill's authorization amounts.

Note 2: Data Source for TEA-21: Both highway and transit figures are authorized levels from Federal Highway Administration's "Financing  Federal-Aid Highways" Report.  Annual obligation limitations and appropriation levels may have altered the final funding distributions.

Data Source for SAFETEA-LU: Highway numbers are from Federal Highway Administration August 2, 2005 tables and Transportation Weekly August 4, 2005 edition. Transit numbers are from APTA's August 3, 2005 report.

Note 3: The bill includes an $8.54 billion rescission of authorization in SAFETEA-LU, which will result in a net authorization for the 5-year period of $246.99 billion.

Note 4: Under TEA-21, 10% of the STP funds was dedicated to highway safety.  SAFETEA-LU made Safety a separate core program.

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TABLE B
ANNUAL AUTHORIZED FUNDING LEVEL COMPARISON: TEA-21 AND SAFETEA-LU

Percentage Change - Updated 8/16/2005
(Numbers in Millions)

	TEA-21	SAFETEA-LU	% Change
	6-Year FY 1998-03	5-Year FY 2005-09
Annual Average 1, 2, 3	36,333	51,106	40.7%
Title 23 - Highway	29,500	42,043	42.5%
Title 49 - Transit	6,833	9,063	32.6%
Highway Core Programs
Interstate Maintenance	3,968	5,040	27.0%
National Highway System	4,762	6,108	28.3%
Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation	3,405	4,321	26.9%
Surface Transportation Program	5,555	6,510	17.2%
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement	1,354	1,722	27.2%
Safety 4	-	1,013	N/A
Minimum Guarantee/Equity Bonus	5,835	8,179	40.2%
Transit Core Programs
Core Formula Programs
Section 5307 Urbanized Area	3,006	3,747	24.7%
Section 5309 Fixed Guideway Modernization	1,099	1,456	32.5%
Section 5310 Elderly and Disabled	76	117	53.5%
Section 5311 Rural Area	197	389	97.8%
Key Discretionary Programs
New Starts	1,364	1,603	17.6%
Bus and Bus Facilities	591	852	44.1%
High Priority Projects
Annual Average	1,560	2,965	90.1%
Annual Average Number of Projects	308	1,018	230.2%

Note 1: The SAFETEA-LU period covers six years (FY 2004-2009). FY 2004, however, was fully appropriated in advance of SAFETEA-LU's completion, and isn't included as part of the bill's authorization amounts.

Note 2: Data Source for TEA-21: Both highway and transit figures are authorized levels from Federal Highway Administration's "Financing  Federal-Aid Highways" Report.  Annual obligation limitations and appropriation levels may have altered the final funding distributions.

Data Source for SAFETEA-LU: Highway numbers are from Federal Highway Administration August 2, 2005 tables and Transportation Weekly August 4, 2005 edition. Transit numbers are from APTA's August 3, 2005 report.

Note 3: Percentage changes are calculated on annual averages for the programs to account for and correctly compare the 6-year term of TEA-21 to the 5-year term of SAFETEA.

Note 4: Under TEA-21, 10% of the STP funds was dedicated to highway safety.  SAFETEA-LU made Safety a separated core program.