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Table 19-A
Government Capital Expenditures for Transportation by Mode: FY 1985-1999

(Current $ millions)

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Mode 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
All Modes Expenditures                              
Total government 77,043 83,663 89,314 90,450 94,598 100,439 108,014 114,298 116,124 125,486 130,146 132,992 138,035 145,423 154,587
Total capital 33,084 37,512 39,004 42,383 44,020 46,901 50,501 52,738 53,115 58,433 59,848 60,875 63,408 66,787 72,261
Federal capital 2,983 3,920 3,117 3,032 2,999 3,359 3,739 4,679 4,819 5,674 5,464 5,155 5,086 5,237 4,748
State and Local capital 30,322 33,731 36,017 39,440 41,092 43,667 46,970 48,442 48,644 53,123 54,971 56,046 58,713 62,024 67,592
Capital as percent of total 42.9 44.8 43.7 46.9 46.5 46.7 46.8 46.1 45.7 46.6 46.0 45.8 45.9 45.9 46.7
Highway Expenditures                              
Total government 46,604 50,435 54,032 57,361 59,854 62,563 66,526 68,954 69,991 74,531 79,309 81,550 84,212 89,454 95,494
Total capital 24,456 27,214 28,749 32,074 33,194 34,105 36,651 37,386 37,305 40,359 42,871 43,821 45,217 48,325 52,157
Federal capital 556 407 397 439 440 238 242 224 325 856 309 368 255 257 251
State and Local capital 23,900 26,807 28,352 31,635 32,754 33,867 36,409 37,162 36,980 39,503 42,561 43,453 44,962 48,067 51,906
Capital as percent of total 52.5 54.0 53.2 55.9 55.5 54.5 55.1 54.2 53.3 54.2 54.1 53.7 53.7 54.0 54.6
Transit Expenditures                              
Total government 16,333 17,586 19,321 16,827 17,594 19,261 20,857 22,322 21,279 25,088 26,162 26,346 26,875 28,108 29,027
Total capital 3,844 3,838 4,169 4,007 4,439 5,445 5,638 5,809 5,265 6,974 7,509 7,536 7,504 7,702 7,534
Federal capital 14 8 5 9 9 2 2 11 11 8 2 3 5 1 1
State and Local capital 3,830 3,830 4,165 3,998 4,430 5,443 5,636 5,798 5,254 6,966 7,507 7,533 7,499 7,701 7,533
Capital as percent of total 23.5 21.8 21.6 23.8 25.2 28.3 27.0 26.0 24.7 27.8 28.7 28.6 27.9 27.4 26.0
Rail Expenditures                              
Total government 1,072 917 817 586 606 541 783 906 819 845 1,043 1,015 1,148 1,099 565
Federal capital2 221 139 130 87 66 120 203 377 341 355 578 304 374 455 64
Capital as percent of total 20.6 15.2 15.9 14.8 10.9 22.2 25.9 41.6 41.6 42.0 55.4 30.0 32.6 41.4 11.3
Air Expenditures                              
Total government 7,903 8,749 9,540 10,422 11,240 12,568 13,974 15,916 17,408 17,941 16,960 17,273 18,776 19,593 21,789
Total capital 3,205 3,882 4,316 4,788 5,036 5,794 6,649 7,910 9,004 9,104 7,826 7,677 8,706 8,772 10,253
Federal capital 1,331 1,698 1,684 1,891 2,071 2,359 2,708 3,221 3,591 3,934 4,024 3,863 3,830 3,768 3,587
State and Local capital 1,875 2,183 2,632 2,896 2,965 3,434 3,941 4,689 5,413 5,170 3,802 3,814 4,876 5,004 6,666
Capital as percent of total 40.6 44.4 45.2 45.9 44.8 46.1 47.6 49.7 51.7 50.7 46.1 44.4 46.4 44.8 47.1
Water Expenditures                              
Total government 5,124 5,974 5,601 5,245 5,289 5,480 5,847 6,167 6,593 7,046 6,628 6,775 6,996 7,137 7,682
Total capital 1,578 2,579 1,769 1,514 1,350 1,557 1,563 1,633 1,541 1,995 1,642 1,841 1,981 1,989 2,317
Federal capital1 861 1,668 901 604 407 633 579 839 545 513 542 595 605 737 830
State and Local capital 717 911 869 911 943 924 984 794 996 1,483 1,101 1,246 1,376 1,252 1,487
Capital as percent of total 30.8 43.2 31.6 28.9 25.5 28.4 26.7 26.5 23.4 28.3 24.8 27.2 28.3 27.9 30.2
Pipeline Expenditures                              
Total government 8 4 4 9 15 26 28 32 34 36 43 33 29 32 30
Federal capital – – – 3 6 5 4 6 7 8 9 22 17 19 16
Capital as percent of total 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.2 40.4 19.4 15.9 20.0 20.5 23.0 20.8 66.7 58.6 59.4 53.3

KEY:
"–" = No activity or a value of zero.

NOTES:
Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
1/ 1994-95 data do not include Panama Canal Commission capital expenditures. 2/ Federal capital grants to Amtrak is not included for FY 1996-99.

SOURCES:
Federal Highway:
 U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, D.C.: Annual issues), Table HF-10A.
Federal Transit, Air, and Pipeline:
Executive Office of the President of the United States, Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the United States Government FY 2002 - Public Budget Database (Washington, D.C.), Outlays available at: http://w3.access.gpo.gov/usbudget/fy2002/db.html, as of October 2001.
Federal Water:
________. Budget of the United States Government FY 2002 - Public Budget Database (Washington, D.C.), Outlays available at: http://w3.access.gpo.gov/usbudget/fy2002/db.html, as of October 2001; and personal communications for USACE, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, and Pananama Canal Commission.
Federal Rail:
For 1995 and preceding years - personal communication. After 1995: Executive Office of the President of the United States, Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the United States Government FY 2002 - Public Budget Database (Washington, D.C.), Outlays available at: http://w3.access.gpo.gov/usbudget/fy2002/db.html, as of October 2001.
State and Local:
U.S. States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, State and Local Government Finance Estimates (Washington, D.C.), available at: ftp://ftp.census.gov/pub/outgoing/govs/, as of October 2001.

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