[20050627]RS22176_第109届国会交通重新授权.pdf

1 The current surface transportation authorization legislation, the Transportation Equity Act forthe 21st Century (TEA-21; P.L. 105-178), was scheduled to expire at the end of FY2003(September 2003). It has been extended seven times, most recently to June 30, 2005.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS22176June 27, 2005Transit Reauthorization in the 109th CongressDavid Randall PetermanAnalyst in TransportationResources, Science, and Industry DivisionSummaryConsideration of the future direction, scope, and funding level of federal transitprograms is part of the debate over surface transportation reauthorization.1 Congress isnow conferencing a surface transportation reauthorization bill (H.R. 3). The Houseversion of H.R. 3 would authorize $52.4 billion for transit over FY2004-FY2009; theSenate version would authorize the equivalent of $53.8 billion. Both the House andSenate bills would generally retain the current structure of the federal transit program.Both bills, however, propose some additions and modifications to the current transitprogram funding structure. Both would eliminate the combined Trust Fu