Highway Trust Fund: Gives Options for Improving Sustainability and Mechanisms to Manage Solvency

The Highway Account is the principal means for funding federal highway programs. - Courtesy of USDA Forest Service

Administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) within the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Highway Account channels about $33 billion in highway user excise taxes annually to states for highway and related spending.

Estimated outlays from the Highway Account under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—exceeded estimated receipts throughout the authorization period—fiscal years 2005 through 2009. – Courtesy of Government Accountability Office