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Table 8-D
Federal Obligations for Water Transportation by Agency and Program: FY 1985-2001

(Current $ millions)

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Agency and Program 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 est.
Total Water Transportation Obligations 4,025 4,978 4,076 4,040 3,903 4,085 5,052 5,042 4,901 4,546 4,677 4,731 4,747 5,052 5,426 5,252 5,126
United States Coast Guard                                  
Total 1,422 1,391 1,583 1,438 1,680 1,636 1,770 1,975 1,965 1,937 2,015 2,061 2,062 2,126 2,346 2,444 2,629
Operating Expenses 1,168 1,233 1,338 1,242 1,313 1,275 1,433 1,592 1,613 1,609 1,624 1,605 1,569 1,633 1,716 1,866 1,834
Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements 203 83 162 139 243 187 178 204 160 149 231 262 296 254 401 353 560
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation 17 11 11 13 13 17 19 14 23 18 17 18 17 16 14 14 17
Boat Safety 29 48 47 42 59 59 68 69 69 73 58 51 44 55 59 61 77
Alteration of Bridges 7 22 0 16 10 11 13 13 16 25 18 15 16 15
Pollution Fund 4 9 4 1 36 52
Environmental Compliance and Restoration 21 19 22 26 24 20 21 23 23 17 17
Offshore Oil Pollution Fund 0 0 0 0 0 41
Deep Water Port Liability Fund 0 0 4
Oil Spill Recovery 28 40 79 69 68 61
Trust Fund Share of Expenses 41 66 66 49 61 61 50 48 49 49 48
Maritime Administration                                  
Total 981 2,032 794 528 389 524 1,181 990 952 579 709 655 614 707 773 780 723
Operating Differential Subsidy 338 271 89
Ship Construction 4 1 0 1 6 17 2 2
Operations and Training 95 80 96 89 111 92 99 110 116 150 132 138 125 129 111 119 144
Federal Ship Financing Fund 342 1,341 479 29 158 45 119 27 13 9 1 9 1 3 2
Ready Reserve Force 248 99 93 167 117 617 175 176 8 6 7 14 3 5
Ocean Freight Differential 24 41 44 22 34 51 62 50 63 13 25 19 16 -23 -80
Maritime security program 50 84 95 99 99
Special Studies, Services, and Projects 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gifts and Bequests 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vessel Operations Revolving Fund 201 339 195 150 107 159 836 594 130 157 189 416 367 391 302 349 388
War Risk Insurance Fund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Maritime Guaranteed Loans 33 45 79 32 59 232 231 162
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation                                  
Total 10 18 13 22 22 25 21 23 26 23 21 22 23 24 23 25 27
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund 4 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 11 12 13
Net Additional Outlays 10 14 13 11 11 13 11 12 15 12 11 12 13 13 12 13 14
United States Army Corps of Engineers                                  
Total 1,187 1,079 1,223 1,382 1,286 1,368 1,513 1,469 1,357 1,426 1,324 1,295 1,375 1,516 1,578 1,648 1,727
O&M Channels and Harbors 460 404 414 412 416 406 499 478 501 535 514 574 648 692 699 668 718
Construction of Locks and Dams 251 207 269 400 378 474 576 456 371 338 247 199 185 225 207 265 271
O&M: Locks and Dams 221 225 251 271 257 267 283 315 301 345 342 341 343 342 349 390 388
Construction of Channels and Harbors 120 103 121 192 128 137 82 144 100 111 116 100 106 164 223 234 252
Mississippi River & Tributaries 1 2 0 3 2 7 1 0 2 1 1 3 1 2
Operations: Protection of Navigation 74 83 82 26 26 26 30 30 31 32 34 30 38 35 38 34 43
Regulatory Programs-Navigation 5 6 6 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 14
General Investigations-Navigation 25 18 16 16 19 21 21 30 30 34 35 26 33 27 35 33 28
Major Rehabilitation of Locks and Dams & Channels and Harbors 37 38 70 59 54 30 12 5 8 20 24 12 10 19 13 12 13
Panama Canal Commission                                  
Total 413 447 450 656 513 517 552 568 583 561 589 683 659 665 692 340 4
Gross Outlays 413 447 450 656 513 517 552 568 583 561 589 683 659 665 692 335 2
Dissolution Fund 5 2
Federal Maritime Commission                                  
Total 12 11 12 14 14 15 16 18 18 19 19 15 14 14 14 15 16
Salaries and Expenses 12 11 12 14 14 15 16 18 18 19 19 15 14 14 14 15 16

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

NOTES:
Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
Data for FY 2001 are estimates.

SOURCES:
U.S. Coast Guard, Maritime Administration, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, Panama Canal Commission, and Federal Maritime Commsission:
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.), available at http://w3.access.gpo.gov/usbudget/fy2002/db.html, as of October 2001.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers:
Personal communication with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, October 2001.