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Table 9-D
Federal Obligations for Transit 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 Transit Obligations 3,612 4,212 3,492 3,533 3,592 3,358 3,393 4,570 5,213 5,568 6,805 5,215 5,877 6,522 9,240 13,813 11,521
Federal Transit Administration                                  
Total 3,560 4,160 3,440 3,474 3,536 3,302 3,337 4,518 5,161 5,516 6,793 5,215 5,877 6,522 9,240 13,810 11,518
Formula Grants 2,383 2,204 2,235 2,179 1,729 1,727 1,673 1,562 1,856 2,136 2,610 2,034 2,166 2,242 2,731 4,465 3,396
Discretionary Grants (Trust Fund) 746 1,211 755 1,339 1,289 1,370 1,493 1,834 1,782 2,587 1,697 1,704 1,656 709 289 66
Interstate Transfer Grants 233 245 197 140 237 155 141 155 79 44 82 35 3 13 4 3 7
Miscellaneous Expired Accounts 85 17 1 0 1
Trust Fund Share of Transit Programs 1,134 1,134 1,195 1,150 1,110 1,659 2,260 4,252 6,278 5,010
Washington Metro Area Transit Authority 58 433 201 119 186 85 106 123 171 199 200 200 201 200 50
Research and Training 24 22 21 19 11 15 14 13 8 2 1
Administrative Expenses 30 29 31 32 32 32 33 37 38 39 43 43 44 48 55 61 65
University Transportation Centers 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Transit Planning and Research 39 113 114 90 94 97 96 165 132
Job Access and Reverse Commute Grants 14 60 120
Capital Investment Grants 985 1,373 2,433 2,716
Federal Railroad Administration                                  
Total 0 10 5 5 5 7 3 3
Commuter Rail Subsidies 0 10 5 5 5 7 3 3
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority                                  
Total 52 52 52 49 52 52 52 52 52 45 12
Construction Loan and Interest Payment 52 52 52 49 52 52 52 52 52 45 12

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:
Executive Office of the President of the United States, Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the United States Government - Appendix (Washington, D.C.: Annual publication), available at http://w3.access.gpo.gov/usbudget, as of October 2001.