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FINANCIAL REPORT

PRINCIPAL STATEMENTS

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of September 30,
Dollars in Thousands
2008 2007
     
ASSETS
Intragovernmental
Fund Balance with Treasury (Note 2) $22,074,754 $23,392,470
Investments, Net (Note 3) 21,699,531 21,144,083
Accounts Receivable (Note 4) 235,638 509,692
Other (Note 5) 38,915 2,453
Total Intragovernmental 44,048,838 45,048,698
 
Cash 54,675 24,358
Investments, Net (Note 3) 28,707 74,085
Accounts Receivable, Net (Note 4) 67,852 114,118
Direct Loan and Loan Guarantees (Note 6) 1,670,284 889,885
Inventory and Related Property, Net (Note 7) 802,368 785,760
General Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Note 8) 14,512,568 14,683,890
Other (Note 5) 182,492 211,044
Total Assets $61,367,784 $61,831,838
Stewardship Property, Plant and Equipment (Note 9)
LIABILITIES (Note 10)    
Intragovernmental
Accounts Payable $11,046 $30,424
Debt (Note 11) 1,762,985 1,040,761
Other (Note 15) 3,263,123 3,418,078
Total Intragovernmental 5,037,154 4,489,263
 
Accounts Payable 532,579 614,861
Loan Guarantee Liability (Note 6) 258,050 336,626
Federal Employee Benefits Payable (Note 12) 984,710 946,408
Environmental and Disposal Liabilities (Note 13) 828,757 852,366
Grant Accrual (Note 14) 5,810,147 5,526,288
Other (Note 15) 1,365,257 1,309,411
Total Liabilities 14,816,654 14,075,223
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 17)
NET POSITION (Note 18)
Unexpended Appropriations - Earmarked Funds 1,010,409 1,213,189
Unexpended Appropriations - Other Funds 7,643,564 8,563,101
Cumulative Results of Operations - Earmarked Funds 25,944,043 26,522,761
Cumulative Results of Operations - Other Funds 11,953,114 11,427,564
Total Net Position 46,551,130 47,756,615
Total Liabilities and Net Position $61,367,784 $61,831,838

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF NET COST
For the Years Ended September 30,
Dollars in Thousands
2008 2007
PROGRAM COSTS (Note 19)
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION    
Gross Costs $50,416,782 $47,649,334
Less: Earned Revenue 263,771 264,028
Net Program Costs 50,153,011 47,385,306
AIR TRANSPORTATION    
Gross Costs 15,913,667 15,263,468
Less: Earned Revenue 381,546 449,014
Net Program Costs 15,532,121 14,814,454
MARITIME TRANSPORTATION    
Gross Costs 706,649 759,803
Less: Earned Revenue 491,570 189,076
Net Program Costs 215,079 570,727
CROSS-CUTTING PROGRAMS    
Gross Costs 565,861 511,524
Less: Earned Revenue 542,360 500,076
Net Program Costs 23,501 11,448
Costs Not Assigned to Programs 386,130 388,392
Less: Earned Revenues Not Attributed to Programs 39,379 30,295
NET COST OF OPERATIONS $66,270,463 $63,140,032

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
For the Years Ended September 30,
Dollars in Thousands
2008 2007
Earmarked Funds All Other Funds Total Earmarked Funds All Other Funds Total
Cumulative Results of Operations
Beginning Balance $26,552,761 $11,427,564 $37,980,325 $30,175,061 $12,465,748 $42,640,809
 
Budgetary Financing Sources
Other Adjustments (783) 756 (27) (166,601) 166,625 24
Appropriations Used 2,582,284 14,220,954 16,803,238 2,095,506 4,156,871 6,252,377
Non-Exchange Revenue (Note 20) 48,688,029 (3,679) 48,684,350 51,531,076 2,197 51,533,273
Donations/Forfeitures of Cash/Cash Equivalents 1,557 1,557 2,422 2,422
Transfers-In/(Out) Without Reimbursement 8,035,031 (7,997,976) 37,055 6,883 76,568 83,451
 
Other Financing Sources (Non-Exchange)
Transfers-In/(Out) Without Reimbursement (1,898,408) 1,919,255 20,847 (2,443,652) 2,446,463 2,811
Imputed Financing 548,956 93,192 642,148 506,686 98,504 605,190
Other (1,873) (1,873)
Total Financing Sources 57,956,666 8,230,628 66,187,295 51,532,320 6,947,228 58,479,548
Net Cost of Operations 58,565,384 7,705,079 66,270,463 55,154,620 7,985,412 63,140,032
Net Change (608,718) 525,550 (83,168) (3,622,300) (1,038,184) (4,660,484)
 
Cumulative Results of Operations 25,944,043 11,953,114 37,897,157 26,552,761 11,427,564 37,980,325
 
Unexpended Appropriations
Beginning Balance 1,213,189 8,563,101 9,776,290 612,378 7,806,902 8,419,280
 
Budgetary Financing Sources
Appropriations Received 2,404,596 13,319,232 15,723,828 2,841,381 4,974,437 7,815,818
Appropriations Transferred-In/(Out) (6) 28,006 28,000 621 (606) 15
Other Adjustments (25,086) (45,821) (70,907) (145,134) (60,761) (205,895)
Appropriations Used (2,582,284) (14,220,954) (16,803,238) (2,096,057) (4,156,871) (6,252,928)
Total Budgetary Financing Sources (202,780) (919,537) (1,122,317) 600,811 756,199 1,357,010
Total Unexpended Appropriations 1,010,409 7,643,564 8,653,973 1,213,189 8,563,101 9,776,290
NET POSITION $26,954,452 $19,596,678 $46,551,130 $27,765,950 $19,990,665 $47,756,615

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
COMBINED STATEMENTS OF BUDGETARY RESOURCES
For the Years Ended September 30,
Dollars in Thousands
2008 2007
Budgetary Non-
Budgetary
Credit Reform
Financing
Accounts
Budgetary Non-
Budgetary
Credit Reform
Financing
Accounts
BUDGETARY RESOURCES (Note 21)
Unobligated Balance, Brought Forward, October 1 $46,511,710 $332,405 $46,566,672 $358,827
Recoveries of Prior Year Unpaid Obligations 909,305 37,788 658,023 207,000
Budget Authority
Appropriations Received 79,462,754 62,551,786
Borrowing Authority 215,000 950,094 225,000 865,759
Contract Authority 55,933,312 55,040,320
Spending Authority from Offsetting Collections
Earned
Collected 2,182,754 507,519 2,212,610 167,921
Change in Receivables from Federal Sources (66,642) (188) (69,617) (3,616)
Change in Unfilled Customer Orders
Advance Received 216,149 89,251
Without Advance from Federal Sources (192,676) 33,973 184,966 (20,491)
Expenditure Transfers from Trust Funds 6,447,419 5,673,226
Subtotal 144,198,070 1,491,398 125,907,542 1,009,573
Nonexpenditure Transfers, Net 2,000 2,220
Temporarily not Available Pursuant to Public Law (5,489)
Permanently Not Available (59,405,333) (359,787) (51,763,052) (287,959)
Total Budgetary Resources $132,215,752 $1,501,804 $121,365,916 $1,287,441
 
STATUS OF BUDGETARY RESOURCES
Obligations Incurred
Direct $84,438,020 $1,261,574 $72,701,475 $955,036
Reimbursable 1,970,779 2,152,731
Subtotal 86,408,799 1,261,574 74,854,206 955,036
Unobligated Balance
Apportioned 26,059,115 4,796 22,742,862 4,394
Exempt from Apportionment 299,415 307,808
Subtotal 26,358,530 4,796 23,050,670 4,394
Unobligated Balance Not Available 19,448,423 235,434 23,461,040 328,011
Total Status of Budgetary Resources $132,215,752 $1,501,804 $121,365,916 $1,287,441
 
CHANGE IN OBLIGATED BALANCES
Obligated Balance, Net
Unpaid Obligations, Brought Forward, October 1 $76,707,884 $2,017,708 $72,330,387 $1,706,951
Uncollected Customer Payments from Federal Sources, Brought Forward, October 1 (1,707,556) (135,484) (1,590,193) (159,590)
Total Unpaid Obligated Balance, Net 75,000,328 1,882,224 70,740,194 1,547,361
Obligations Incurred 86,408,799 1,261,574 74,854,206 955,036
Gross Outlays (82,157,078) (1,391,414) (69,820,935) (437,279)
Unpaid Obligations 25,000 2,250
Recoveries of Prior Year Unpaid Obligations, Actual (909,305) (37,788) (658,023) (207,000)
Change In Uncollected Customer Payments from Federal Sources 262,920 (33,784) (117,363) 24,106
Obligated Balance, Net, End of Period
Unpaid Obligations 80,075,300 1,850,080 76,707,884 2,017,708
Uncollected Customer Payments From Federal Sources (1,444,636) (169,268) (1,707,556) (135,484)
Total Unpaid Obligated Balance, Net, End Of Period $78,630,664 $1,680,812 $75,000,328 $1,882,224
 
NET OUTLAYS
Net Outlays
Gross Outlays $82,157,078 $1,391,414 $69,820,935 $437,279
Offsetting Collections (8,850,341) (507,519) (7,973,071) (167,921)
Distributed Offsetting Receipts (219,003) (106,676) (46,779)
Net Outlays $73,087,734 $777,219 $61,801,085 $269,358

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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