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Title	Will Increased Highway Funding Help Rural Areas?
Record ID	12260
Personal Name Creator	Brown, Dennis M.
Source	Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 753.
Corporate Contributor	Economic Research Service (U. S. Department of Agriculture)
Publisher	Economic Research Service (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Publication Date	19990800
Abstract	Rural areas in the United States stand to benefit from new highway funding legislation, especially the South. The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) authorizes sharply increased funding for major roads and is the single largest public works bill in U.S. history. Over a 6-year period, it will provide $171 billion to build new roads, widen lanes, put in new interchanges, and construct bridges. Under TEA-21, some spending discrepancies will be addressed and resolved for States that contribute more money into the Federal Highway Trust Fund than they receive in benefits.
TRT Terms	Rural highways ; Economic development ; User benefits ; Federal aid highways
General Subjects	Highway Trust Fund
Classification	NTL - HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION - HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION; NTL - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE; NTL - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE - Economic Impacts; AGR - IMPACTS - Economic and Community Development; AGR - INFRASTRUCTURE - Rural Roads
Geographical Coverage	United States
TRIS Online Accession No	00770643
Resource type	Research Paper
URL	http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/aib753/
Format	PDF
Language:	English
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