Federal Transit Program FY 07 Budget
March 6, 2006
The budget request $8.9 billion for Federal transit programs. Key transit programs are funded at the following levels:
Urbanized Area Program - $5,400 billion is proposed for the Urbanized Area Formula program and the Fixed Guideway Modernization program, to help meet the capital replacement, rehabilitation, and refurbishment needs of existing transit systems.
Capital Investment Grants - $1,500 billion is proposed in FY 2007 for the construction of new fixed guideway and non- fixed guideway corridor systems, and extension to existing systems.
Bus and Bus Facilities - $847 million is requested to make funding available to finance bus and bus-related capital projects, including ferryboat projects.
Job Access and Reverse Commute - $144 million is requested for Job Access and Reversed Commute projects that provide new and expanded transportation services and connect welfare recipients and low-income persons to employment and employment support services.
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