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The bulk of the Survey is organized by state with two pages per state showing the sources and eligible uses for each state's transit funding. The Survey report also provides an overview of state and local ballot initiatives related to transit and contains a set of summary tables displaying information on public transportation funding by state, including the following: • Historical state and federal funding of public transportation • Major sources of state transit funding • Types of expenditures for state transit funding • Changes in state transit funding levels Each of these sections presents information in a similar manner to how it is received from the states, with information presented in alphabetical order by state.
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. The research team asked each interviewee for the following: • Questions they want to see answered by this project • Potential analyses they want to see in the Survey • Suggestions for additional questions for future versions of the Survey Based on these interviews, the research team's own assessment of the survey data, and input from the project panel, the following analyses were selected as the focus for this study: • Funding comparisons among peer groups • Enhanced visual display of information • Comparisons of state and federal transit funding at a national and state level • Comparisons of highway and transit funding at a national and state level (Tasks 2 to 3)
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State General Fund Gas Tax Motor Vehicle/Rental Car Sales Tax Registration/ License/ Title Fees Bond Proceeds General Sales Tax Interest Income Other Arizona 0.3% 99.7% Arkansas 100% California X X X X Connecticut X X X X X Maryland 29% 31% 17% 18% 4% Massachusetts X X X X Mississippi 100% Missouri 100% Washington 100% West Virginia 100% Wisconsin X X X Wyoming X 100% to transit services as reported by all states. This report does not deal with the information reported in this section of the Survey.
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State FY 2004 Funding FY 2004 Per Capita FY 2003 Funding FY 2003 Per Capita % ChangeTotal Funding % ChangePer Capita Funding Idaho $312,000 $0.22 $312,000 $0.23 0.0% -4.3% Illinois $778,700,000 $61.25 $754,000,000 $59.59 3.3% 2.8% Indiana $36,200,751 $5.80 $34,800,000 $5.62 4.0% 3.2% Iowa $8,600,000 $2.91 $9,500,000 $3.23 -9.5% -9.9% Kansas $6,000,000 $2.19 $6,000,000 $2.20 0.0% -0.5% Kentucky $1,400,000 $0.34 $1,400,000 $0.34 0.0% 0.0% Louisiana $4,962,500 $1.10 $4,962,500 $1.10 0.0% 0.0% Maine $505,000 $0.38 $2,250,000 $1.72 -77.6% -77.9% Maryland $789,511,418 $142.05 $763,500,000 $138.59 3.4% 2.5% South Dakota $996,000 $1.29 $923,000 $1.21 7.9% 6.6% Tennessee $38,532,100 $6.53 $30,400,000 $5.20 26.8% 25.6% Texas $27,741,068 $1.23 $25,700,000 $1.16 7.9% 6.0% Washington $29,150,000 $4.70 $39,900,000 $6.51 -26.9% -27.8% West Virginia $2,294,162 $1.26 $2,200,000 $1.22 4.3% 3.3% Wisconsin $109,077,870 $19.80 $108,900,000 $19.90 0.2% -0.5% Wyoming $2,466,127 $4.87 $1,500,000 $2.99 64.4% 62.9%
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• Generally, states with more urban characteristics and more extensive public transit services reported higher total and per capita transit funding figures. As the previous tables and findings show, the Survey is not an analytical report.
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