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... NCHRP 20-24(49) – Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs E-1 Appendix E Transit Funding Analysis This appendix summarizes the findings of the transit revenue analysis of the National Transit Database (NTD)
From page 168...
... NCHRP 20-24(49) – Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs E-2 • Gas tax revenues at the state-level account for an average share of 7.8 percent of state funding for transit, although the share has been declining slightly in most recent years.
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... NCHRP 20-24(49) – Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs E-3 Figure E.1 Transit Revenues State (Share by Source)
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... NCHRP 20-24(49) – Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs E-4 Table E.1 shows the total funding provided by states for public transportation in 1990, 1995, 2000, and 2005, as reported by BTS.
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... NCHRP 20-24(49) – Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs E-5 Table E.1 State Funding of Public Transit (continued)
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... NCHRP 20-24(49) – Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs E-6 Table E.2 Major Sources for Overall Transit Fundinga State General Fund Gas Tax Motor Vehicle/ Rental Car Sales Tax Registration/ License/ Title Fees Bond Proceeds General Sales Tax Interest Income Otherb Alaska 98.9% 1.1% Arizona 0.3% 99.7% Arkansas 100% California X X X X Connecticut X X X X X Delaware X X X District of Columbia 79% 21% Florida X X X Georgia 100% Idaho 100% Illinois 100% Indiana 100% Iowa 100% Kansas 100% Kentucky 100% Louisiana 100% Maine 68% 32% Maryland 34% 33% 23% 10% Massachusetts X X X X Michigan X X X X Minnesota X X Mississippi 100% Missouri 100% Montana 18% 82% Nebraska X X Nevada 100% New Hampshire 56% 44% New Jersey 31% 66% 3% New Mexico 100% New Yorkc 1% 6% 2% 21% 7% 63% North Carolina X North Dakota 100% Ohio 100% Oklahoma 69% 31% Oregon X X X X Pennsylvania X X X X X Rhode Island 97% X X South Carolina 100% South Dakota 100% Tennessee 100% Texas 100% Vermont 100% Virginia X X X X X Washington 100% West Virginia 100% Wisconsin X X X Wyoming 30% 70% These four states do not use state funds for public transit: Alabama, Colorado, Hawaii, and Utah Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
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... NCHRP 20-24(49) – Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs E-7 Local Funding At the local government level, the majority of funding for transit comes from general fund allocations and dedicated sales taxes.
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... NCHRP 20-24(49) – Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs E-8 Figure E.3 Transit Revenues Local (Share by Source)
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... NCHRP 20-24(49) – Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs E-9 Agency Funding At the agency level, most revenues come from fares (user fees)
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... NCHRP 20-24(49) – Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs E-10 Figure E.5 Transit Revenues Agency (Share of Funding)

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