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Congressional Budget Office
February 26, 2014

The Status of the Highway Trust Fund and Budget
Basics for the Treatment of New Programs
Presentation on Capitol Hill in a Panel Discussion with Local Leaders

Sarah Puro
Principal Analyst, Budget Analysis Division
Overview
■ The Highway Trust Fund and Taxes on Motor Fuels
– Highway Account: CBO estimates that the highway account of the
trust fund may have difficulty meeting all obligations during the
latter half of fiscal year 2014
– Transit Account: CBO estimates that the transit account of the
trust fund will be able to meet all obligations through fiscal year
2014

■ Federal budget basics
– Activities that are governmental in nature are recorded in the
budget
– Loan and loan guarantee programs are treated on a net-presentvalue basis
– Borrowing funds does not constitute a receipt to the federal
government
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Highway Trust Fund Basics
■ Highway Account
– Highways, highway safety (NHTSA), and regulation of motor carriers
(FMCSA)
– Funded by gas tax (18.4 cents/gallon), diesel tax (24.4 cents per gallon),
and taxes on certain heavy trucks and truck tires as well as general
fund transfers
– CBO estimates that revenues will total about $33 billion and outlays
will total about $45 billion in FY 2014

■ Transit Account
– Finances 80 percent of federal transit programs
– Funded by taxes on motor fuels as well as general fund transfers
– CBO estimates that revenues will total about $5 billion and outlays will
total about $9 billion in FY 2014

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Taxes on Motor Fuels
■ MAP-21 did not create any new, ongoing revenue for the
Highway Trust Fund from users
– No increase to the gas tax since 1993
– MAP-21 transferred about $20 billion, mostly from the general fund of
the Treasury, to the Highway Trust Fund

■ Gas tax: 18.4 cents per gallon; Diesel tax: 24.4 cents per gallon
■ If indexed for inflation since 1993: gas tax would be about 29
cents per gallon; diesel tax would be about 39 cents per gallon
■ Rule of thumb: a 1 cent increase in the gas tax generates about
$1.5 billion for the Highway Trust Fund

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Receipts, Outlays, and Balance or Shortfall for the
Highway Account, 1998 to 2024
(Billions of dollars, by fiscal year)
60

Actual

Projected
Outlays

40

Receipts

20
0
-20
-40

End- of- Year
Balance or
Shortfall

-60
-80
-100
-120
-140
1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 2014 baseline projection
Notes: CBO’s projection for outlays is calculated by increasing the obligation limits set for current year by a measure of projected inflation . CBO’s projection for receipts is based on market
conditions, and incorporates the assumption that the current tax on fuels and on heavy vehicles will be extended.
The receipts line includes revenues credited to the highway account of the Highway Trust Fund and intragovernmental transfers to the account. Those transfers have totaled about $46
billion since 2008, including the amounts transferred in October 2014.
The Highway Trust Fund cannot incur negative balances. Once account balances are exhausted, the chart illustrates the cumulative annual shortfalls for the highway account under CBO’s
baseline.

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Highway Account: End of Fiscal Year 2013
(Billions of dollars)
100
90
80

Unobligated

70
60
50
40
Obligated
30
20
10
0
Outstanding Contract Authority

Estimated Annual Revenues
(Three- year average)

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Choices Facing the Congress
■
■
■
■

Reduce spending
Increase receipts
Fund the program from general revenues
A combination of the three

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Federal Budget Basics:
What Activities are Recorded as Part of the Budget?

“Borderline agencies and transactions should be
included in the budget unless there are
exceptionally persuasive reasons for exclusion.”
—President’s Commission on Budget Concepts (1967)

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Federal Budget Basics:
What Activities are Recorded as Part of the Budget?
■ Any entity that is financed by federal funds and subject to
federal control is recorded as part of the budgetary activities
of the federal government.

■ Activities do not have to be conducted by a federal agency to
by classified as governmental and included in the budget.

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Federal Budget Basics:
The Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (FCRA)
■ The cost of loans and loan guarantees is recorded as the net
present value of the cash flows to and from the government
when the loan is disbursed (accrual accounting).
– This value is the subsidy cost.
– For example: A loan with a subsidy rate of 10% would provide
$100 million for projects, but would be recorded in the budget as
costing $10 million.

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Federal Budget Basics: A Simplified Credit Reform Model
The loan is $100.
$100
Loan Recipient
Annual repayments
and interest payments

Treasury disburses loan
amount ($100) and
receives payments

Disbursement and repayment of the loan (and interest payments) are not recorded in the
federal budget because those transactions are only “financing” cash flows.
The federal budget shows:

Appropriation to agency ($10)

Agency calculates subsidy rate
(10%) and awards loan

Agency records a
cost of $10

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Federal Budget Basics:
Loans and Loan Guarantees
■ Under FCRA, in the case of direct loans, funds are not available to
revolve (into new loans).
– Loan repayments are unavailable for future spending; those repayments
are already accounted for in the estimated net present value of the loan.
– Many state infrastructure banks allow funds to revolve.

■ Allowing loan repayment to be used for new loans would raise the
effective FCRA subsidy cost of the original loans to 100% (equivalent
to a grant).
■ FCRA does not account for market risk. Market risk is the sensitivity
of private investors to losses that cannot be avoided through
diversification.

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Federal Budget Basics:
Borrowing is Not a Receipt
■ Bond proceeds or repayable equity investments are a means
of financing a project, not the ultimate source of capital and
are not treated as federal receipts
■ Source of capital for infrastructure projects is the income that
will be generated by their operation, which usually comes
from federal spending even in the cases with third-party
financing

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Further Information

Cost Estimates for Legislation:
www.cbo.gov/search/ce_sitesearch.cfm
Other CBO Transportation and Infrastructure Publications:
www.cbo.gov/topics/infrastructure-and-transportation

My Contact Information:
Sarah Puro
Principal Analyst
Congressional Budget Office
sarah.puro@cbo.gov

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

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The Status of the Highway Trust Fund and Budget Basics for the Treatment of New Programs

  • 1. Congressional Budget Office February 26, 2014 The Status of the Highway Trust Fund and Budget Basics for the Treatment of New Programs Presentation on Capitol Hill in a Panel Discussion with Local Leaders Sarah Puro Principal Analyst, Budget Analysis Division
  • 2. Overview ■ The Highway Trust Fund and Taxes on Motor Fuels – Highway Account: CBO estimates that the highway account of the trust fund may have difficulty meeting all obligations during the latter half of fiscal year 2014 – Transit Account: CBO estimates that the transit account of the trust fund will be able to meet all obligations through fiscal year 2014 ■ Federal budget basics – Activities that are governmental in nature are recorded in the budget – Loan and loan guarantee programs are treated on a net-presentvalue basis – Borrowing funds does not constitute a receipt to the federal government CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
  • 3. Highway Trust Fund Basics ■ Highway Account – Highways, highway safety (NHTSA), and regulation of motor carriers (FMCSA) – Funded by gas tax (18.4 cents/gallon), diesel tax (24.4 cents per gallon), and taxes on certain heavy trucks and truck tires as well as general fund transfers – CBO estimates that revenues will total about $33 billion and outlays will total about $45 billion in FY 2014 ■ Transit Account – Finances 80 percent of federal transit programs – Funded by taxes on motor fuels as well as general fund transfers – CBO estimates that revenues will total about $5 billion and outlays will total about $9 billion in FY 2014 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
  • 4. Taxes on Motor Fuels ■ MAP-21 did not create any new, ongoing revenue for the Highway Trust Fund from users – No increase to the gas tax since 1993 – MAP-21 transferred about $20 billion, mostly from the general fund of the Treasury, to the Highway Trust Fund ■ Gas tax: 18.4 cents per gallon; Diesel tax: 24.4 cents per gallon ■ If indexed for inflation since 1993: gas tax would be about 29 cents per gallon; diesel tax would be about 39 cents per gallon ■ Rule of thumb: a 1 cent increase in the gas tax generates about $1.5 billion for the Highway Trust Fund CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
  • 5. Receipts, Outlays, and Balance or Shortfall for the Highway Account, 1998 to 2024 (Billions of dollars, by fiscal year) 60 Actual Projected Outlays 40 Receipts 20 0 -20 -40 End- of- Year Balance or Shortfall -60 -80 -100 -120 -140 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 2014 baseline projection Notes: CBO’s projection for outlays is calculated by increasing the obligation limits set for current year by a measure of projected inflation . CBO’s projection for receipts is based on market conditions, and incorporates the assumption that the current tax on fuels and on heavy vehicles will be extended. The receipts line includes revenues credited to the highway account of the Highway Trust Fund and intragovernmental transfers to the account. Those transfers have totaled about $46 billion since 2008, including the amounts transferred in October 2014. The Highway Trust Fund cannot incur negative balances. Once account balances are exhausted, the chart illustrates the cumulative annual shortfalls for the highway account under CBO’s baseline. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
  • 6. Highway Account: End of Fiscal Year 2013 (Billions of dollars) 100 90 80 Unobligated 70 60 50 40 Obligated 30 20 10 0 Outstanding Contract Authority Estimated Annual Revenues (Three- year average) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
  • 7. Choices Facing the Congress ■ ■ ■ ■ Reduce spending Increase receipts Fund the program from general revenues A combination of the three CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
  • 8. Federal Budget Basics: What Activities are Recorded as Part of the Budget? “Borderline agencies and transactions should be included in the budget unless there are exceptionally persuasive reasons for exclusion.” —President’s Commission on Budget Concepts (1967) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
  • 9. Federal Budget Basics: What Activities are Recorded as Part of the Budget? ■ Any entity that is financed by federal funds and subject to federal control is recorded as part of the budgetary activities of the federal government. ■ Activities do not have to be conducted by a federal agency to by classified as governmental and included in the budget. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
  • 10. Federal Budget Basics: The Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (FCRA) ■ The cost of loans and loan guarantees is recorded as the net present value of the cash flows to and from the government when the loan is disbursed (accrual accounting). – This value is the subsidy cost. – For example: A loan with a subsidy rate of 10% would provide $100 million for projects, but would be recorded in the budget as costing $10 million. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
  • 11. Federal Budget Basics: A Simplified Credit Reform Model The loan is $100. $100 Loan Recipient Annual repayments and interest payments Treasury disburses loan amount ($100) and receives payments Disbursement and repayment of the loan (and interest payments) are not recorded in the federal budget because those transactions are only “financing” cash flows. The federal budget shows: Appropriation to agency ($10) Agency calculates subsidy rate (10%) and awards loan Agency records a cost of $10 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
  • 12. Federal Budget Basics: Loans and Loan Guarantees ■ Under FCRA, in the case of direct loans, funds are not available to revolve (into new loans). – Loan repayments are unavailable for future spending; those repayments are already accounted for in the estimated net present value of the loan. – Many state infrastructure banks allow funds to revolve. ■ Allowing loan repayment to be used for new loans would raise the effective FCRA subsidy cost of the original loans to 100% (equivalent to a grant). ■ FCRA does not account for market risk. Market risk is the sensitivity of private investors to losses that cannot be avoided through diversification. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
  • 13. Federal Budget Basics: Borrowing is Not a Receipt ■ Bond proceeds or repayable equity investments are a means of financing a project, not the ultimate source of capital and are not treated as federal receipts ■ Source of capital for infrastructure projects is the income that will be generated by their operation, which usually comes from federal spending even in the cases with third-party financing CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
  • 14. Further Information Cost Estimates for Legislation: www.cbo.gov/search/ce_sitesearch.cfm Other CBO Transportation and Infrastructure Publications: www.cbo.gov/topics/infrastructure-and-transportation My Contact Information: Sarah Puro Principal Analyst Congressional Budget Office sarah.puro@cbo.gov CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE