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Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicles (GARVEEs)

Current GARVEE Activity

Current GARVEE activity is depicted on the map with an indication of which states have issued GARVEEs. The accompanying table provides more detail of each state's issuance activity, including volume by issue, projects financed with the proceeds, ratings and insurers, and the type of backstop used to secure the bonds, if applicable. Select a state to view table data.

Current GARVEE Activity as of December 2012

Current GARVEE Activity Montana North Dakota California Arizona New Mexico Colorado Oklahoma Arkansas Mississippi Alabama Georgia North Carolina Idaho Montana Kentucky Ohio West Virginia Maine New Hampshire Rhode Island New Jersey Delaware Puerto Rico Alaska Virgin Islands Maryland District of Columbia Washington Commonwealth of Virginia
State Number of Issue Issues (Millions) Final Maturity Rating Moody's/S&P/Fitch Project Financed Insurer Backstop
 
Alabama
  Apr-02 200.00 2017 Aa3/A/na County Bridge Program MBIA No Backstop
  Dec-12 327.94 2026 Aa3/AA/na Various Road and Bridge Projects Throughout the State None No Backstop
Alaska
  Apr-03 102.81 2021 Aa2/AA/AA Eight Road and Bridge Projects FGIC No Backstop
Arizona
(July 03 excludes $26.3 million in proceeds used to refund outstanding June 2000 bonds) Jun-00 39.41 2004 Aa3/AA-/AA- Maricopa freeway projects MBIA Funds from Federal and State Highway and Road Sub-Account (Certain sub-account transfers. 2001 and 2004 issues insured.)
May-01 142.89 2008 Aa3/AA-/AA- None
Jul-03 122.70 2015 Aa3/AA-/AA- None
May-04 51.00 2014 Aa3/AA-/AA Ambac
Oct-04 104.39 2016 Aa3/AA-/AA Ambac
Dec-07 68.00 2014 Aa3/AA-/AA None
Apr-09 55.42 2016 Aa3/AA-/AA Controlled-access highway projects None No Backstop
Jan-11 158.59 2026 Aa2/AA/AA Controlled-access highway projects and State routes None No Backstop
Arkansas
(Excludes $253.225M, S2010 Refunding Bonds) Mar-00 175.00 2010 Aa2/AA/na Interstate Highways None Full faith and credit of state, plus state motor fuel taxes.
May-01 185.00 2012 Aa2/AA/na None
Jul-02 215.00 2013 Aa2/AA/na None
Sep-12 197.01 2024 Aa1/AA/na None Full faith and credit of state
California
  Mar-04 614.90 2015 As3/AA-AA- Eight Road Projects FGIC,MBIA, Ambac Insured except 2005 series
  Oct-08 97.64 2020 As3/AA-AA- Eight Road Projects None 2008 issue not insured
Colorado
(Colorado DOT issued $414.9 million in April 2004, which was a combined new money and refunding issue.) May-00 524.36 2015 Aa3/AA/AA Any project financed wholly or in part by Federal funds Ambac Federal highway funds as
allocated annually by CDOT;
Other state funds (Sales Taxes).
Apr-01 506.37 2015 Aa3/AA/AA MBIA
Aug-02 400.16 2016 Aa3/AA/AA MBIA
Aug-03 100.00 2016 Aa3/AA/AA Ambac
Apr-04 134.60 2016 Aa3/AA/AA FGIC
Delaware
  May-10 113.49 2025 Aa2/AA/-- The US Route 301 None Federal highway funds
allocated annually by DEDOT
District of Columbia
  Feb-11 82.61 2026 Aa2/AA 11th Street Bridges Replacement None Includes those funds held in the Transportation Infrastructure Improvement Fund
  Sep-12 42.94 2027 Aa2/AA The Twin 11th Street Bridge (Phase II) None Includes those funds held in the Transportation Infrastructure Improvement Fund
Georgia
  Jul-06 90.00 2018 Aaa/AAA/AAA Various Highway Projects MBIA No Backstop
  Jul-06 360.00 2018 Aa3/AA-/AA- MBIA
  Aug-06 150.00 2008 P-1/A-1+/F1+ State Street Bank
  Mar-08 600.00 2020 Aa3/AA-/AA- FSA
  Feb-09 600.00 2021 Aa3/AA-/AA- None
Idaho
  May-06 194.34 2024 Aa3/A+ The six corridors in GARVEE Program: US-95 Garwood to Sagle, US95 Worley to Setters, SH-16, I-84 to South Emmett, I-84 Caldwell to Meridian, I-84 Orchard to Isaacs Canyon, US-30 McCammon to Lava Hot Springs. MBIA No Backstop
  Mar-08 173.04 2026 Aa3/A+ Assured
  Jan-09 172.21 2028 Aa3/A+ None  
  Jan-10 12.45 2017 Aa3/A+ None  
  Jan-10 71.84 2028 Aa3/A+ None  
  Jul-11 72.93 2029 Aa2/NR/A+ None  
Kentucky
  May-05 139.64 2017 Aa3 / AA-/AA- Three Interstate widening and rehabilitation projects MBIA No Backstop
  Sep-07 277.91 2019 Aa3 / AA-/AA- Ambac
  Feb-10 89.71 2022 AA-/Aa3/AA Louisville Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project   No Backstop
Maine
  Dec-04 48.40 2015 Aa3/NA/AA- Replacement of the Waldo-Hancock Bridge Ambac No Backstop
  Sep-08 50.00 2020 Aa3/NA/AA- Replacement of the Waldo-Hancock Bridge None No Backstop
  Nov-10 50.00 2022 Aa2/NR/AA- Veterans Memorial Bridge Replacement None No Backstop
Maryland
  May-07 325.00 2019 Aa2/AAA/AA Inter County Connector None Irrevocable pledge of state tax revenues deposited in the state's transportation Trust Fund.
  Dec-08 425.00 2020 Aa2/AAA/AA Inter County Connector None Irrevocable pledge of state tax revenues deposited in the state's transportation Trust Fund.
Mississippi
  May-99 200.00 2008 Aa1/AAA/AAA Highway Projects None Motor Fuel Tax
  Jan-05 45.00 2016 Aaa/AAA Highway Projects (Tunica County) FGIC No Backstop
  Oct-05 32.00 2017 Aaa/AAA Highway Projects (City of Laurel) FGIC No Backstop
  Oct-05 102.00 2017 Aaa/AAA Highway Projects (Harrison County) FGIC No Backstop
  Sep-06 145.00 2019 Aaa/AAA Highway Projects (Madison County) FGIC No Backstop
  Oct-07 52.00 2017 Aaa/AAA Highway Projects (Marshall County) AMBAC No Backstop
  Oct-07 31.00 2017 Aaa/AAA Highway Projects (Desoto County) AMBAC No Backstop
  Aug-09 9.49 2014 A1/AA-/NR Highway Projects (Harrison County) None No Backstop
  Aug-09 63.30 2035 A1/AA-/NR Highway Projects (Harrison County) None No Backstop
  Mar-10 24.28 2014 A1/AA-/NR Highway Projects (Desoto County) None No Backstop
  Mar-10 136.78 2040 A1/AA-/NR Highway Projects (Desoto County) None No Backstop
  Jun-10 50.00 2012 A-1/P-1 MSDOT Highway Projects LOC, B&A Bank No Backstop
  Mar-11 17.22 2018 Hancock Bank Private Placements   Private Placements
  Oct-12 163.00 2028  Aa3/AA-  Roads and/or Bridges Improvements   No Backstop
Montana
  Apr-05 122.75 2020 Aa3/A+ 44.8 miles of US 93 improvements MBIA No backstop
  Jun-08 44.67 2023 Aa3/A+ None No backstop
New Hampshire
  Nov-10 80.00 2023 Aa2/AA/- I-93 reconstruction and widening; interchange reconstruction None No Backstop
  May-12 98.25 2026 Aa2/AA/– I-93 reconstruction and widening; interchange reconstruction None No Backstop
New Jersey
  May-06 131.56 2018 A1/A- Route 52 Causeway Replacement Contract Project FGIC No Backstop
New Mexico
  Sep-98 100.23 2015 A2/A/na New Mexico SR 44; US 70 Corridor Reconstruction Ambac No backstop
  Feb-01 18.54 2011 A2/A/na New Mexico SR 44; US 70 Corridor Reconstruction Ambac No backstop
North Carolina
  Sep-07 287.57 2019 Aa3/AA-/AA- Portions of 38 Construction Projects MBIA No Backstop
  Jul-09 242.50 2021 Aa3/AA-/AA- Group (44) Projects None No Backstop
  Dec-11 145.54 2023 Aa2/AA/AA- Monroe Connector System None No Backstop
  Jan- 12 179.54 2019 Aa2/AA/AA- 49 Identified Projects Listed in Final OS None No Backstop
North Dakota
  Aug-05 51.45 2020 AA1/AA/na Highway and bridge projects FSA State Highway Fund
Ohio
  May-98 70.00 2007 Aa2/AA-/AA- Various projects including:
Spring-Sandusky and
Maumee river improvements
None No Backstop
Aug-99 20.00 2008 Aa2/AA-/AA- None
Sep-01 100.00 2009 Aa2/AA-/AA- None
Sep-02 135.00 2010 Aa2/AA/AA- None
Jan-04 113.77 2011 Aa2/AA-/AA- None
Jan-06 99.27 2015 Aa2/AA-/AA- MBIA
Sep-06 180.00 2016 Aa2/AA-/AA- MBIA
Nov-07 210.00 2017 Aa2/AA-/AA- FSA
Oct-08 375.00 2020 Aa2/AA-/AA- None
  May-10 215.00 2021 Aa1/AA/AA- State Infrastructure Projects None No Backstop
  Dec-10 230.00 2018 Aa1/AA/AA- State Infrastructure Projects None No Backstop
  Nov-12 183.53 2024 Aa1/AA/na Various Highway and Bridge Projects None No Backstop
Oklahoma
(With premiums on net proceeds worth $50 million) Mar-04 47.58 2018 Aa3/na/A+ Projects in 12 corridors None No Backstop
Aug-05 48.88 2020 Aa3/na/A+ Ambac
Mar-07 95.68 2022 Aa3/na/A+ MBIA
Nov-08 98.23 2023 Aa3/na/A+   None  
Puerto Rico
  Aug-04 139.88 2021 A2/A/na Various Transportation Projects MBIA No Backstop
Rhode Island
  Nov-03 216.81 2015 Aa3/A+/AA- Freeway, Bridge and Freight Rail Improvement Projects FSA No Backstop
  Feb-06 184.62 2018 Aa3/A+/AA- FGIC
  Mar-09 169.40 2021 Aa3/A+/AA- Assured
Commonwealth of Virginia
  Feb- 12 297.59 2027 Aa1/AA/na Downtown Tunnel/Midtown Tunnel/Martin Luther King Freeway Extension Project None Yes, Pledge of Indirect Reimbursements
  Jul-12 120.63 2027 Aa1/AA/na The Interstate 95 HOV/HOT Lanes Project and the Downtown Tunnel/Midtown Tunnel/Martin Luther King Freeway Extension Project. None Yes, Pledge of Indirect Reimbursements
Virgin Islands
  Oct-02 20.80 2009 na/na/BBB Enighed Pond Port Project and Red Hook Passenger Terminal Building FSA No Backstop
Washington
  May-12 500.40 2024 Aa2/AA/na Portion of SR 520 Floating Bridge and Eastside Project None No Backstop
West Virginia
  Oct-06 75.97 2015 Aa3/AA-/na Route 35 Enhancements FSA No Backstop
  Apr-07 33.19 2015 Aa3/AA-/na FSA
  Mar-09 76.84 2015 Aa3/AA-/na None
Total   15,296.31