U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
Highway Trust Fund
Highway Trust Fund
The actual receipts, outlays and balances will be posted each month shortly after month-end as the information becomes available.
In January: The Highway Account received a transfer of $51.9 billion from the General Fund pursuant to section 31201 of P.L. 114-94 and a transfer of $100 million from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund pursuant to section 31203 of the same law. The Mass Transit Account received a transfer of $18.1 billion from the General Fund pursuant to section 31201 as well.
PDF: Highway Account Balance Chart
Status of the Highway Trust Fund - Fiscal Year 2016
HPLS-10
Table FE-1
| October 2015 |
November 2015 |
December 2015 |
January 2016 |
February 2016 |
March 2016 |
April 2016 |
May 2016 |
June 2016 |
July 2016 |
August 2016 |
September 2016 |
Fiscal Year to Date |
Percent Change from Prior Year |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway Account | ||||||||||||||
| Opening Balance | $9,040,357,630 | $7,135,940,746 | $6,054,362,947 | $5,545,564,243 | $57,666,212,792 | $58,518,511,050 | $58,311,698,716 | $58,151,313,459 | $57,017,995,080 | $55,409,853,180 | $54,373,578,595 | - | $9,040,357,630 | -20.5% |
| Receipts: | ||||||||||||||
| Net Tax Receipts | 701,147,000 | 3,537,806,000 | 2,912,698,000 | 2,874,343,000 | 3,450,990,843 | 2,831,499,000 | 3,046,701,000 | 2,424,638,403 | 2,891,383,000 | 3,038,133,000 | 2,824,614,720 | - | 30,533,953,966 | 1.4% |
| Interest Income | 59,712 | 244,000 | 601,858 | 6,108,996 | 12,262,637 | 12,590,975 | 8,547,728 | 10,347,348 | 10,239,925 | 10,974,533 | 11,844,988 | - | 83,822,700 | 6382.7% |
| Other Receipts 1/ | 2,263,220 | 1,759,518 | 1,809,696 | 52,001,945,429 | 95,258,392 | 2,306,182 | 2,253,444 | 1,699,580 | 3,201,389 | 2,058,202 | 2,882,190 | - | 52,117,437,242 | 755.8% |
| Total Receipts | 703,469,932 | 3,539,809,518 | 2,915,109,554 | 54,882,397,425 | 3,558,511,872 | 2,846,396,157 | 3,057,502,172 | 2,436,685,332 | 2,904,824,313 | 3,051,165,735 | 2,839,341,898 | - | 82,735,213,908 | 128.6% |
| Transfers: | ||||||||||||||
| To Mass Transit Account | 265,000,000 | - | - | 280,000,000 | - | - | 240,000,000 | - | - | 296,000,000 | - | - | 1,081,000,000 | -5.7% |
| From Mass Transit Account | - | - | 27,331,312 | - | - | 3,319,686 | 17,158,944 | 9,961,844 | 10,872,360 | 2,826,827 | - | - | 71,470,973 | 149.1% |
| Outlays | 2,342,886,816 | 4,621,387,318 | 3,451,239,570 | 2,481,748,876 | 2,706,213,615 | 3,056,528,177 | 2,995,046,373 | 3,579,965,554 | 4,523,838,574 | 3,794,267,147 | 5,423,025,906 | - | 38,976,147,924 | 4.6% |
| Closing Balance | 7,135,940,746 | 6,054,362,947 | 5,545,564,243 | 57,666,212,792 | 58,518,511,050 | 58,311,698,716 | 58,151,313,459 | 57,017,995,080 | 55,409,853,180 | 54,373,578,595 | 51,789,894,588 | - | 51,789,894,588 | 462.9% |
| Mass Transit Account | ||||||||||||||
| Opening Balance | 2,869,390,996 | 2,805,670,802 | 2,505,111,743 | 1,706,779,013 | 20,019,124,006 | 19,959,058,229 | 19,666,170,901 | 19,820,438,111 | 19,459,942,733 | 18,909,568,841 | 18,860,421,379 | - | 2,869,390,996 | -17.3% |
| Receipts | ||||||||||||||
| Net Tax Receipts | 94,080,000 | 513,327,000 | 422,758,000 | 417,157,000 | 483,361,435 | 415,072,000 | 446,450,000 | 358,664,657 | 416,892,000 | 437,985,000 | 386,729,751 | - | 4,392,476,843 | 1.9% |
| Interest Income | 22,575 | 119,683 | 265,996 | 2,120,647 | 4,238,646 | 4,306,482 | 2,910,884 | 3,563,114 | 3,542,930 | 3,774,756 | 4,162,363 | - | 29,028,077 | 6023.7% |
| Other Receipts 1/ | - | - | - | 18,100,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18,100,000,000 | 805.0% |
| Total Receipts | 94,102,575 | 513,446,683 | 423,023,996 | 18,519,277,647 | 487,600,081 | 419,378,482 | 449,360,884 | 362,227,771 | 420,434,930 | 441,759,756 | 390,892,114 | - | 22,521,504,920 | 256.7% |
| Transfers | ||||||||||||||
| To Highway Account | - | - | 27,331,312 | - | - | 3,319,686 | 17,158,944 | 9,961,844 | 10,872,360 | 2,826,827 | - | - | 71,470,973 | 149.1% |
| From Highway Account | 265,000,000 | - | - | 280,000,000 | - | - | 240,000,000 | - | - | 296,000,000 | - | - | 1,081,000,000 | -5.7% |
| Outlays | 422,822,768 | 814,005,742 | 1,194,025,414 | 486,932,654 | 547,665,858 | 708,946,124 | 517,934,729 | 712,761,306 | 959,936,462 | 784,080,392 | 1,081,036,268 | - | 8,230,147,718 | 6.9% |
| Closing Balance | $2,805,670,802 | $2,505,111,743 | $1,706,779,013 | $20,019,124,006 | $19,959,058,229 | $19,666,170,901 | $19,820,438,111 | $19,459,942,733 | $18,909,568,841 | $18,860,421,379 | $18,170,277,225 | - | $18,170,277,225 | 467.2% |
1/ In January, includes a transfer of $51.9 billion to the Highway Account and $18.1 billion to the Mass Transit Account both from the General Fund pursuant to section 31201 of P.L. 114-94. In addition, includes a transfer of $100 million to the Highway Account from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund pursuant to section 31203 of the same law.
PDF: Table FE-1
Should a situation occur where FHWA cannot fully reimburse States, the agency may take some or all of the following actions:
These are some of the possible actions FHWA might take in the event of a cash shortfall. The specific actions would depend on the exact nature of the shortfall.
