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 October, includes a transfer of $100 million (reduced to $93,100,000 by a sequester) to the Highway Account from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund pursuant to section 31203 of P.L. 114-94..
PDF: Highway Account Balance Chart
Status of the Highway Trust Fund - Fiscal Year 2017
HPLS-10
Table FE-1
| October 2016 |
November 2016 |
December 2016 |
January 2017 |
February 2017 |
March 2017 |
April 2017 |
May 2017 |
June 2017 |
July 2017 |
August 2017 |
September 2017 |
Fiscal Year to Date |
Percent Change from Prior Year |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway Account | ||||||||||||||
| Opening Balance | $51,435,286,367 | $48,182,000,519 | $47,611,320,171 | $47,071,216,724 | $47,077,263,094 | $47,777,942,094 | $47,583,328,788 | $47,677,076,195 | $46,677,589,150 | $45,047,816,269 | $43,591,352,585 | - | $51,435,286,367 | 469.0% |
| Receipts: | ||||||||||||||
| Net Tax Receipts | 789,222,000 | 3,323,163,000 | 3,062,806,000 | 2,815,307,000 | 3,215,586,820 | 2,780,203,000 | 3,106,538,000 | 2,299,176,224 | 3,001,054,000 | 3,165,652,000 | 2,680,386,496 | - | 30,239,094,540 | -1.0% |
| Interest Income | 9,282,954 | 10,648,823 | 13,797,287 | 19,367,058 | 17,198,736 | 24,556,456 | 26,773,834 | 29,359,352 | 30,426,074 | 34,652,792 | 34,662,152 | - | 250,725,518 | 199.1% |
| Other Receipts 1/ | 105,100,375 | 1,621,431 | 2,705,010 | 1,942,640 | 2,134,917 | 2,337,778 | 1,682,933 | 2,173,945 | 1,997,192 | 1,965,801 | 2,029,320 | - | 125,691,342 | -99.8% |
| Total Receipts | 903,605,329 | 3,335,433,254 | 3,079,308,296 | 2,836,616,698 | 3,234,920,474 | 2,807,097,233 | 3,134,994,767 | 2,330,709,522 | 3,033,477,266 | 3,202,270,593 | 2,717,077,967 | - | 30,615,511,400 | -63.0% |
| Transfers: | ||||||||||||||
| To Mass Transit Account | - | 217,500,000 | - | 357,000,000 | - | - | 200,000,000 | - | - | 400,000,000 | - | - | 1,174,500,000 | 8.6% |
| From Mass Transit Account | - | - | 2,471,197 | 542,791 | 7,211,242 | 1,805,904 | 311,410 | 856,687 | 4,844,958 | 19,075,058 | 14,525,138 | - | 51,644,385 | -27.7% |
| Outlays | 4,156,891,177 | 3,688,613,603 | 3,621,882,940 | 2,474,113,119 | 2,541,452,716 | 3,003,516,444 | 2,841,558,770 | 3,331,053,254 | 4,668,095,105 | 4,277,809,335 | 5,314,889,858 | - | 39,919,876,319 | 2.4% |
| Closing Balance | 48,182,000,519 | 47,611,320,171 | 47,071,216,724 | 47,077,263,094 | 47,777,942,094 | 47,583,328,788 | 47,677,076,195 | 46,677,589,150 | 45,047,816,269 | 43,591,352,585 | 41,008,065,833 | - | 41,008,065,833 | -20.8% |
| Mass Transit Account | ||||||||||||||
| Opening Balance | 17,782,389,509 | 17,388,225,974 | 17,378,639,391 | 17,041,509,850 | 17,325,448,968 | 17,181,072,569 | 16,769,861,639 | 16,840,310,885 | 16,401,592,620 | 15,683,674,438 | 15,916,614,260 | - | 17,782,389,509.03 | 519.7% |
| Receipts | ||||||||||||||
| Net Tax Receipts | 104,728,000 | 490,638,000 | 452,266,000 | 415,749,000 | 512,417,703 | 406,664,000 | 454,246,000 | 369,887,228 | 445,743,000 | 470,109,000 | 406,034,508 | - | 4,528,482,438.44 | 3.1% |
| Interest Income | 3,291,201 | 3,930,001 | 5,650,211 | 7,069,674 | 6,323,765 | 8,764,787 | 9,500,459 | 10,380,930 | 10,752,684 | 12,243,509 | 12,754,563 | - | 90,661,783.41 | 212.3% |
| Other Receipts | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -100.0% |
| Total Receipts | 108,019,201 | 494,568,001 | 457,916,211 | 422,818,674 | 518,741,468 | 415,428,787 | 463,746,459 | 380,268,158 | 456,495,684 | 482,352,509 | 418,789,070 | - | 4,619,144,221.85 | -79.5% |
| Transfers | ||||||||||||||
| To Highway Account | - | - | 2,471,197 | 542,791 | 7,211,242 | 1,805,904 | 311,410 | 856,687 | 4,844,958 | 19,075,058 | 14,525,138 | - | 51,644,385.00 | -27.7% |
| From Highway Account | - | 217,500,000 | - | 357,000,000 | - | - | 200,000,000 | - | - | 400,000,000 | - | - | 1,174,500,000.00 | 8.6% |
| Outlays | 502,182,737 | 721,654,584 | 792,574,554 | 495,336,765 | 655,906,625 | 824,833,814 | 592,985,803 | 818,129,736 | 1,169,568,908 | 630,337,628 | 857,438,650 | - | 8,060,949,803.25 | -2.1% |
| Closing Balance | $17,388,225,974 | $17,378,639,391 | $17,041,509,850 | $17,325,448,968 | $17,181,072,569 | $16,769,861,639 | $16,840,310,885 | $16,401,592,620 | $15,683,674,438 | $15,916,614,260 | $15,463,439,543 | - | 15,463,439,542.63 | -14.9% |
1/ In October, includes a transfer of $100 million (reduced to $93,100,000 by a sequester) to the Highway Account from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund pursuant to section 31203 of P.L. 114-94.
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.
