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 $93,400,000 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 2018
HPLS-10
Table FE-1
| October 2017 |
November 2017 |
December 2017 |
January 2018 |
February 2018 |
March 2018 |
April 2018 |
May 2018 |
June 2018 |
July 2018 |
August 2018 |
September 2018 |
Fiscal Year to Date |
Percent Change from Prior Year |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway Account | ||||||||||||||
| Opening Balance | $41,443,048,874 | $37,860,628,725 | $37,624,265,284 | $37,398,378,132 | $36,330,339,516 | $37,929,467,306 | $38,011,534,859 | $38,221,266,262 | $37,627,725,044 | - | - | - | $41,443,048,874 | -19.4% |
| Receipts: | ||||||||||||||
| Net Tax Receipts | 722,682,000 | 3,429,110,000 | 3,060,613,000 | 1,938,610,000 | 4,231,337,750 | 2,894,914,000 | 2,973,367,000 | 3,036,211,000 | 3,731,521,367 | - | - | - | 26,018,366,117 | 6.7% |
| Interest Income | 33,357,957 | 32,275,419 | 34,184,390 | 41,168,610 | 36,876,034 | 48,679,798 | 51,725,689 | 52,828,101 | 52,530,145 | - | - | - | 383,626,143 | 111.5% |
| Other Receipts 1/ | 95,566,325 | 1,951,547 | 2,082,104 | 2,174,949 | 2,128,678 | 2,031,825 | 1,972,496 | 2,195,876 | 2,014,197 | - | - | - | 112,117,996 | -7.9% |
| Total Receipts | 851,606,282 | 3,463,336,965 | 3,096,879,495 | 1,981,953,559 | 4,270,342,462 | 2,945,625,623 | 3,027,065,186 | 3,091,234,976 | 3,786,065,709 | - | - | - | 26,514,110,257 | 7.4% |
| Transfers: | ||||||||||||||
| To Mass Transit Account | 400,000,000 | - | 100,000,000 | 400,000,000 | - | - | 300,000,000 | - | 100,000,000 | - | - | - | 1,300,000,000 | 67.9% |
| From Mass Transit Account | - | - | 9,825,717 | 2,322,039 | - | - | 3,078,925 | 7,705,568 | 10,961,662 | - | - | - | 33,893,911 | 87.8% |
| Outlays | 4,034,026,431 | 3,699,700,407 | 3,232,592,363 | 2,652,314,214 | 2,671,214,672 | 2,863,558,070 | 2,520,412,708 | 3,692,481,763 | 4,261,708,273 | - | - | - | 29,628,008,900 | -2.3% |
| Closing Balance | 37,860,628,725 | 37,624,265,284 | 37,398,378,132 | 36,330,339,516 | 37,929,467,306 | 38,011,534,859 | 38,221,266,262 | 37,627,725,044 | 37,063,044,142 | - | - | - | 37,063,044,142 | -17.7% |
| Mass Transit Account | ||||||||||||||
| Opening Balance | 14,850,439,399 | 14,581,681,673 | 14,367,259,454 | 14,250,119,550 | 14,322,718,040 | 14,266,693,686 | 14,078,764,986 | 14,130,194,908 | 13,678,667,464 | - | - | - | 14,850,439,399 | -16.5% |
| Receipts | ||||||||||||||
| Net Tax Receipts | 99,259,000 | 517,227,000 | 461,748,000 | 292,769,000 | 616,435,831 | 439,150,000 | 450,980,000 | 454,441,000 | 518,463,863 | - | - | - | 3,850,473,693 | 5.4% |
| Interest Income | 12,305,149 | 12,542,682 | 13,164,429 | 15,855,023 | 14,289,098 | 17,946,054 | 18,809,657 | 19,179,768 | 18,772,714 | - | - | - | 142,864,573 | 117.6% |
| Other Receipts | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0% |
| Total Receipts | 111,564,149 | 529,769,682 | 474,912,429 | 308,624,023 | 630,724,928 | 457,096,054 | 469,789,657 | 473,620,768 | 537,236,576 | - | - | - | 3,993,338,266 | 7.4% |
| Transfers | ||||||||||||||
| To Highway Account | - | - | 9,825,717 | 2,322,039 | - | - | 3,078,925 | 7,705,568 | 10,961,662 | - | - | - | 33,893,911.00 | 87.8% |
| From Highway Account | 400,000,000 | - | 100,000,000 | 400,000,000 | - | - | 300,000,000 | - | 100,000,000 | - | - | - | 1,300,000,000.00 | 67.9% |
| Outlays | 780,321,875 | 744,191,900 | 682,226,616 | 633,703,495 | 686,749,282 | 645,024,754 | 715,280,810 | 917,442,644 | 904,320,298 | - | - | - | 6,709,261,673.41 | 2.1% |
| Closing Balance | $14,581,681,673 | $14,367,259,454 | $14,250,119,550 | $14,322,718,040 | $14,266,693,686 | $14,078,764,986 | $14,130,194,908 | $13,678,667,464 | $13,400,622,081 | - | - | - | 13,400,622,080.92 | -14.6% |
1/ In October, includes a transfer of $100 million (reduced to $93,400,000 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.
