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Highway Taxes and Fees: How They Are Collected and Distributed - 2001

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PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE DISPOSITION OF STATE MOTOR-FUEL TAX RECEIPTS

BASED ON INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM STATE
AUTHORITIES AND ON THE LAWS OF THE STATE		 TABLE MF-106
STATUS AS OF JANUARY 1, 2001

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

NAME OF FUND
OR AGENCY		 AMOUNT OF PROPORTION OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE REMARKS STATE CODE
SECTION
All Motor Fuel: 20 Cents - - - 47-2301
General Fund,
District of Columbia.....		 All Distributed as follows:   47-2301
Highway Trust Fund    See remarks Administration of Department of
Transportation; construction and
maintenance of bridges, roads, streets
and alleys; expenses of the Department
of Motor Vehicles; general purposes.		 Amounts equivalent to receipts from motor fuel taxes, and
if necessary, motor vehicle taxes and fees collected by the
district of Columbia to pay in accordance with this section
the cost-sharing requirements established under Title 23,
United States Code, and to repay the United States for
increased Federal shares of eligible projects.		  
Metrorail/Metrobus
Account.....		    See remarks Mass transit operations, maintenance,
debt service, and construction.		 This account was established because of the need to provide
the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority a stable
and reliable source of revenue. After September 30, 1981,
all revenues from certain taxes, fees, civil fines and penalties
are allocated to this account, such as: motor-fuel taxes,
motor-vehicle registration fees, parking fees and fines
(exclusive of booting, towing and storage fees), sales
and use taxes, and others.
 1-2466
General Fund, District of
Columbia.....		    Remainder Administration of Department of
Transportation; construction and
maintenance of bridges, roads, streets
and alleys; expenses of the Department of
Motor Vehicles; general purposes.		 Net revenues from road-user taxes go into the general fund
together with other revenues from many other sources and
lose their identity. (See Table MV-106) Appropriations for
highway purposes are made from the general fund and
may be considered as derived from road-user taxes insofar
as highway appropriations do not exceed such
revenue.		 47-2301

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