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INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL: INCREASING AMTRAK'S ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ITS TAXPAYER RELIEF ACT FUNDS. TESTIMONY.
| 题名： | INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL: INCREASING AMTRAK'S ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ITS TAXPAYER RELIEF ACT FUNDS. TESTIMONY. |
| 关键词： | Accountability-; Amtrak-; Budgeting-; Capital-; Expenditures-; Financial-responsibility; Intercity-passenger-cars; Internal-Revenue-Service; Needs-assessment; Taxpayer-Relief-Act-of-1997 |
| 摘要： | This is the statement of Phyllis F. Scheinberg, Associate Director, Transportation Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, before the Subcommittee on Transportation and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives. The testimony discusses Amtrak's use of Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (TRA) funds. More specifically, the items of discussion include (1) how much Amtrak has spent in TRA funds and what types of activities it has funded, (2) whether Amtrak used the funds in accordance with the act, and (3) to what extent the Amtrak Reform Council and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have overseen Amtrak's use of TRA funds. Additionally, some observations will be offered on Amtrak's capital needs, its progress toward reaching operational self-sufficiency, and the administration's fiscal year 2001 budget request for Amtrak. In summary, through June 1999, Amtrak reported spending about $1.3 billion of the $2.2 billion provided under the Taxpayer Relief Act. Amtrak spent nearly 2/3 of the funds for capital improvements, including almost $400 million for its high-speed rail program. It spent the other third for equipment maintenance expenses and for debt servicing. Amtrak's use of these funds for capital improvements have largely supported the initiatives laid out in its strategic business plan. GAO's review of 23 Taxpayer Relief Act expenditures revealed that 18 expenditures were consistent with the act, 3 expenditures were improperly spent, and the appropriateness of 2 expenditures could not be determined. The Amtrak Reform Council has not yet monitored Amtrak's use of TRA funds and the IRS has not yet examined Amtrak's use of these funds. |
| 总页数： | 2000/03/15. pp13 (1 Fig.) |
| 报告类型： | 科技报告 |
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