Abolish discretionary transportation grants in favor of formula funding
What the document says“DOT’s discretionary grant-making processes should be abolished, and funding should be focused on formulaic distributions to the states”
The chapter argues that federal money removes the incentive for state and local officials to check whether an investment is worthwhile, because it becomes what it calls someone else's money. It says states know their own needs and are the ones incentivized to weigh long-term maintenance costs, and that at a bare minimum the number of grant programs should be consolidated.
What the document actually says“DOT’s discretionary grant-making processes should be abolished, and funding should be focused on formulaic distributions to the states”
End the grants the department hands out by choice. Send money to states by formula instead.
Washington picks which transport projects get money. The book says states should decide instead. Money would go out by a set formula.
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