1988 · 19 citations · 0 references
Public AffairsPublic AdministrationPublic PolicyLawmakingPublic ExpenditurePublic Sector ReformInfrastructure SpendingPublic TransitPublic WelfarePublic Works AdministrationPublic Works RegulationBudget Committee ReviewCongressional Budget ProcessFragile StateMass TransitPublic Improvement AssessmentsPublic Infrastructure MaintenancePublic Works EvaluationPublic Works Management
Concern is widespread over the condition of the nation's public works infrastructure. At the request of Senator Lawton Chiles, Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, this study assesses the federal programs for highways, mass transit, aviation, waterways, and wastewater treatment, and discusses policies that the Congress might consider to improve the effectiveness of these programs. This study also fulfills the requirement of Public Law 98-501 that the Congressional Budget Office review the findings of the National Council on Public Improvement. The body of this paper considers some of the broader issues raised by the Council's final report, Fragile Foundations: A Report on America's Public Works (1988); the appendix focuses more specifically on the Council's findings.