Continuing Resolution Funds FTA Programs through February 15
December 15, 2006
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Congress has passed a new continuing resolution (CR) that extends funding for most federal programs through February 15, including Federal Transit Administration (FTA) programs. The new CR will provide transit funding at Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 levels until a FY 2007 Transportation Appropriations bill is enacted. The extension, the third of this fiscal year, was approved during final late-night sessions of the House and Senate in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 9. After passing the CR and addressing other last-minute matters, the 109th Congress formally adjourned, ending its term of service. President Bush subsequently signed the CR later the same day. Congress adjourned without completing action on nine of the eleven annual appropriations bills, necessitating the passage of the new CR.
The incoming 110th Congress will convene on January 4 and is expected to stay in session until late February. The new Democratic leaders in both the House and Senate have expressed their intention to complete the FY 2007 Appropriations process before February 15. No decision has been made yet, but FTA could publish partial-year apportionments in the coming weeks, allowing for the limited distribution FY 2007 funds.
Also of interest, Congress adjourned without taking action on a technical corrections bill for SAFETEA-LU. The proposed technical corrections legislation (H.R. 5689) would not make any substantive changes to the federal transit program, but it would provide additional funds for the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission and give the Commission an extension on its deadline for reporting back to Congress.
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