highway funds
Interstate construction budget
Highway funds are government money allocated for building and maintaining roads, typically collected through fuel taxes and vehicle fees.
In U.S. politics, federal highway funds often appear in disputes over state compliance with national policies, since Congress can threaten to withhold them: The state risked losing highway funds over the lower drinking age.
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- appropriationsDesignated funds for purposes
- federalDivided governmental authority
- federal aidGovernment-provided financial support
- transportationMoving people or goods
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