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RCED-83-24 1 (1983-01-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabdus0001 and id is 1 raw text is: BY THE US, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Transportation Applying DOT's Rail Policy To Washington, D.C.'s Metrorail System Could Save Federal Funds The Department of Transportation's policy of requiring full funding--setting a ceiling on the level of Federal funding--and a modified version of its incremental construction pol- ity for rapid-rail systems should be applied to the 26 unfunded miles of the Washing- tan, D.C., rapid-rail system. The system has een planned as a 101-mile system; full or partial funding has been received for about 75 miles. GAO believes that if the Department's rail policy were applied to the 26 unfunded miles (1) Federal savings could be realized, (2) better use of limited Federal funds could Oe made, and (3) more realistic cost esti- ates could be made, allowing for better 0orecasts of future needs. In addition, GAO believes that the Department needs to bet- ter define the type of funding commitment required from local jurisdictions to support khe system and require periodic reevaluat- ions of funding commitments. ,\VD S rq 00 120318 GAO/RCED-83-24 JANUARY 12, 1983