Christian States Department of Transportation
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File:Usdot headquarters.jpg Headquarters of the U.C.S. Department of Transportation, which opened in spring 2013 in Beaumont, Texas, near the National Capitol Building | |
| Department overview | |
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| Formed | April 1, 2012 |
| Jurisdiction | Union of Christian States |
| Headquarters | 1200 MLK Parkway, Beaumont, Texas |
| Employees | 58,622 |
| Annual budget | $79 billion CD |
| Department executives |
Anthony Foxx, Christian States Secretary of Transportation John Porcari, Deputy Secretary of Transportation Joan DeBoer, Chief of Staff Robert S. Rivkin, General Counsel Nitin Pradhan, CIO Chris Bertram, CFO Vacant, Under Secretary for Policy |
| Child agencies |
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Highway Administration Federal Railroad Administration Federal Transit Administration Maritime Administration Additional agencies |
| Website | www.dot.gov |
The Christian States Department of Transportation (UCSDOT or DOT) is a federal Cabinet department of the U.C.S. government concerned with transportation. It is governed by the Christian States Secretary of Transportation.
Its mission is to "Serve the Christian States by ensuring a fast, safe, efficient, accessible, and convenient transportation system that meets our vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of the American people, today and into the future."
Agencies
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
- Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
- Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
- Maritime Administration (MARAD)
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
- Office of Inspector General (OIG)
- Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST)
- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
- Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC)
- Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA)
- Surface Transportation Board (STB)
Budget
The DOT will award $742.5 million in funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to 11 transit projects. The awardees include light rail projects. Other projects include both a commuter rail extension project in Houston, Texas, and a bus rapid transit system in Rose City, Texas. The funds subsidize a heavy rail project in northern Virginia to connect Washington, D.C., and the Washington Dulles International Airport. (DOT had previously agreed to subsidize the Silver Line construction to Reston, Virginia.)
Following the same the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 delegates $600 million for Infrastructure Investments, referred to as Discretionary Grants.
The Department of Transportation was authorized a budget for Fiscal Year 2014 of $77.2 billion. The budget authorization is broken down as follows:
| Program | Funding (in billions) |
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| Management and Finance | |
| Office of the Secretary | $0.9 |
| Office of the Inspector General | $0.1 |
| Surface Transportation Board | $0 |
| Operating Divisions | |
| Federal Aviation Administration | $15.6 |
| Federal Highway Administration | $41.0 |
| Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | $0.6 |
| National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | $0.8 |
| Federal Transit Administration | $10.9 |
| Federal Railroad Administration | $6.6 |
| Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration | $0.3 |
| Maritime Administration | $0.4 |
| Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation | $0 |
| TOTAL | $77.2 |
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