EXPENDITURES BY FUND SOURCE

Total Expenditure by Company Funding Source20072006200520042003
General Fund17,058,11665,750,997995,779,80016,759,00016,777,200
Restricted Funds175,638,078213,465,785673,344,800244,096,200243,559,700
Federal Fund1,133,341,5341,002,300,1742,645,788,4001,322,254,6001,331,496,700
Road Fund1,825,634,0381,824,350,4412,184,769,7001,782,514,3001,852,318,900
TOTAL EXPENDITURES3,151,671,7673,105,867,3976,499,682,7003,365,624,1003,444,152,500
EXPENDITURES BY UNIT
General Administration and Support79,726,89684,510,758157,142,60085,990,20086,632,400
Aviation23,763,15134,535,00461,285,80021,423,50021,465,600
Debt Service133,854,976134,173,692118,683,100100,330,300103,213,000
Highways2,429,325,8782,315,866,2145,438,393,0002,640,039,9002,698,558,800
Public Transportation41,791,09259,911,311275,677,00057,666,70057,716,900
Revenue Sharing362,750,492383,634,441360,187,400341,452,400360,734,600
Vehicle Regulation61,909,28273,835,97788,313,800108,821,100105,381,200
Transfer to Capital Projects18,550,00019,400,0009,900,00010,450,000
TOTAL EXPENDITURES3,151,671,7673,105,867,3976,499,682,7003,365,624,1003,444,152,500

The Transportation Cabinet is responsible for maintaining and improving transportation services in the Commonwealth. All modes of transportation are addressed by the Cabinet, including air transportation, railroads, waterways, public transit, and highways. The Secretary of Transportation, who is appointed by the Governor, heads the organization. The duties and responsibilities of the Cabinet are found in Titles XV and XVI of the Kentucky Revised Statutes.

The Cabinet receives funding from the state Road Fund, proceeds from highway bonds issued by the Kentucky Turnpike Authority, and federal aid apportionments for highways. Other revenue sources include agency receipts, non highway federal aid, the state General Fund, and a federal fund leveraging mechanism titled Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) bonds. The revenue components of the Road Fund are the motor fuels tax, motor vehicle usage tax, license and privilege taxes, interest income, and miscellaneous departmental fees, permits, and sales.

Seven major budget units comprise the Transportation Cabinet: General Administration and Support, Aviation, Public Transportation, Revenue Sharing, Highways, Vehicle Regulation, and Debt Service.

Organizationally, the agency is divided into four departments: Aviation, Vehicle Regulation, Rural and Municipal Aid, and Highways. Each department is headed by a commissioner directly responsible to the Secretary. Other organizational units include the Office of Support Services, the Office of Transportation Delivery, the Office of Audits, the Office of Human Resource Management, the Office of Information Technology, the Office of Legal Services, the Office of Public Affairs, the Office of Budget and Fiscal Management, the Office for Civil Rights and Small Business Development, and the Office of Inspector General. These units report to the Office of the Secretary. The following offices report to the State Highway Engineer in the Department of Highways: the Office of Project Development, the Office of Project Delivery and Preservation, the Office of Highway Safety, and Highway District Offices One through Twelve. The Office of Local Programs and the Office of Rural and Secondary Roads report to the Commissioner of Rural and Municipal Aid.

The Transportation Cabinet has its origin as an agency of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1912 when the General Assembly established the Department of Highways. Legislation in 1974 created the Department of Transportation by consolidating the Departments of Highways, Motor Transportation, and Aeronautics, plus certain transportation-related functions of the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Revenue. The 1982 General Assembly established the Transportation Cabinet as the successor to the Department of Transportation, and it assumed all of the duties formerly associated with the Department.

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