Adjusted         Executive                       
                                 Appropriation           Request                       Percent 
                                       2000-01           2001-02            Change      Change 

AGENCY SUMMARY
  Special Rev.-Other               391,397,000        437,600,000        46,203,000     11.80%
  Capital Projects     
    Fund-Transportation     
    2000(Bondable)                 320,000,000                  0      (320,000,000)  -100.00%
  Total for AGENCY SUMMARY:        711,397,000        437,600,000      (273,797,000)   -38.49%


AID TO LOCALITIES
  Special Rev.-Other               391,397,000        437,600,000        46,203,000     11.80%
  Total for AID TO LOCALITIES:     391,397,000        437,600,000        46,203,000     11.80%

Dedicated Tax
  Special Rev.-Other               391,397,000        437,600,000        46,203,000     11.80%
  Total for Program:               391,397,000        437,600,000        46,203,000     11.80%

CAPITAL PROJECTS
  Capital Projects     
    Fund-Transportation     
    2000(Bondable)                 320,000,000                  0      (320,000,000)  -100.00%
  Total for CAPITAL PROJECTS:      320,000,000                  0      (320,000,000)  -100.00%

Urban and Commuter Mass Transportation
  Capital Projects     
    Fund-Transportation     
    2000(Bondable)                 320,000,000                  0      (320,000,000)  -100.00%
  Total for Program:               320,000,000                  0      (320,000,000)  -100.00%



                                                                                                                                                


                          BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
                   (Executive Budget: pp. 231-233)

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates and maintains the major 
public transportation systems in the Metropolitan Transportation District, which 
consists of New York City and Dutchess, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Rockland,
Suffolk, and Westchester counties. This agency is included in the Transportation 
and Economic Development appropriation bill.


Aid to Localities

The Executive proposes a contingency appropriation for the MTA in the amount of 
$437,600,000, an increase of $46,203,000, or 11.80 percent. This contingency 
appropriation will support debt service payments for the MTA in State Fiscal 
Year 2002-03 in the event the State budget for that fiscal year is not passed on 
April 1, 2002. The increase reflects higher projected revenues to the Dedicated 
Mass Transportation Trust Fund due to higher tax collections in the MTA region.


Capital

In the SFY 2000-01 the enacted stated budget contained an appropriation of 
$320,000,000 related to the Transportation Bond Act of 2000.  The Executive's 
proposed budget for SFY 2001-02 did not contain this appropriation due to the
failure of the Transportation Bond Act.  The Bond Act would have provided the 
MTA with a total of $1.6 billion to fund the MTA's Capital Plan.