Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-110

§44307 Revolving Fund

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Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

A revolving fund is kept in the U.S. Treasury. The Treasury must pay from that fund to run this chapter. Needed money can be added to the fund, and any money received while using the fund must be put back into it. At the Transportation Secretary’s request, the Treasury may invest fund money in U.S. government interest-bearing securities. Interest and sale proceeds must go back into the fund. Any money above what the Transportation Secretary says is needed for operations and reasonable reserves must be sent to the Treasury at least annually as miscellaneous receipts. Each year the Transportation Secretary must also deposit a payment to cover government costs of using appropriated amounts. That payment equals the fund’s average monthly appropriated balance times a percentage set in advance by the Treasury, which must be at least the government’s current average rate on marketable obligations.

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Title 49, §44307

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(a)Existence, Disbursements, Appropriations, and Deposits.—
(1)There is a revolving fund in the Treasury. The Secretary of the Treasury shall disburse from the fund payments to carry out this chapter.
(2)Necessary amounts to carry out this chapter may be appropriated to the fund. The amounts appropriated and other amounts received in carrying out this chapter shall be deposited in the fund.
(b)Investment.—
On request of the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of the Treasury may invest any part of the amounts in the revolving fund in interest-bearing securities of the United States Government. The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, the securities shall be deposited in the fund.
(c)Excess Amounts.—
The balance in the revolving fund in excess of an amount the Secretary of Transportation determines is necessary for the requirements of the fund and for reasonable reserves to maintain the solvency of the fund shall be deposited at least annually in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
(d)Expenses.—
The Secretary of Transportation shall deposit annually an amount in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts to cover the expenses the Government incurs when the Secretary of Transportation uses appropriated amounts in carrying out this chapter. The deposited amount shall equal an amount determined by multiplying the average monthly balance of appropriated amounts retained in the revolving fund by a percentage that is at least the current average rate payable on marketable obligations of the Government. The Secretary of the Treasury shall determine annually in advance the percentage applied.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 44307(a)49 App.:1536(a), (b).Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, § 1306(a)–(d), 72 Stat. 803. 44307(b)49 App.:1536(f).Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, 72 Stat. 731, § 1306(f); added Aug. 9, 1975, Pub. L. 94–90, § 1(a), 89 Stat. 439. 44307(c)49 App.:1536(c). 44307(d)49 App.:1536(d). In subsection (a)(1), the first sentence is added for clarity. The last sentence is substituted for 49 App.:1536(a) (last sentence) to eliminate unnecessary words and for consistency in the revised title. In subsection (a)(2), the words “The amounts appropriated and other amounts received in carrying out this chapter” are substituted for “Moneys appropriated by Congress to carry out the provisions of this subchapter and all moneys received from premiums, salvage, or other recoveries and all receipts in connection with this subchapter” to eliminate unnecessary words. In subsection (b), the words “any part” are substituted for “all or any part” to eliminate unnecessary words. The words “held in the revolving fund” are omitted as surplus. The words “deposited in” are substituted for “credited to and form a part of” for consistency. In subsection (d), the words “The Secretary of Transportation shall deposit annually an amount in the Treasury” are substituted for “Annual payments shall be made by the Secretary to the Treasury of the United States”, the words “The deposited amount shall equal an amount determined by multiplying” are substituted for “These payments shall be computed by applying to”, and the words “a percentage that is at least the current average rate payable on marketable obligations of the Government” are substituted for “a percentage” and “Such percentage shall not be less than the current average rate which the Treasury pays on its marketable obligations”, for clarity.

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49 U.S.C. § 44307

Title 49, Transportation

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Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110