[Shalom Israel]

What's unclear from this summary is whether the funds are allowed to be held in the form of US savings bonds...

[Southack]

"What's unclear from this summary is whether the funds are allowed to be held in the form of US savings bonds..."

Rubbish. What's clear is that Highway Funds aren't counted to offset our federal budget deficit.

Our Federal Budget is one thing (income tax and debt based in arrears).

Our Highway Trust Fund is a very different thing (gasoline tax based in advance).