Mileage and related allowances

§ 5704. Mileage and related allowances (a) Under regulations prescribed under section 5707 of this title, an employee or other individual performing service for the Government, who is engaged on official business inside or outside his designated post of duty or place of service, is entitled to not in excess of— (1) 8 cents a mile for the use of a privately owned motorcycle; or (2) 12 cents a mile for the use of a privately owned automobile or airplane; instead of the actual expenses of transportation when that mode of transportation is authorized or approved as more advantageous to the Government. A determination of advantage is not required when 80 Stat. 500payment on a mileage basis is limited to the cost of travel by common carrier including per diem. (b) In addition to the mileage allowance under subsection (a) of this section, the employee or other individual performing service for the Government may be reimbursed for— (1) parking fees; (2) ferry fares; and (3) bridge, road, and tunnel tolls.