October 29, 2021 – Last night, the U.S. House and Senate have both agreed to another one-month extension of federal surface transportation funding authorizations. The new bill (H.R. 5763), a simple and policy-free extension through midnight on December 3, passed the House by a vote of 358-59, and the Senate had pre-cleared the bill by unanimous consent, meaning that the legislation is being sent straight to President Biden for signature.
Wednesday, November 3 – Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation – full committee hearing on FAA implementation of aviation safety reform (Administrator Dickson to testify) – 10:00 a.m., SR-253 Russell. Thursday, November 4 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – full committee hearing on infrastructure cybersecurity (witness list to be posted here)…
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/us-capitol-325342_1920-e1478720897913.jpg502750Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2021-10-29 19:10:122023-04-14 11:19:53Capitol Hill Events – Week of November 1, 2021
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/money-1-5-scaled.jpg16002560Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2021-10-29 19:02:032023-04-14 11:19:51Revised Budget Reconciliation Bill Keeps Transit and HSR Funding, Cuts $18 Billion From Other T&I Priorities
October 29, 2021 – In light of the catastrophic Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack in May 2021, the Homeland Security Committee has met to discuss next steps for better cybersecurity, particularly for infrastructures of national significance.
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/electric-vehicle-charging.jpg6831024Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2021-10-29 17:29:122023-04-14 11:19:50Revised Reconciliation Bill Drops Infrastructure Financing and Bonding Provisions, but EV and Alt Fuel Provisions Survive
October 29, 2021 – In the Byzantine budget reconciliation process, one of the big prohibitions is that each committee’s contribution to the bill has to be deficit-neutral after the scorekeeping period covered by the bill (in this case, ten years). For the Ways and Means Committee, this is less of a problem, since they are raising taxes to cover not only their own spending, but most (if not all) of the other spending in the bill, and can run those taxes as long as they need to.
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/iStock-495755592.jpg13632200Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2021-10-22 17:48:212023-04-14 11:19:44Converging Deadlines Make Next Week Make-or-Break for Biden Infrastructure, Spending Bills
October 22, 2021 – This week, Eno hosted a four-day symposium on transit costs and project delivery. Through this virtual event, Eno sought to create a forum to share findings from our transit cost and delivery report and exchange best practices in project delivery among transportation professionals, policymakers, and researchers.
October 22, 2021 – Four months after creating a White House Task Force on Supply Chain Disruptions, and six weeks after appointing former Deputy U.S. Transportation Secretary (and glutton for punishment) John Porcari to be the President’s Port Envoy, the White House last week began rolling out initiatives to address the supply chain disruptions and cargo container port backlogs that have become ever more visible.
October 22, 2021 – Congress is poised to pass the largest infrastructure spending bill in decades, presenting the opportunity to transform America’s aging transportation system, addressing our daunting mobility problems while meeting climate change challenges. To make timely use of this opportunity, we need a new approach to evaluate and mitigate climate change impacts of transportation projects.
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/car-emissions-pollution-exhuast-pipes-traffic-environment.jpg16672500Madeline Gormanhttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngMadeline Gorman2021-10-22 14:22:092023-04-14 11:19:29Guest Op-Ed: NEPA is Not the Right Vehicle to Address Climate Change
