February 26, 2020 – The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) has submitted its own request to Congress for $2.34 billion in federal appropriations in fiscal year 2021, a 17 percent increase over their FY 2020 enacted appropriations and 57 percent ($854 million) above the amount the Trump Administration requested on behalf of the railroad.
Tuesday, March 3 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Aviation – subcommittee hearing on the airline passenger experience (witness list here) – 10:00 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. Tuesday, March 3 – Senate Appropriations – Subcommittee on Homeland Security – subcommittee hearing on the FY 2021 TSA budget request (Adm….
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February 21, 2020 – This week, the U.S. Department of Transportation invited applications for $1 billion in fiscal 2020 multimodal surface transportation grants under the BUILD program (formerly known as TIGER).
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February 21, 2020 – For surface transportation projects there is surprisingly little that will change under the Trump Administration’s proposed NEPA overhaul.
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February 21, 2020 – Four of the Democratic presidential candidates took part in a moderated discussion of infrastructure issues in Las Vegas on February 16.
Buried in the annual Analytical Perspectives volume of the federal budget is a chapter called “Federal Investment” that pulls out federal spending across all departments and agencies in three key areas: research and development, education and training, and “major public physical capital investment.” Anything that you or I might consider…
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February 21, 2020 – The total “usable” amount of federal-aid highway formula funding provided to states so far in FY 2020 is actually $208 million less than the comparable amount provided by this point in 2019.
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February 21, 2020 – The Appropriations Committees used alternate formulas for distribution of certain highway funding to states this year, instead of the regular formula, to the specific benefit of certain states.
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