October 2, 2019 – This article explains precisely how the FAST Act of 2015 ties each state’s annual federal-aid highway funding total to the last year of the SAFETEA-LU Act (fiscal 2009), which in turn relied on real-world apportionment factors as of the year 2007, and the distribution of earmarked projects by well-placed members of Congress in the summer of 2005.
September 27, 2019 – The House Railroad Subcommittee held a hearing on September 24 to examine the state of commuter rail in America.
September 27, 2019 – This week, the Federal Highway Administration formally lifted a 103-year-old regulation that has banned the use of patented or proprietary materials in federal-aid highway projects.
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September 27, 2019 – The EPA this week threatened to start enforcing emissions rules that would force areas of California to cancel planned highway projects and either lose that funding or else build transit projects instead.
September 27, 2019 – Eno is conducting a survey of operators asking them details of their experience applying for waivers under Part 107 and exemptions under the old Sections 333 or new 44807. The survey focuses on how the waiver/exemption process impacts the bottom line of a UAS business, the quality of communication between the FAA and applicant, and how special provisions at the end of the process impact a company’s business model.
September 27, 2019 – Hopes for air traffic control (ATC) reform were dashed last Congress, but the issue resurfaced at a Senate hearing on Tuesday, September 24.
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September 26, 2019 – Any Congressional hearing focusing on “America’s Infrastructure” is bound to be wide ranging. This week’s House Committee on the Budget hearing on the subject was no exception.