Trump Nominates New CFO for USDOT
May 3, 2019 – President Trump has nominated John Kramer to be Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
T&I Leaders Introduce New Harbor Maintenance Funding Bill
May 3, 2019 – This week, the bipartisan leadership of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee introduced a bill (H.R. 2440) that would allow the immediate spend-down of $9.3 billion in balances that have built up in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF).
CBO Updates 10-Year Cost of HTF Solvency to $176 Billion
May 2, 2019 – The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released updated baseline budget projections for the ongoing fiscal year 2019 and the ten-year period of fiscal 2020-2029. The new baseline estimates that the cost of keeping the Highway Trust Fund solvent at baseline spending levels (FY 2019 enacted levels plus annual inflation increases of around 2 percent per year) has risen to about $176 billion, which is about $12 billion higher than the $164 billion that CBO projected in its January 2019 preliminary baseline.
House Appropriators Start FY20 Cycle
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Newsom Team Releases Revised California High Speed Rail Plan
May 2, 2019 – The new chairman of the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) yesterday released a project status update that fleshes out the plan outlined by new Governor Gavin Newsom to focus on completing and implementing high-speed rail service on a 171-mile corridor from Merced in the north to Bakersfield in the south, at a cost of $20.4 billion.
Capitol Hill Events – Week of May 6, 2019
Tuesday, May 7– House Rules – full committee hearing on a special rule for consideration of H.R. 2157, FY19 disaster relief appropriations – 5:00 p.m., H-313, The Capitol. Wednesday, May 8 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – full committee business meeting to mark up items including H.R. 2440, Harbor Maintenance…
Puget Sound Region Launches On-Demand Shuttles Around Five Link Light Rail Stations
April 24, 2019 – On April 16, Sound Transit and King County Metro, in partnership with the City of Seattle, introduced a new mobility on demand (MOD) service to examine and improve access to five Link light rail stations.
Senate GOP Budget Assumes Additional Highway User Tax Revenue Equal to 18 Cent Gas Tax Increase
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Guest Op-Ed: Infrastructure – How to Make A Difference
Large, regional infrastructure projects are key to unlocking future economic growth. One example is the AIRnet-21 proposal that would rebuild the Northeast Corridor rail line.
House Adopts FY20 Spending Plan: Appropriations Bills to Move Forward in May
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