Week of May 4, 2015

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

Congressional Estimators Deal Blow To Repatriation Holiday Concept

May 6, 2015 - The official scorekeepers of Congressional legislation that would change tax law dealt a potentially fatal blow last week to the idea of using receipts from a one-time repatriation “holiday” of cash...

Federal Governance, Freight rail, Rail Safety, Railroads

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

DOT Issues Long-Awaited Rail Car Rule

May 6, 2015 - Last Friday, U.S. DOT released its much-anticipated rulemaking for shipping crude oil and other liquid energy products by rail, including the gradual phase-out of existing tank cars built to the DOT-111...

Appropriations, Environment, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Maritime, Ports

House Passes FY16 Corps of Engineers Funding

September 9, 2015

September 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

May 6, 2015 - The House of Representatives passed the fiscal 2016 appropriations bill that funds the Army Corps of...

Airports, Commuter Rail, Federal Funding, Highways, Local governance, Public transit, Railroads, State Governance

Interesting Chart of the Week

September 9, 2015

September 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

Historical look at federal transportation infrastructure grants to states and localities over the FY 1941 - 2014 period.

Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Highway Trust Fund, Highways

Leaders Continue Mulling 2-Month vs 7-Month HTF Extension

September 9, 2015

September 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

May 6, 2015 - Even though the House of Representatives is out of town this week, discussion continues on how...

Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Public/Private Partnerships

Sens. Wyden, Hoeven Propose $180 Billion Infrastructure Bonding Plan

September 9, 2015

September 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis

May 6, 2015 - Senate Finance Committee ranking minority member Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) this week...

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