Week of October 19, 2015

Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Fuel tax, Highway...

Oct 23, 2015 | Jeff Davis

House T&I Committee Approves Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill

October 23, 2015 The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee yesterday approved, by voice vote, a surface transportation reauthorization bill (H.R. 3763) after a five-hour, nineteen-minute markup session that featured a lot of amendments being discussed...

Environment, Federal Governance, Freight rail, Rail Safety,...

Oct 21, 2015 | Paul Lewis

USDOT Releases Draft of National Freight Strategic Plan

After much anticipation, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has released the draft National Freight Strategic Plan (NFSP) for public comment and review. This document, mandated by the 2012 Moving Ahead for Progress in the...

Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Fuel tax, Highway Trust Fund, Trucking

HTF Tax Receipts for FY15 Rise Above Estimates and May Cause FY17 Spending Increases in House Highway Bill

October 22, 2015

Oct 22, 2015 | Jeff Davis

October 22, 2015 - The Treasury Department has released the unaudited year-end Highway Trust Fund tax receipt totals for the...

Federal Governance, Freight rail, Highway Trust Fund, Highways, Positive Train Control, Rail Safety, Railroads

Compromise PTC Language Included in House Highway Bill and May Ride in Short-Term HTF Extension As Well

October 23, 2015

Oct 23, 2015 | Emily Han

October 23, 2015 - The chairmen of the House and Senate committees that over see railroads, Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA)...

Airlines

One Last Flight: How Will the Merger Between US Airways and American Impact the Airline Industry?

October 22, 2015

Last Saturday, at 5:52AM, flight US1939, operated with an Airbus A321, landed at Philadelphia International Airport coming from San Francisco....

Accessibility, Bridges, Cybersecurity, Emissions, Environment, Federal Governance, Highways, Interstate Highway System, Managed lanes, Parking, Traffic Safety, Trucking

Summary of Amendments Adopted in House Markup of H.R. 3767

October 23, 2015

Oct 23, 2015 | Jeff Davis

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee adopted twelve amendments to H.R. 3767 (the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of...

Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Highway Trust Fund, Highways

A "Six-Year" Bill? Not So Fast...

October 23, 2015

Oct 23, 2015 | Jeff Davis

October 23, 2015 - There was much discussion in the House Transportation and Infrastructure markup of the House’s Surface Transportation...

Aircraft, Federal Governance, Unmanned Aerial Systems

FAA Proposes Mandatory Registration of Many Drone Aircraft

October 21, 2015

October 20, 2015 - On Monday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Federal Aviation Administrator (FAA) Michael Huerta joined aviation...

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