U.S. Senate opens talks on Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill
The $287 billion bill is being moved out of committee this week
Roads&Bridges
updated 7.30.19 8:22 a.m. CST.
Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee Chairman John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.) are scheduled this week to move a bipartisan bill, titled the America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act (ATIA), out of committee. ATIA would authorize $287 billion in state highway spending authority for Fiscal Years 2021-2025.
According to a recent release by ARTBA, which has attended multiple briefings with the EPW committee staff in Washington, the legislation includes:
- Of the $287 billion in budget authority, 90% will be provided to the states via formula
- A new $6 billion bridge program would be funded by a mix of Highway Trust Fund and General Fund revenues
- New climate change and safety incentivization programs
- Additional streamlining provisions, including the codification of “One Federal Decision,” the Trump administration executive order requiring all agencies to work together on a single decision for environmental project reviews... FULL ARTICLE
Posted on Tue, July 30, 2019
by John Cox