H.R. 2 makes critical investments to surface transportation infrastructure, including $105 billion for public transportation and $60 billion for commuter rail, Amtrak, and other high-performance rail.
Will work with Congress to identify a solution to fill the $261 billion gap between HTF revenues and proposed spending levels.
Will encourage riders to contact state representatives and senators to urge their support for a long-term capital bill.
The searchlights were going back and forth over his body, scanning the barracks as Norm Mineta slept. It was the middle of 1942, and Norm was ten years old, sleeping on a mattress stuffed with hay...
Although it is the first long-term surface transportation bill since SAFTEA-LU expired in 2009, which will give the industry a sense of security when planning, it still didn’t solve the most pressing issue — finding a sustainable funding mechanism.
The FAST Act will now be sent to President Barack Obama, who is expected to sign the bill quickly.
The measure calls for spending approximately $205 billion on highways and $48 billion on transit projects over the next five years. It also reauthorizes the controversial Export-Import Bank’s expired charter until 2019.
The bill, passed last week by both the House and Senate, buys time for Congress to agree to a long-term deal.
The House amendment to eliminate the High Density States Program would funnel the money into the competitive Bus Grant program that every state is eligible for.
