The U.S. Senate on Aug. 10 voted 69-30 to pass a historic, $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that did not include any provisions which would upend the longstanding federal law prohibiting commercial activity, including electric vehicle (EV) charging, at Interstate rest areas.
08-10-2021 The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) unanimously approved $303.5 billion five-year surface transportation bill, in which 黑料社区has been closely engaged with lawmakers and staff and which would increase infrastructure funding by about 34 percent over the FAST Act . The committee also adopted a manager鈥檚 package of amendments to the underlying bill. That list of amendments has not yet been released, though about 90 had been filed as of Wednesday morning. EPW鈥檚 鈥淪urface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021鈥� does not include any language expanding tolling or scaling back the prohibition on commercial activities at Interstate rest areas. STRA includes $500 million per year for five years for electric vehicle charging an d other alternative fuel infrastructure, including hydrogen, natural gas and propane.
05-26-2021 The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Feb. 24 kicked off the first hearing on President Biden鈥檚 鈥淏uild Back Better鈥� initiative, with lawmakers and witnesses from both sides of the aisle discussing the need for substantial federal investment in infrastructure.
02-25-2021 The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is expected to release its draft highway reauthorization bill this week. The legislation will provide $494 billion in funding over a period of five years for highway, transit, safety, and research programs, a 46 percent increase over current investment levels.
06-03-2020Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) urged lawmakers to pass a five-year, formula-based surface transportation bill paid for by highway users, including drivers of alternative fuel vehicles, during a July 10 hearing on the need for a multi-year surface transportation reauthorization.
07-11-2019 The New Year will usher in a new chapter of the Trump Administration that will have wide-ranging consequences for NATSO鈥檚 policy priorities. Here is an overview of NATSO鈥檚 top legislative issues and their outlook for 2019.
01-02-2019 Incoming House Transportation Committee Chairman Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) said Dec. 5 that he plans to propose a national vehicle miles traveled (VMT) pilot program.
12-05-2018 On March 8 the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing to examine infrastructure funding needs and options. The hearing was largely positive from NATSO’s perspective, as all participants recognized the critical need to invest money to repair and improve America’s roads and bridges, and also recognized the superiority of direct federal spending — for example, by raising the fuel excise tax — as opposed to “public private partnerships” which can lead to undesirable revenue-raising mechanisms such as tolling and rest area commercialization.
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