ISSUE / Week of February 17, 2020
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Federal Governance,InfrastructureFebruary 21,2020 |Democratic Candidates Outline Their Infrastructure Ideas
Four of the Democratic presidential candidates took part in a moderated discussion of infrastructure issues in Las Vegas on February 16. Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar and Tom Steyer... -
Federal Governance,Project DeliveryFebruary 21,2020 | Edward V.A. Kussy
Guest Op-Ed: CEQ’s Proposed NEPA Regulations: Are They Really That Terrible or So Very Helpful for Surface Transportation Projects?
As part of our focus on People & the Environment, Eno will be having a Point-Counter Point Series for Eno Transportation Weekly on environmental issues. This article is part one of Edward V.A....
Total FY20 Highway Formula Funding So Far is $208M Below FY19
February 21, 2020 | Jeff DavisWhen the $2.0 billion in fiscal year 2020 general fund appropriations for highway formula programs given to states last Friday is combined with the $37.6 billion in formula obligation limitation...
Highway Funding: The Value of Being Able to Write Your Own Formula
February 20, 2020 | Jeff DavisSenators from states that don't think they get enough money under the existing highway formula have started to use the annual appropriations process to write their own formulas for additional...
Federal Capital Investment Outlays to Rise Sharply Under FY21 Budget
February 21, 2020 | Jeff DavisBuried in the annual Analytical Perspectives volume of the federal budget is a chapter called "Federal Investment" that pulls out federal spending across all departments and agencies in three key...
FY21 Homeland Budget Request Echoes Last Few Requests
February 21, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe Trump Administration's 2021 budget request for the transportation elements of the Department of Homeland Security reiterates several cost-cutting proposals that the Administration made in prior...
USDOT Solicits FY20 BUILD Grant Applications
February 21, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis week, the U.S. Department of Transportation invited applications for $1 billion in fiscal 2020 multimodal surface transportation grants under the BUILD program (formerly known as TIGER). The...
Comprehensive Statements of National Transportation Policy
February 19, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe concept of "national transportation policy" is a mid-20th-century phenomenon. Before 1937, "transportation" was thought of by federal decisionmakers as an activity – a subset of interstate...
FY21 Appropriations Process Begins Next Week
February 21, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe House and Senate Appropriations Committees are starting the fiscal 2021 appropriations process next week, with a slate of committee hearings on the 2021 budget request. The House Appropriations...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of February 24, 2020
February 14, 2020 | Jeff DavisMonday, February 24 – Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation – Subcommittee on Security – full committee field hearing on air cargo security – 9:00 a.m., Rental Car Facility Community...