ISSUE / Week of May 28, 2018
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Appropriations,Federal FundingMay 30,2018 |House Leaders Kill DeFazio HMTF Spending Provision (Again), but DeFazio and Shuster Are Trying Again
May 30, 2018 - revised May 31, 2o18 Last Friday afternoon, the House Rules Committee announced the amendment process by which the Water Resources Development Act (H.R. 8) will be brought before... -
Appropriations,BusesMay 31,2018 |
China Transit Procurement Ban Has Potential to Divide Stakeholders
May 31, 2018 The surprise inclusion in the draft fiscal 2019 Transportation-HUD appropriations act of a provision banning the use of federal transit dollars to purchase transit vehicles from...
2018 Future Leaders Development Conference (LDC) Recap
May 31, 2018 | Erin ShumateFor over 26 years, the Eno Center for Transportation has recruited the best and brightest graduate students in transportation to the nation’s capital as Fellows for the Future Leaders Development...
Three Takeaways from NTSB’s Preliminary Report on the First Fatal Automated Vehicle Crash
May 31, 2018 | Alice GrossmanMay 31, 2018 Two months after the fatal crash in Tempe, Arizona involving an Uber test vehicle in self-driving mode, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a preliminary report...
June 5 California Primary Features Two Ballot Measures Relevant to Transportation
May 31, 2018 | Brianne EbyMay 31, 2018 - California voters can weigh in on two separate transportation measures on the ballot next Tuesday, June 5. While the two propositions are unrelated, both are attempts to revisit major...
FY19 Transportation Appropriations in Senate Committee Next Week, May Go to House Floor in Second “Minibus” Package
May 31, 2018 | Jeff DavisMay 31, 2018 The fiscal year 2019 Transportation-Housing appropriations bill is scheduled to move through the Senate Appropriations Committee next week under the markup schedule announced May 14...
12 Amendments to Corps of Engineers Funding Filed with Rules Committee
May 31, 2018 | Jeff DavisMay 31, 2018 The fiscal 2019 Army Corps of Engineers budget for civil works (water resources) programs is part of the Energy and Water Development appropriations bill, which in turn is being...
FHWA Formally Repeals GHG Performance Measure Rule
May 31, 2018 | Alice GrossmanMay 31, 2018 Earlier this month the administration canceled funding for the NASA Carbon Monitoring System, a program that monitors the flow of carbon dioxide around our planet. In April,...
Federal Transit Administration Issues Final Rule on Private Investment Project Procedures
May 31, 2018 | Alexander LaskaMay 31, 2018 The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a final rule Wednesday on Private Investment Project Procedures (PIPP), which allows recipients of FTA funding for public...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of June 4, 2018
May 31, 2018 | Jeff DavisTuesday, June 5 – Senate Appropriations – Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing – subcommittee markup of draft FY 2019 Transportation-HUD appropriations – 10:00 a.m., SD-192...