ISSUE / Week of October 19, 2015
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Federal Funding,Federal GovernanceOctober 23,2015 |House T&I Committee Approves Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill
October 23, 2015 The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee yesterday approved, by voice vote, a surface transportation reauthorization bill (H.R. 3763) after a five-hour,... -
Environment,Federal GovernanceOctober 21,2015 |
USDOT Releases Draft of National Freight Strategic Plan
October 22, 2015 After much anticipation, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has released the draft National Freight Strategic Plan (NFSP) for public comment and review. This document,...
HTF Tax Receipts for FY15 Rise Above Estimates and May Cause FY17 Spending Increases in House Highway Bill
October 22, 2015 | Jeff DavisOctober 22, 2015 The Treasury Department has released the unaudited year-end Highway Trust Fund tax receipt totals for the fiscal year that ended September 30, 2015, showing higher-than-expected...
Compromise PTC Language Included in House Highway Bill and May Ride in Short-Term HTF Extension As Well
October 23, 2015 | Emily HanOctober 23, 2015 The chairmen of the House and Senate committees that over see railroads, Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Sen. John Thune (R-SD), have negotiated a compromise version of positive...
One Last Flight: How Will the Merger Between US Airways and American Impact the Airline Industry?
October 22, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONOctober 21, 2015 Last Saturday, at 5:52AM, flight US1939, operated with an Airbus A321, landed at Philadelphia International Airport arriving from San Francisco. This would be the last flight...
Summary of Amendments Adopted in House Markup of H.R. 3767
October 23, 2015 | Jeff DavisThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee adopted twelve amendments to H.R. 3767 (the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015) during its October 22 markup session -...
A “Six-Year” Bill? Not So Fast…
October 23, 2015 | Jeff DavisOctober 23, 2015 There was much discussion in the House Transportation and Infrastructure markup of the House’s STRR surface transportation bill about how the six-year nature of the bill was a...
FAA Proposes Mandatory Registration of Many Drone Aircraft
October 21, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONOctober 20, 2015 On Monday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Federal Aviation Administrator (FAA) Michael Huerta joined aviation stakeholders at a press conference to announce a new...