ISSUE / Week of September 24, 2018
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Airports,AviationSeptember 28,2018 |House Passes Final FAA Bill; 7-Day Extension Pending in the Senate
September 28, 2018 The House of Representatives has passed the final compromise five-year, $96.7 billion aviation reauthorization bill by a landslide vote of 398 to 23. However, the pending... -
Appropriations,Federal FundingSeptember 28,2018 |
CR to December 7 Awaits Signature; Negotiations Fail on 4-Bill “Minibus”
September 28, 2018 Congress has cleared a nine-week continuing resolution to fund parts of the federal government from October 1 through December 7, and President Trump must sign it by midnight...
Guest Op-Ed: Purpose Driven Employment Part II – Retaining the Transit Workforce of Tomorrow
September 24, 2018 | Paul ComfortSeptember 24, 2018 This is part II of an article about Recruiting and Retaining the Transit Workforce of Tomorrow. You can find part I here. We are in a new world where, for the first time in...
Eno Releases Study of Chinese Railcar Issue
September 28, 2018 | Alexander LaskaSeptember 28, 2018 The Eno Center for Transportation on September 26 released a new study, The Implications of the Federal Ban on Chinese Railcars. Similar amendments to the FY 2019...
Coast Guard Updates Congress on Modernization, Recapitalization Efforts
September 28, 2018 | Alexander LaskaSeptember 27, 2018 Admiral Karl L. Schultz, 26th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, updated the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Wednesday on the Coast Guard’s...
$366 Million in FY18 Bus Grants Announced
September 27, 2018 | Jeff DavisSeptember 27, 2018 The Federal Transit Administration on September 25 announced the winning applicants for $366 million in federal grants for the competitive portion of the bus and bus facility...
Senate Passes Bill Mandating States Conduct Risk-Based Transit Safety Inspection
September 28, 2018 | Jeff DavisSeptember 28, 2018 On September 25, the Senate passed a bill setting standards for state mass transit safety oversight agencies (SSOAs) to use when investigating local transit agencies. The bill...
DOT Seeks to Designate Two New University Transportation Centers
September 28, 2018 | Alice GrossmanSeptember 27, 2018 On September 21, the USDOT announced the availability of new grants for two additional University Transportation Centers (UTCs). UTCs conduct research, provide education and...
Carving a Path Forward on Connected Vehicles
September 28, 2018 | Alice GrossmanSeptember 26, 2018 On Tuesday evening, CarTalkDC and OmniAir Consortium hosted a V2X and spectrum allocation roundtable bringing together transportation and short-range communications experts....
Summary of Final Compromise FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
September 24, 2018 | Jeff DavisThe following is an overview of the final compromise FAA reauthorization bill released in the wee hours of September 22, broken down into five areas: funding authorizations, airline customer...
Summary of Final Compromise TSA Modernization Act
September 26, 2018 | Alice Grossman and So Jung KimSeptember 26, 2018 The "FAA bill" released in the early morning of September 22 didn't just contain the FAA Authorization Act of 2018 – that was only Division B of the final package. The package...
Summary of Maritime Security Provisions in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
September 26, 2018 | Alexander LaskaSeptember 26, 2018 The package of bills released on September 22 that includes the FAA Authorization Act of 2018 also includes a division on maritime security, Division J. This division provides...