Tag: Senate Environment and Public Works Committee: Page 2

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Sen. Boxer anticipates Senate EPW to work on transportation bill by April

During last week’s hearing on MAP-21, Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said she hopes the committee will have a new transportation authorization bill by April, according to AASHTO Journal. Boxer said having the bill before her committee at an early date would give the Senate Finance Committee plenty of time to […]

February 18, 2014

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Sen. Boxer proposes removing federal gas tax, adding wholesale fuel tax

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said during a committee hearing Wednesday that the federal government should remove its 18.4-cents-per-gallon gas tax and replace it with an oil wholesalers fee, according to a report from The Hill. The hearing, entitled “The Need to Invest in America’s Infrastructure and Preserve Federal Transportation Funding,” […]

September 25, 2013

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Foxx to travel, offer testimony for first time as Transportation Secretary

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx this week will take part in a few firsts in his new official role, according to a report from The Hill. Foxx, who was sworn in as DOT chief earlier this month, this week will take his first official trips and will testify before Congress for the first time since his […]

July 22, 2013

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Senate EPW Committee introduces Water Resources Development Act to help Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund

The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee has introduced and approved the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), Governing.com reported. The legislation, brought on at least in part by the expansion of the Panama Canal, focuses on key points for waterway development such as project authorization, project delivery reforms, harbor maintenance, innovative financing and project […]

March 26, 2013

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Seat backs and tray tables upright

After a really bad flight we are ready for a really bad landing. Both the House and Senate are closing in this week on final votes on their versions of a replacement for SAFETEA-LU, the too-tough-to-die surface transportation bill. We need reauthorization so badly that any landing may be the best news we could hear. […]

February 13, 2012

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Highway Contractor

Within a handful of bright, or at least not gloomy, spots there may be opportunities for transportation agencies and highway and bridge contractors to be pro-active in their fight against the agonizingly slow recession climb-out.

January 12, 2012

Safety

Senate releases full text of two-year reauthorization bill

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has released the full text of a 600-page surface transportation reauthorization bill that will be marked up the morning of Nov. 9, reports the American Association of Safety and Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO). The organization reports that the two-year legislation — dubbed “MAP-21” for “Moving Ahead for Progress […]

November 9, 2011

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RoadWorks

Reauthorization, an international bridge conference and bypasses are among the industry news items featured.

May 9, 2011

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Financial District

The rules of the transportation funding game have changed in Washington.

February 1, 2011

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Financial District

The rules of the transportation funding game have changed in Washington.

February 1, 2011

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Road Works

Americans, even in rural areas, overwhelmingly favor expanding public transportation such as rail or bus transit rather than highway construction, which traditionally has received much more funding, according to a new poll.

May 1, 2010