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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
March 12: Arkansas Governor Approves Gas Tax Hike, Other Measures for Road Funds
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on March 12 signed into law legislation to raise the state gas tax by 3 cents-per-gallon and diesel tax by 6 cents-per-gallon (effective Oct. 1) and add an additional levy based on the average wholesale price of fuel. Senate Bill [...]
March 12: Alabama Lawmakers Approve Transportation Investment Measure
The Alabama state Senate March 12 approved legislation that will help generate more than $300 million per year in additional transportation infrastructure investment. Senators agreed 28-6 to increase Alabama’s fuel tax by 10 cents-per-gallon, phased in over three years and indexed to the National Highway [...]
Introducing ARTBA’s “Transportation Investment Advocacy Center” New Logo
ARTBA’s “Transportation Investment Advocacy Center”™ (TIAC) is proud to announce a new logo! The new look continues with the same colors that have been part of the TIAC brand since its inception in 2014, but provides a streamlined design that matches what the Center has evolved [...]
March 8: Transportation Funding Legislation Progresses in Two States
Arkansas lawmakers voted on March 7 to place a half-cent sales tax increase renewal on the 2020 ballot. The measure, originally approved in 2012, is projected to raise approximately $205 million annually for state highways. House Joint Resolution 1018 (HJR 1018) is part of a [...]
Mar. 8. State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Connecticut’s newly introduced SB 70 aims to create a state infrastructure bank to fund infrastructure improvements by financing a loan program. State Sen. Alex Bergstein (D) , who also introduced SB 102 - a separate bill that implements electronic tolls on major highways – on [...]
State Transportation Funding Legislation Ramping Up in 2019
Legislators in 37 states have introduced 185 bills aimed at boosting transportation investment in the first two months of 2019, a new analysis finds. This number is higher than the amount of legislation the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (ARTBA-TIAC) [...]
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