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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
May 7: Colorado Lawmakers Announce Transportation Funding Deal
Colorado lawmakers reached a deal on May 7 to provide revenue from the state's general fund— $495 million in 2018, $150 million in 2019, and $50 million annually thereafter— and a $3.25 billion bond in order to fund transportation projects throughout the state. The bond, [...]
May 4: State Transportation Funding Legislation Roundup
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) signed into law on May 3 legislation to permit metro Atlanta to form a board and ask for voter approval of a local sales tax to fund transit expansion, and allotted $100 million in bonds for public transit. The Missouri [...]
March 23 : State Transportation Funding News Roundup
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) expects its staff to swell by 10 percent over the next five years, adding 2,000 employees as it works on projects funded by the new gasoline tax in Senate Bill 1. Caltrans began escalating its hiring efforts a year [...]
Jan. 26: State Transportation Funding Legislation Roundup
Transportation Funding Proposals Connecticut Rep. Jason Rojas (D-East Hartford) announced his plan on Jan. 23 to propose a 4 cents-per-gallon increase in the state gas tax to close the state’s transportation funding shortfall. The legislature’s 2018 regular session begins on Feb. 7. Utah’s Transportation Governance [...]
Jan. 12: State Transportation Funding Legislation Roundup
As more state legislatures convene for the 2018 legislative session, transportation funding bills are proving to be a popular topic. The Colorado Senate chose transportation funding as the first bill to introduce this year. Senate Bill 18-001 would divert 10 percent of state sales and [...]
Jan. 12: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (R) included a call for increased transportation funding in his Jan. 11 State of the State address. Gov. Hickenlooper pointed to the recent passage of local transportation funding ballot measures in the state, and the successful state transportation funding increase in [...]
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