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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
March 11: State News Roundup
As Connecticut lawmakers evaluate a proposal from Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) to create a transportation fund ‘lockbox’, a governor-appointed panel told the General Assembly’s transportation committee on March 9 that taxpayers are unlikely to support new revenue without assurance that it would be safeguarded from [...]
March 4: State News Roundup
State Legislative Activity The South Carolina Senate introduced a deal to increase transportation funding by $400 million, transferred annually from the state’s General Fund. The Senate will debate the bill on March 8. Read More. After passing competing bills, Indiana lawmakers entered conference committee in [...]
Feb. 18: Report Examines Connecticut’s $2.8 Billion Transportation Bond Bill (2015)
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) signed into law on August 2, 2015 legislation to permit $2.8 billion in transportation bonds. The bonds will be used to fund the first five years of Gov. Malloy's “Let’s Go CT” program, a 30-year plan to upgrade the state’s highways and [...]
State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Illinois lawmakers approved a bill on Dec. 7 to release already-collected fuel taxes to fund local road work, as the revenue is intended. The bill also includes an increase in winter maintenance funds to local governments are able to manage snow and inclement weather. The [...]
State Transportation Funding News Roundup
A TRIP report released Nov. 24 found poor roads and congestion in Connecticut costs urban residents an estimated $5.1 billion per year in the form of vehicle operating costs, lost time, wasted fuel, and the financial repercussions of traffic incidents. Thirty-three percent of urban roads [...]
CONNECTICUT: SENATE BILL 699 (2013)
This unsuccessful campaign with the Connecticut state legislature failed to advance legislation that aimed to address congestion pricing. On January 25, 2013, Senate Bill 699 was introduced and assigned to the Joint Committee on Transportation. There was a public hearing scheduled for February 25, 2013, [...]
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