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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
June 8: South Carolina Governor Signs Transportation Funding Bill
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) on June 8 signed into law a bill to permanently dedicate Department of Motor Vehicle fees and fines to the State Highway Fund, as well as all revenues derived from state motor vehicle sales tax (currently only 50 percent [...]
June 3: Weekly State Transportation Funding Roundup
by Tyler Kane, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center Engineers within the Nebraska Department of roads proposed May 30 installing “super two” highways throughout the state, which feature wider shoulders and extra passing lanes at approximately five mile windows. These highways cost approximately $2.5 million less per [...]
SC House Sends Senate Amended Transportation Funding Measure
As the end of the regular legislative session approaches, the South Carolina House voted 102-3 on May 24 to advance a bill that could provide over $4 billion for the state’s transportation infrastructure over the next decade. The measure would permanently dedicate Department of Motor [...]
April 12: South Carolina House GOP Leaders Balk at Senate Transportation Funding Bill
After months of legislative debate on road funding plans, South Carolina House Republican leaders on April 12 amended the Senate’s transportation funding plan in order to change the bill’s governance reforms and remove revenue allocation. The Senate plan, approved March 9, would have transferred $400 [...]
April 7 Roundup: Recent State Transportation Studies
New reports explore two states' transportation funding options. A report released April 5 by the South Carolina Legislative Audit Council recommended that the state legislature increase the state gas tax, index the motor fuel tax, and diversify the state’s transportation funding sources. The report also advises [...]
March 22: South Carolina House Leaders Consider Senate Plan
South Carolina House leaders affirmed in a March 16 letter to Gov. Nikki Haley (R) that a gas tax increase would be taken off the table this legislative session. In keeping with that pledge, the House on March 22 voted down a new gas tax [...]
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