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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
April 13: State Transportation Funding Legislation Update
Approved Idaho Gov. Butch Otter (R) on April 11 permitted legislation to become law that will provide $300 million in Grant Anticipation Revenue (GARVEE) bonds and reroute 1 percent of the state’s sales tax proceeds to transportation projects. The bill was approved by Idaho lawmakers [...]
April 7: State Transportation Funding Legislation Update
Enacted Legislation Minnesota Mark Dayton (D) approved the state department of transportation’s budget on April 3, allowing the agency to utilize $105 million in federal funding approved by the FAST Act to complete over 28 highway, road and bridge projects. Lawmakers will now turn their [...]
March 17: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
National gasoline sales rose 2.2 percent from January through November 2016 when compared to the same time frame in 2015, according to a March 9 updated report from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The South Gulf region saw the largest grown (3 percent), while the region [...]
Feb. 24: Lawmakers and Governors Consider State Transportation Funding
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) proposed 2017 – 2018 budget would maintain transportation funding at current levels. Read More>> California Gov. Jerry Brown’s (D) 2017-2018 budget proposal increases transportation funding by an average of $4.2 billion annually over the next ten years. The plan [...]
Jan. 3: Nine States Adjust Gas Tax Jan. 1
The New Year brought adjusted motor fuel taxes to nine states, with seven states increasing their motor fuel taxes and two states decreasing the tax. Of the states that increased their motor fuel taxes, three of them—Florida, Georgia and North Carolina—did so based on automatic adjustments [...]
Dec. 8: State Transportation Funding Shortfalls in the News
The Colorado Department of Transportation identified $9 billion in unfunded project priorities, including 130 highway, transit, and operations projects, at a Dec. 1 meeting with the state’s Joint Budget Committee. Colorado lawmakers debated methods to increase transportation funding throughout the 2016 legislative session without reaching [...]
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