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THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 2020
GREEN MEANS GO: WHAT’S NEXT FOR A NEW FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE
LAY OF THE LAND
Highway Bill Goes Through Multiple Committees
Source: Bloomberg Government
CAPITOL HILLS?
America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act (ATIA)
$287 billion over 5 years
Formula heavy
Bridge Investment Program
Climate Change Title
Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (INVEST)
$500 billion over five years
New State Requirements
Climate Change Performance Requirement
Discretionary grants
Funding is a Key Challenge to Reauthorization
18.3 cent per gallon federal gas tax hasn’t been increased since 1993• Motor fuels taxes raise majority of Highway Trust Fund revenue
Source: Congressional Budget Office January 2020 baseline
ROAD USE CHARGE
IMPACT OF COVID-19
PROJECT PERMITTING TO NOWHERE?
ROADWAY SAFETY
ON THE HORIZON IN THE 117TH
WHEN WILL THE FUTURE ARRIVE?