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The Honorable Nancy Pelosi The Honorable Kevin McCarthySpeaker Republican LeaderU.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of RepresentativesWashington D.C. 20515 Washington D.C. 20515

Dear Speaker Pelosi and Leader McCarthy,

As the first session ofthe 1 16th Congress is nearing its end, we will likely be finalizing severalimportant pieces of legislation that will be signed into law. We write to respectfully request thatwe address the upcoming rescission ofS7.6 billion from the last highway bill in one of thosebills.

Section 1438 ofthe Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act would rescind $7.6billion in unobligated federal-aid highway contract authority on July 1 . 2020. This provision wasincluded as a budget offset in the last highway bill, although some have characterized it asgimmick, the real-world impacts on states’ budgets are drastic.

According to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, stateshave approximately $7.9 billion in unobligated contract authority. This rescission will removenearly all of this authority. Across the board, states will lose precious dollars needed forinvestment in infrastructure projects. In fact, California will see their contract authority reducedby $280 million and Texas will lose $960 million in contract authority. Every state will losemillions in contract authority, with 37 states losing over $50 million.

States have already started planning for the next construction season next summer. Thisprovision must be addressed soon to ensure that states have enough time to plan for the comingyear without disruption. Every one of these dollars represent vital jobs and needed investment inour economy and the movement of goods. These investments will be threatened if we do not act.

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We stand ready to work with you to ensure that Congress takes the urgent action that theseimpending cuts demand.

Sincerely,

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