Amendment to Block Trust Fund Diversions Fails

January 6, 2011 | By: America's Infrastructure Report Card

After a mighty effort by members of ASCE and other transportation and infrastructure organizations, Republicans this week voted to remove guarantees that gas tax revenue be used solely to fund surface transportation projects and that yearly appropriations do not have to be at their authorized levels. While this is...

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Tags: gas tax, infrastructure, surface transportation, transportation

Keep the TRUST in the Trust Fund – UPDATE

January 4, 2011 | By: America's Infrastructure Report Card

As we reported last week on this blog, incoming Republican House leadership is proposing a new rule for the 112th Congress that would strip out guarantees that federal gas taxes be used solely for authorized transportation purposes. ASCE and our coalition partners have been working...

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Tags: gas tax, infrastructure, transportation