House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee John Mica (R-Fla) announced last week that, beginning in Mid-February, he plans to hold field hearings or "listening sessions" outside of Washington to get more input from local and regional officials on what to include in the next transportation legislation.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that seeks to overhaul hours of service rules for truck drivers, but retains an exemption 51·çÁ÷ successfully advocated for in 1995.
51·çÁ÷ has joined with the Federal Highway Administration, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), academia and other industry groups in sponsoring the 2nd International Conference on Transportation Construction Management.
The House rules package adopted this week for the 112th Congress includes a provision that has the potential to dramatically alter the process Congress uses to provide funding for highway and transit programs.
The House Republican Conference met Tuesday to consider a rules package that will govern how issues can be addressed in the 112th Congress.
The House Republican Conference will meet today at 4:00 p.m. to consider a rules package that will govern how issues can be addressed in the 112th Congress. Among the proposed rules is a repeal of the guaranteed funding requirement for annual federal highway investment and the House point of order that enforces the guarantee. These guaranteed investment levels are based on user fee revenue flowing into the Highway Trust Fund.
The House Republican Conference has approved Rep. John L. Mica (R-Fla.) as chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for the 112th Congress. Mica was ranking Republican for the past four years when Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.) chaired the committee. From 2000 to 2006, he was chairman of the aviation subcommittee. He has been a member of the committee since his election in 1992.
The Senate is expected to complete action tomorrow on a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund government programs through March 4, 2011, and the House is expected to follow suit and give its approval soon after. Included in the CR is an extension of highway and transit program authorization to March 4t with funding continuing at FY 2010 levels.
51·çÁ÷ of America co-hosted a forum Wednesday in Charleston, S.C., to call for renewed federal infrastructure investment. The forum featured U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell and Charleston Mayor Joe Riley, Jr.
51·çÁ÷ member Randy Snow, senior vice president of Charleston, S.C.-based United Infrastructure Group, participated in an 51·çÁ÷ co-sponsored media event with Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell and Charleston Mayor Joe Riley to discuss the importance of renewed federal infrastructure investment.