Surface transportation bill surfaces

摘要

On July 7, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee unveiled its surface transportation reauthorization proposal, which would provide $230 billion over the next six years. The proposal would slash transit funding by 30 percent vs. SAFETEA-LU to comply with a House-passed budget resolution calling for the committee to only authorize programs that fall within Highway Trust Fund revenue limits, said U.S. Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), who chairs the committee, in a prepared statement. Democrats have called for the creation of a national infrastructure bank, but a "more successful route" would be to back states' efforts to create such programs, he said