 Image from a quicklink (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | The proposal, which has been advanced by top GOP leadership, involves lifting a law that requires states to set aside 10% of the federal transportation funding they receive for use on transportation repairs. John Boehner (R-Ohio) wrote a letter to Obama on Sept. 6, framing the idea as a preferred substitute to Congress appropriating additional money for infrastructure repairs. Win-win? Increasing transportation funds without increasing transportation spending? There is only one problem. Boehner's letter gets the details of the law wrong. There is no requirement that states set aside 10% of all federal surface transportation funds for purposes of funding Transportation Enhancement projects, a DoT official confirms. Rather, the law says that they must set aside ten percent of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) funding for those purposes. It is an important distinction... |
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