Federal Transportation Update

Federal Transportation Update

RPO America Council Meeting

December 3, 2014

Presentation Overview

2014 Midterm Election Impacts

113th Congressional Re-cap

114th Congressional Outlook for Transportation

Multi-year Surface Transportation Reauthorization

Aviation Reauthorization

Passenger Rail Reauthorization

MAP-21 Implementation Update

OVERVIEW: U.S. SENATE

U.S. Senate: The New Numbers

Old Senate

Democrats: 55 *

Republicans: 45

*Includes 2

Independents

New Senate

Democrats: 46*

Republicans: 53

*Includes 2

Independents

1 undecided race

Committee

Leadership

Changes

Senate Environment and Public Works

Committee: Chairman James Inhofe (R-OK)

Senate Commerce Committee: Chairman

John Thune (R-SD); Ranking Member Bill

Nelson (D-FL)

Senate Finance Committee: Chairman Orrin

Hatch (R-UT)

House Ways and Means Committee:

Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI)

House Transportation and Infrastructure

Committee: Ranking Member Peter DeFazio

(D-OR)

House Transportation-HUD Appropriations

Subcommittee: Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart

(R-FL); New Ranking Member TBD

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113th

Congressional

Re-Cap

Highway Trust Fund (HTF) faced

shortfall beginning August 1; MAP-21

was set to expire on September 30

Congress approved an extension of

MAP-21 policies and $11 billion in new

revenue to maintain current funding

levels through May 31, 2015

Transfer of general revenue, changes to

pension calculations, and extension of

Customs and Border Protection user

fees

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113th

Congressional

Re-Cap

Senate EPW Committee action on

highway title of reauthorization bill

House T&I Committee focused on

passage of water resources bill and

passenger rail reauthorization

No hearings on Highway Trust Fund

solvency by House Ways and Means

Committee

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114th

Congressional

Outlook

Action required on Highway

Trust Fund by end of May

Revenue options

Inflation-indexed tax on gasoline

refineries

Corporate tax reform

Repatriation

Increase in the gasoline tax

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114th

Congressional

Outlook Federal Aviation Administration

Reauthorization

Required by September 30, 2015

Passenger Rail Reauthorization

Expired September 30, 2013

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MAP-21

Implementation

First of performance measures proposed

rulemakings issued (safety); final rule

drafting to begin soon

Upcoming proposed rulemakings: pavement

and bridge measures; system performance,

freight movement, and CMAQ; transit

Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Planning

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued in

June

• RTPO establishment and designation

• Consultation with nonmetropolitan

officials

Comment period ended October 2; final

rule expected mid-2015

QUESTIONS

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